Morocco Accelerating the Transformation of Higher Education and Scientific Research Operation

The development objective of the Accelerating the Transformation of Higher Education (HE) and Scientific Research Operation for Morocco is to improve labor market relevance of priority programs at public universities and strengthen the governance of higher education and scientific research. To address challenges in HE and research and implement the new development model (NDM), Ministry of Higher Education, Scientific Research and Innovation (MESRSI) launched a transformative and ambitious sector plan in 2023, the National Plan for the Acceleration of the Transformation of the Ecosystem of HE, Scientific Research and Innovation (Plan National d’Accélération de la Transformation de l’Ecosystème de l’Enseignement Supérieur, de la Recherche Scientifique et de l’Innovation, PACTE-ESRI), which was endorsed by the highest level of government. It consists of a comprehensive set of strategic reforms with the potential to transform HE and scientific research, focused on four pillars: (i) academic excellence, (ii) research excellence, (iii) governance and operational excellence, and (iv) innovation.