Third summit of African and Euro-Mediterranean youth of Euromed University of Fes: Headquarters of the Academy of the Kingdom, Rabat, January 19, 2026
Third summit of African and Euro-Mediterranean youth of Euromed University of Fes: Headquarters of the Academy of the Kingdom, Rabat, January 19, 2026
This summit was dedicated to civic-mindedness and the pluralism of values in order to engage youth in debate and rethink living together. The chosen theme fully aligns with the intellectual vocation of the organizing institutions and the main wish was to place it under the sign of civic engagement promising a future, to which His Majesty King Mohammed VI attaches paramount importance.
The summit brought together youth representing more than forty nationalities, experts and academic researchers. Several Moroccan and international personalities participated in the inaugural session of this summit including: Mr. Abdeljalil Lahjomri, Perpetual Secretary of the Academy of the Kingdom of Morocco; Mr. Omar Fassi Fihri, Perpetual Secretary of the Hassan II Academy of Sciences and Techniques; Prof. Mostapha Bousmina, President of EUROMED University of Fez and Chancellor of the Hassan II Academy of Sciences and Techniques; Mr. Miguel Ángel Moratinos, High Representative of the United Nations for the Alliance of Civilizations; Prof. Abdelhak Azzouzi, President of the United Nations Chair for the Alliance of Civilizations, member of the Board of Directors of Euromed University of Fes.
Euromed University of Fes has already organized, through the United Nations Chair for the Alliance of Civilizations, two editions of this summit: the first dedicated to African and Euro-Mediterranean youth, solemnly hosted by the Moroccan Parliament in Rabat, and the second, organized within Euromed University of Fes on the sidelines of the United Nations World Forum on the Alliance of Civilizations under the theme “Rebuilding trust for a united and plural world”, organized under the High Patronage of His Majesty King Mohammed VI.
Civic education requires not only respect for institutional rules and codes, but it also relies on the appropriation of ethical principles that underpin communal life in its richness and complexity as well as respect for the environment and our living space with its territorial integrity as an imperative of active and effective civics. The role of state institutions and the world of knowledge, placing youth at the heart of the debate, is of the utmost importance to nourish this reflection and promote the dissemination of civic values among younger generations.
More than a simple intellectual exchange, the students organizing this summit want to make it a moment of deep reflection, and a strong invitation to a salvatory awakening so that civic-mindedness becomes again the guiding thread of the consolidation of societies in search of new landmarks.
Various areas of expertise were addressed at this summit, including: Moroccan youth united around the Sahara; solidarity and active citizenship in service of national unity; manifestations of the crisis of civility and values; civics, otherness and diversity as pillars of a harmonious society; pluralism of values and civic engagement: a balance to build; the human bond tested by hyperconnectivity; education and civics: what assessment for what prospects? citizenship, civility and solidarity in times of security and humanitarian crisis; perspectives and actions for more humane societies.
The summit took place in the form of plenary sessions and presentations.
It was crowned by recommendations presented by the students, forming the basis of the “Call of the Future” of Euromed University of Fes for this summit.
