The EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs, Josep Borrell, visits UEMF

The EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, and Vice-President of the European Commission, Josep Borrell, visited UEMF for his second tour of the eco-campus. Welcomed by the President of the University, Prof. Mostapha Bousmina, and by UEMF students, Mr. Josep Borrell was accompanied by an EU delegation and by Ms. Patricia Llombart Cussac, EU Ambassador to Morocco. This second visit of Mr. Borrell to UEMF demonstrates his desire to maintain the UEMF-EU partnership but also to meet and speak directly with young people. He thus gave a lecture on Europe’s strategic responsibility, notably in the current geopolitical context. 

Students from all disciplines, and particularly those from the Euromed Institute of Legal and Political Sciences, took a keen interest in the subject of this lecture. The exchange covered Morocco-EU cooperation as well as current international issues such as the Russo-Ukrainian conflict and the challenges of the Euro-Mediterranean region. 

This meeting concluded with a visit to the University’s “Research-Innovation” platform and incubator. Mr. Borrell expressed his admiration and encouragement for the efforts made to provide students/researchers with high-tech equipment enabling them to contribute to regional dynamism and to develop innovative projects.

As a reminder, Mr. Josep Borrell visited UEMF in June 2019, during the graduation ceremony, as guest of honor.