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Department of International Relations and PartnershipsINTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF RABAT

UIR, THE INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF RABAT

OUR History

Prof. NoureddineMouaddib, presidentand founder of UIRinitiated the projectwith the support ofboth the MoroccanState and the Diaspora.

Upon royal instructionsa 20 hectares land lotin Technopolis hasbeen allocated to UIR.

UIR signed adevelopment contractwith the Moroccan State.

His Majesty King Mohammed VI lays thefoundation stone of the campus. Launchof UIR’s 1st programs in: Business,Information Technology, PreparatoryClasses (for Engineering schools) andExecutive Education.

Launch of new schools:Political Science,Aerospace Engineering.UIR inaugurates the firstphase of its campus.

From 2012 to 2015 UIRlaunched 12 Schools withmore than 25 accreditedprograms and receivedthe state’s recognition in2016.

OUR Vision

Co-operating with major international academic institutions (double degrees,

joint-diplomas, joint research, student and faculty exchange, etc.)

Involving the Moroccan academic diaspora

Developing training programs applying to international standards

Implementing high quality R&D activities

Mobilizing the Moroccan State and Moroccan State-owned institutions

Building an African World Class University

UIR KEY FIGURES

Schools and Study Abroad Programs

Student recrutement at UIR

Our scholarship vision: Equity vs. Equality

The Chronicle of higher education – August 2010.This September, the UIR, Which is in the Moroccan capital, received its first 200students. This University is a public-private partnership. The University aims tohave 280 permanent professors and 5000 students by 2020.In addition to management, business, political science and informationtechnology, UIR offers programs in renewable energies, automotive,aeronautical, naval and railway engineering, and architecture.

UIR receives the Trophy of Public Diplomacy («Science» section) in 2011.The International University of Rabat received the Trophy of Public Diplomacy,«Sciences» section, from the Ambassador of Portugal, who is the Dean of EuropeanAmbassadors, in November 2011.

The Trophies of Public Diplomacy aim at rewarding governmental and non-politicalactors who have contri- buted to a greater international reach of the Kingdom. Theyaim to reward the best Moroccan dynamics and to shed light on citizen initiatives aswell as to foster understanding and cooperation among peoples, through actions ofnon-governmental diplomacy.

Report on Knowledge Economy-June 2013 World Bank – ISESCOThe university is an internationally oriented, R&D-driven university, based in theTechnopolis of Rabat, an industrial area that aspires to host high-tech industries.

The crucial element of the institution’s success is its public funded status. The privatemanagement of UIR allows the institution to have more flexibility to recruit talentsfrom the Moroccan diaspora around the world.

UIR, an International Recognition

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The International University of Rabatobtained three certifications HQE and twointernational prizes at World Efficiency on14/10/2015 in ParisThe International University of Rabat is receiving new awards atthe international level for its commitment to the environment. Thedecision-making body of the brand HQE granted the InternationalUniversity of Rabat with two certifications for its buildings :• Indoor heated swimming pool and sports hall• DORMITORY N°3• TEACHING BUILDING 2

UIR receives the IIE Heiskell Awards ofInnovation, 2017The prize was granted to the UIR and its American academicpartner Mississippi State University (MSU) by the Americaninstitution «IIE» (International Institute for Education) in March2017.

It rewards UIR and MSU for their innovation in the field of highereducation through their double-diploma partnership in the fieldof automotive and aeronautical engineering, which wassuccessfully launched in 2014.

UIR, an International Recognition

Investment to date Total campus area Built area

:1,2billion of DHS: 67 acres: 120,000 m2

The campus innumbers:

Faculty of Dentistry with clinical trials department (underconstruction)

Dorms building 2

Dormsbuilding 6

under construction

underconstruction

Dorms building4

Dorms building 5

Dorms building 5

Dorms building 1 Building 3 Building 1

Building 2

Building 4

Building 5

RestaurantExecutiveEducation center

Sportscenter, indoor pool

Library and Administration (under construction)

Sport yard

R&D Hall(underconstruction)

Soccer field

OUR campus: The first HQE certified building in Africa

MEET THE TEAM

International programs  Manager

Study Abroad Coordinator

Abdellatif Harraida

Ilenia Sutto

UIR’s International Partners

135 PARTNER UNIVERSITIES 36COUNTRIES26 ERASMUS+

UIR’s International Partners

Student mobility in numbers: academic year 2018-2019

77 inbound students

15 Nationalities 20Partner Universities310 outboundstudents

MEdiNA Studies Program

Summer School

Faculty-led / Customized Programs

The MEdiNA studies program is an area studiesprogram taught within the UIR School of PoliticalScience. The program has a dedicated cohort, whostay for either a semester or an academic year.Credits are fully transferable.

Provides quality, interdisciplinary education to majorsin humanities and social sciences in theMediterranean, North African and Middle Easternregion, combined with adjunct artistic, cultural anddevelopment studies.

Examples of study areas include: political science,business schools, education, art and culture,religion, history and anthropology, language andcommunication.

MEdiNA Studies Program

This is a four-week program taking place in the month of July

It has two main components:

I. Arabic language Component

II. MENA Area Studies:

Street Ethnographies: Narrating the City,History of the Arab World,

Moorish Art and Islamic Architecture,International Politics of the Mediterranean and the

Maghreb.

UIR Summer School 2019

Also called “Customized Programs”.

UIR’s “Faculty-Led Programs” are open tolocal and/or international universities/colleges,as well as high schools, NGOs, and otherindependent organizations.

They take place during Spring, Summer andWinter breaks and allow students to earncredits toward their university/school degree.

We are happy to work out a specific programtailored to the needs of the participants, andfulfilling the any academic requirements oftheir respective programs at their hostinstitutions.

Faculty-Led Programs

A r r i v a l O r i e n t a t i o n

Cultural Immersion Activities

Casablanca daytrip

Hassan II MosqueThe National yearly Book FairGuided tour of the old Medina

Guided tour of Rabat

BecauseMoroccanCouscous is a Must

Visit to the Modern and Contemporary Art Museum

Visit to other imperial cities

Cooking sessions

Arabic Calligraphy

• Last February 2018, UIR submitted a Jean Monnet project “Expertises Européennes”

• The project has been approved and received a grant of 30.000 Euro

• The European Commission has evaluated this project 94/100

Jean Monnet Modul Erasmus+

« EP to Campus » Programme

• Allows: 

Universities to benefit from the visit of former Members of the European Parliament.

• How?

UIR:‐ Organized the conference “Migrations Internationales et 

Droits Humains en Méditerranée »‐ Submitted an application to the FM Association‐ Invited the MEP Dr. Per Gahrton to take part to the event

• Aims at:

Sharing with students insights into:‐ How the EU institutions work ‐ What are the factors shaping EU decision‐making