Education and Teaching in Morocco, Between Royal Directives and Reports of the Higher Education Council
Year: 2024
Type: article
Abstract: The issue of education in our country has been among the primary concerns, gaining significant importance after the national cause, in the basic directives presented by His Majesty King Mohammed VI, may God assist and support him, in the majority of the royal speeches addressed to the nation.As a result, these speeches have become a key reference point.Previous governments and education sector officials in Morocco have endeavored to follow suit, to expedite the implementation of royal directives, to rescue public education at the elementary, middle, secondary, and university levels from the challenges it faces, and to elevate it to the aspirations of all in Morocco, aiming to achieve the desired development .In alignment with the royal directives, it is necessary for us to revisit the various laws regulating higher education in Morocco, foremost among them being Law 00.01, enacted under the Royal Decree No. 1.1.00.199 dated 15 Safar 1421 AH (May 19, 2000), as well as sections of the Moroccan Constitution enacted under the Royal Decree No. 1.12.20 dated 27 Sha'ban 1433 AH (July 17, 2012).Also, the speeches, directives, and some historical addresses, which have shown concern for education in general and the Moroccan university in particular, considering it as a driving force for development .The aim of presenting this discourse is to clarify the importance of royal directives in various speeches delivered by the state authorities since the issuance of the National Charter for Education and Training until the latest reform witnessed by the Kingdom of Morocco with the project to accelerate the system of higher education, public research, and innovation .-The determination of King Mohammed VI of Morocco, may God assist him, on the necessity to keep pace with the new transformations, including digital ones, experienced by the world .-The necessity to adapt higher education to the requirements of the job market .
Language: English
Subfield: Education
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
SDG: Quality education
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W4409914219