Antigua and Morocco plan for future students
The dilemma that forced almost a score of Antiguan students to abandon tertiary education in Morocco has been addressed, and a way forward established.
Source : https://www.marocafrik.com/english/Antigua-and-Mor...
Chairman of the Prime Minister’s Scholarship Committee Maurice Merchant said a formal announcements would be made later this week.The government held discussions with Moroccan officials on February 5 after the premature return of half of the Antiguan students from the North African Kingdom, according to the local news website Caribarena Antigua.
Merchant would only say on Monday that a formal report would be released soon.Among the complaints raised by some of the returning students was that they had been denied the opportunity to pursue studies of their choice, along with their general living conditions.
Attempts to secure a comment from Salem Khouly - head of the Mission of Morocco in Antigua – were unsuccessful.
The Moroccan entourage had planned its visit to Antigua long before news broke about the students’ discomfort in the French-speaking state, but the education issue was already on the agenda.
Antigua and the island of Barbuda is a Caribbean island in the West Indies and is a luxury tourism destination.
Merchant would only say on Monday that a formal report would be released soon.Among the complaints raised by some of the returning students was that they had been denied the opportunity to pursue studies of their choice, along with their general living conditions.
Attempts to secure a comment from Salem Khouly - head of the Mission of Morocco in Antigua – were unsuccessful.
The Moroccan entourage had planned its visit to Antigua long before news broke about the students’ discomfort in the French-speaking state, but the education issue was already on the agenda.
Antigua and the island of Barbuda is a Caribbean island in the West Indies and is a luxury tourism destination.
Source : https://www.marocafrik.com/english/Antigua-and-Mor...