HIGHER EDUCATION IN MOROCCO, A NEW GENERATION OF STUDENTS WITH NO MORE FINAL YEAR PROJECT
EXPECTATIONS AND IMPACT POST COVID-19
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https://doi.org/10.18316/rcd.v15i39.11129Keywords:
Higher Education, Undergraduate students, Final Year Project, Pact ESRI 2030, COVID-19Abstract
A new pedagogical engineering plan is being implemented in universities by Morocco's Ministry of Higher Education, Scientific Research and Innovation, by the start of the next academic year 2023-2024 in line with ESRI PACT 2030. The Final Year Project, a common practice in Moroccan higher education, has so far allowed students to apply their knowledge and skills in scientific research, promoting more equitable outcomes. However, the National Committee for Coordination of Higher Education has approved the plan to cancel it from bachelor degree programs in Morocco, which will be carried out by the next university year, raising new questions and concerns amongst the students. This paper aims to investigate the perceived importance of Final Year Projects for Moroccan students, measure their readiness to graduate with a bachelor degree without it and study the expected impact this would have on future generations' education journey.
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