Morocco Offers 200 University Scholarships to Niger for 2025-2026
According to the Nigerien News Agency (ANP), the scholarship program was announced during a meeting of the Niger-Morocco Inter-States committee held from August 4-6, at the headquarters of the Niger Agency for Allocations and Scholarships (ANAB) in Niamey.
The scholarship offer includes 150 places for university and technical training and 50 for professional training in fields such as medicine, engineering, sciences, literature, law, economics, and professional training.
'The higher education in Morocco remains a preferred choice, thanks to the quality of training and the welcoming conditions offered to international students,' noted Idé Oumarou Amadou, President of ANAB's Board of Directors, pointing to the growing interest of Nigerien students in Moroccan higher education institutions.
The Moroccan delegation, led by Jaafar Debbarh, Chargé d'Affaires at the Moroccan Embassy in Niamey, reaffirmed 'the Kingdom of Morocco's commitment to strengthening bilateral relations in the academic field, in accordance with the vision of His Majesty King Mohammed VI, placing human capital at the heart of South-South cooperation.'
At the conclusion of the visit on August 6, the Moroccan delegation met with Niger's Minister of Higher Education Mamadou Saidou. Both parties expressed 'their full satisfaction with the quality of exchanges and the spirit of cooperation that prevailed.'
This scholarship program continues a long-standing cooperation between Rabat and Niamey that began in 1976. Since its launch in 1990, the Moroccan scholarship program for Niger has enabled more than 2,000 Nigerien students to study in Morocco, with approximately 700 currently pursuing their education here.
The bilateral cooperation extends beyond education, covering various sectors including religious training, food security, public health, sustainable agriculture, culture, transportation, civil aviation, hydraulics, energy, security, and counter-terrorism efforts.
Morocco's increasing role as an educational destination is powerfully showcased by a recent Campus France report on 'Global Student Mobility,' which shows that Morocco hosted 22,000 foreign students in 2022. This positions it as one of the main host countries in the Middle East and North Africa region, after Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Egypt, and Iran.
The report also reveals that Morocco ranks first as a country of origin for foreign students in France, with 43,354 Moroccan nationals representing 10% of the total foreign student population in France for the 2023-2024 academic year.
Moroccan students particularly excel in engineering schools, where 'one in five foreign students is Moroccan,' representing 19% of the 32,000 enrolled.
Meanwhile, Gabon has recently announced a shift in its scholarship policy, naming Morocco as a preferred destination for its students. Starting from 2025-2026, Gabon will prioritize scholarships for studies in Morocco and other African countries over Western nations, citing both cost efficiency and higher return rates of graduates.
According to Gabonese officials, the average cost per student in Morocco is approximately $9,174, significantly lower than costs in Western countries.
Read also: China's Tsinghua University Launches First Scholarship Program for Moroccan, Arab Students
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