Marruecos inaugurará un proyecto de vivienda universitaria en la Universidad Mohamed VI
The Moroccan government has celebrated a major inauguration of a new project on the construction of several university housing units at the University of Mohammed VI. The building will be located on the Health Sciences campus in Mohammedia, a city 30 km from Casablanca. Much of the funding for this construction is supported by the Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD).
The inauguration was attended by Chakib Najari, President of the Mohammed VI University of Health Sciences, who represented the Kingdom's government, accompanied by several senior national officials, and by Thani Salem al-Rumainthi, Chargé d'Affaires at the UAE Embassy in Morocco, and Mohamed Saif al-Suwaidi, Director General of the ADFD, who spoke about the new idea.
"This project represents a significant investment in the future growth and development of young Moroccans by providing them with the best conditions to excel in their academic careers. It builds on our rich history of more than 45 years of strategic partnership in sustainable development and investment between ADFD and Morocco that has crossed multiple sectors and contributed greatly to the nation's economic and social growth agenda. The project is also aligned with the UN Sustainable Development Goals, specifically goal number four which focuses on education as one of the most powerful proven vehicles for sustainable development," said Al-Suwaidi.
The university president, for his part, dedicated good words to the relationship between the two nations, in addition to the great contribution this project signifies."We extend our sincere thanks to the UAE and the ADFD for contributing to the funding of the university housing project for the city of Mohammedia. From its earliest days, the Fund has worked with the Moroccan government to support our pioneering development projects and investments in strategic sectors that helped achieve important national sustainable development goals."
This project includes the creation of a new university district with state-of-the-art facilities and a state-of-the-art design comparable to major international centres. It will also provide students studying in this centre with good accommodation in which they will be able to complete their university degrees. 886 students will be accommodated in a complex consisting of three buildings with a capacity of 413 double rooms, 5 triple rooms and 24 rooms for people with reduced mobility. Within the building itself there will also be 7 shops for tenants to buy their needs, and places dedicated to technical and administrative services among others.
"This funding enabled the development of high quality university residences that will encourage students from distant regions to come to Mohammedia to complete their university studies.This project will provide students from universities close to the city centre with easy access to housing and will make a positive contribution to their overall university experience," added the university president at the inauguration.
To fund the project, the ADFD has provided 26 million Emirati dirhams, which in turn will be used to advance the Kingdom's investment in the country's higher education sector.
Morocco and the UAE have been working together for 47 years, since they began cooperating in 1974. To date, the Fund has financed 81 projects worth around 9 billion Emirati dirhams in different sectors, in addition to investing in various companies in the Maghreb country, such as Maroc Telecom, which a few months ago was considered the Kingdom's best brand, according to several reports. Among its strategic projects in Morocco is the Tangier-Med port, which began operating in 2007 and is one of the largest commercial points in Africa.