Higher Education Ministry, Microsoft Sign MoU on New technologies

Signed by the Minister of higher education, scientific research and the training of cadres, Lahcen Daoudi, and general manger at Microsoft Morocco Samir Benmakhlouf, the agreement aims to facilitate access to new technologies in universities and to encourage creativity and innovation among Moroccan students.

On this occasion, Daoudi highlighted that this agreement will support universities in their efforts to launch new specialties in the field of technologies of information and communication, such as management and analysis of massive data (Big Data) which is increasingly becoming a key requirement in the labour market.

For his part Benmakhlouf noted that under the Memorandum of Understanding Microsoft will grant international certificates to Moroccan univeristy graduates.

Speaking on the same occasion, the Director in charge of teaching at Microsoft Middle East, Mark Chaabane said that his group aims, through this agreement, to strengthen the technical capacities of the Moroccan students with a view to facilitating their access to the labour market. Prior to the singing of the MoU, Daoudi held talks with Microsoft executives on issues relating to the use of new technologies in the fields of higher education and scientific research, as well as ways to enhance relations of cooperation between Microsoft and academic institutions in Morocco.