Driss Guerraoui, President of the Open University of Dakhla

As part of the university's lecture series and the EUROMED-ICESCO Chair, Professor Driss Guerraoui, President of the Open University of Dakhla and of the Forum of African Competitive Intelligence Associations (FAAIE), gave a lecture today on the theme "Being Young in the Mediterranean: Present Questions and Visions for the Future". 

In his lecture, he outlined the realities and challenges facing young people in the Mediterranean, while highlighting the levers to be put in place, both in the north and the south, so that youth can be the drivers of future transitions. An optimistic lecture emphasizing the role of the knowledge economy in building a new Mediterranean of sharing and coexistence.

This meeting was also an opportunity for students and doctoral candidates of the University to engage with the speaker on a number of questions related to the major challenges of sustainable development in the region.