Higher education and territorial development in Morocco

Abstract

The main objective of this article is to make clear the impact of the contribution of higher education to territorial development in Morocco, from a practical point of view, and this via a detailed review of the sector (genesis, objectives, and missions) and its contributions to territorial development in Morocco. This is made based on a database of the main publications essentially dealing with our research subject.

To this end, this article aims to analyse the development of higher education in Morocco from the perspective of the new paradigm of territorial development, to detect the inadequacies and strengths of our education system, in order to help design an educational development model taking into account the logic of territorial development.

At the end of our analysis, we managed to conclude that the challenge is to make Moroccan universities real levers of territorial development, by strengthening their efficiency and their impact at the local level. And this, by training the necessary human factor and carrying out research and innovation activities adapted to local needs.