460 graduates of Euromed University of Fes serving the development of Morocco and the Euro-Mediterranean and African region

Euromed University of Fes (UEMF) held its graduation ceremony honoring the Class of 2023-2024 on Friday, November 29, 2024. This event, which marks an important milestone for the University, brought together more than 2,000 guests, including distinguished members of the Board of Directors, ministers, representatives from the academic, political and socio-economic spheres, as well as several ambassadors and national and international personalities.

This year, UEMF celebrated 460 graduates, including the first 107 engineers on the African continent trained for 5 years exclusively in AI. The graduates of the 2023-2024 class stand out for the diversity of disciplines offered at UEMF. They obtained national degrees and double degrees in partnership with prestigious institutions from the Euro-Mediterranean region. Among the flagship programs are: mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, information technologies, artificial intelligence, architecture, design, political and legal sciences, as well as business and the humanities and social sciences.

Among the highlights of this ceremony were speeches by leading figures. The President of UEMF, Prof. Mostapha Bousmina, opened the ceremony alongside Prof. Azzeddine El Midaoui, Minister of Higher Education, Scientific Research and Innovation. Also present were Mr. Mohammed Kabbaj, Chancellor of Euromed University of Fes, Mr. Driss Jettou, former Prime Minister of Morocco, Mr. Nasser Kamel, Secretary General of the Union for the Mediterranean, Mr. Abdelhak Azzouzi, member of the UEMF Board of Directors and Chair of the Alliance of Civilizations Chair established by UNAOC (United Nations Alliance of Civilizations), as well as other distinguished figures such as Ms. Rodi Kratza, Former First Vice-President of the European Union, Prof. Omar Fassi Fihri, perpetual professor at the Hassan II Academy of Sciences and Technologies, Mr. Mouaad Jamai, Wali of the Fès-Meknès region and Governor of the city of Fès, Mr. Mohammed Dardouri Wali of the INDH, the Governor of Moulay Yaacoub Mr. Mohammed Samir El Khamlichi, the Mayor of the City of Fès and the Vice-President of the Fès-Meknès region, Ms. Carine Foeller Viallon, Consul General of France in Fès, Mr. Brahim Benjelloun, CEO of Bank of Africa, Mr. Horani Mohamed, President of HPS, Mr. Omar Tajmouati, President of the CGEM Fès-Meknès branch. Also attending the ceremony were university presidents, notably Prof. Mustapha Ijjaali, President of USMBA, and Rado Bohinc, President of the Euro-Mediterranean University of Slovenia (EMUNI), court presidents and prosecutors, representatives of public and private institutions, and 70 young people from 21 countries of the Euro-Mediterranean area who came to UEMF as part of a collaboration with the Union for the Mediterranean, the Anna Lindh Foundation, and the German government.

This ceremony, marked by moments of joy and parents’ pride who shared an unforgettable moment with their children, took place in the University's new facilities, including a 3,500-seat conference center. This celebration fully reflected Euromed University of Fes’s mission: to prepare talents to contribute to the development of the Euro-Mediterranean and African region thanks to an international-standard campus with state-of-the-art infrastructure dedicated to teaching and research where more than 50 nationalities meet.

Before the graduation ceremony, the members of the Board of Directors were able to visit the second phase of the University campus, which includes the country's largest university sports complex spanning 4 floors, and which includes an Olympic pool, a semi-Olympic pool, and a multitude of sports: cardio, fitness, yoga, basketball, handball, volleyball, futsal, squash, boxing, badminton, combat sports, table tennis, weight training, and climbing, as well as a FIFA-standard football field. The President, Prof. Mostapha Bousmina, stated that this sports complex will be open to people outside the University upon subscription. This second phase also includes a cinema-theater open to the city, a three-floor library, as well as several restaurants, cafés, a beauty center, shops, a parapharmacy, a bank, a mini market, a reprography center, a book store, etc.