To alleviate the suffering of families and students. Tiznit receives its first university training.

After years of requests and waiting, the city of Tiznit is preparing to welcome its students in university institutions affiliated with Ibn Zohr University, in a move that will partially end the hardships of residents who have had to travel long distances for higher education and bear the associated transport, rent and living costs. This step involves launching two new basic university programs: one in economics and management through the “accounting, finance and taxes” track, and the other in legal and political sciences through the “business law” track, pending the construction of a permanent university campus in the coming period.

This development is especially important for students in the region, as Tiznit has lacked a university institution for decades, forcing many residents to pursue their studies in Agadir, Ait Melloul and other Moroccan cities. Although the region still does not have a university college, official sources within the Tiznit community have indicated that two headquarters have been allocated to host students in the two mentioned specializations. These are the city’s study and training center, currently undergoing a series of development works, and the large auditorium of the “Rais Hajj Belaid” music institute.

Regarding this measure, Nabil Hamina, president of Ibn Zohr University, confirmed that the university will strengthen its presence in the Tiznit region by creating two new university institutions focused on economics, management, legal and political sciences, explaining that enrollment at this stage will be limited to students from the Tiznit region. Hamina told Hespress that the project to create a university institution in Tiznit is not new, dating back to previous years, recalling that the initiative was launched around 2021 but that construction never took place.

The university president emphasized that achieving spatial justice is a priority for the university, given the size of the region and the number of students forced to relocate to other cities for their studies, particularly in legal and economic fields. He noted that the discussion initially centered on establishing a single university institution before two independent institutions were approved, in line with the new nationally‑approved split that separates law faculties from economics faculties. He explained that the first institution will handle economic and management sciences, opening the “accounting, finance and taxes” track, while the second will handle legal and political sciences, opening the “business law” track. The same official added that the current arrangement for the two tracks remains temporary, pending the construction of the official headquarters, and that work on the two institutions will start no later than early next year. He said this measure will allow students to be welcomed and continue their studies in comfortable conditions for at least two years while awaiting the completion of the official campuses, stressing that the goal is to provide a university offering close to students, relieving them and their families from the burden of travel and residence in other cities.

Concerning the categories eligible for enrollment, the same speaker explained that the current benefit is limited to students from the Tiznit region, adding that the university has establishments spread across Ait Melloul, Agadir, Tiznit, Taroudant and Guelmim. He highlighted that the number of students admitted by the Faculties of Legal and Economic Sciences in Ait Melloul and Agadir previously exceeded 70,000, which required a redistribution of resources to ensure the institutions could accommodate students, especially in the mentioned specializations. Regarding the possibility of creating an “easy‑timing” system for employees and workers of these two new specializations, the university president said this option is not currently on the table, explaining that the focus is now on basic training for new baccalaureate holders. Hamina reiterated that the ultimate aim of this step is to reduce the financial burden on families, sparing students transport costs and the need to settle in other cities for university studies.

On the prospect of pressure on the two new institutions, the university president assured that, in his estimate, the first year will not face major capacity problems, given the nature of the pathways currently opened and the availability of rooms and an auditorium with sufficient capacity to host students.

Nabil Hamina underscored the Tiznit community’s willingness to provide a larger headquarters in case of unexpected pressure, ensuring that studies continue under appropriate conditions until the construction of the official campuses for the two university institutions is completed.

Source: Hespress