UK Coventry University to set up new branch campus in Morocco

Coventry University will open in the few coming months a new branch campus in Casablanca suburb in Morocco. The Bouskoura campus is expected to start receiving students in September, after getting final approval.

It intends to offer courses in engineering, architecture and business. The Bouskoura campus follows the model of Coventry University hub in Egypt, enabling people to earn the same degree qualifications as those in the UK.

“We will be proud to become the first UK university to establish a branch campus in Morocco and will look forward to welcoming students to this fantastic facility,” said the university’s vice chancellor, Prof John Latham.

The establishment of a new UK university campus in Morocco reflects the country’s opening, diversity and educational freedom. Morocco has several international schools clustered around Casablanca, Rabat, Marrakesh and Tangiers. These are offering American and French curriculums as well as Saudi, British and Spanish education.

The North African kingdom has 12 IB World Schools, of which three are authorized to offer the International Baccalaureate Diploma. American schools offer the US high school diploma; while French schools are accredited by an Agency part of French Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Other accrediting bodies include the New England Association of Schools and Colleges and the Council of British International Schools.