GTC/ EST partnership for an emerging region Presenter: Naima Benazzi/ Soumia Boutkhil Date: April 12, 2011 Ecole Supérieure de Technologie Université Mohamed Premier, Oujda Morocco http:/ / wwwesto.univ-oujda.ac.ma/ portail
A Strategic Location
Our Role • The changing economy/political environment increase the value of our institution in serving both the individual and the community • High unemployment rate 16% • 30 000 students in 3 large Campuses • EST is a major actor in regional development (11% National territory) • We offer 25 Academic programs designed to serve the needs in workforce • Enrollment: from 377 students to 1270 in 2010/11 of which over 50% are females
EST Network
Enrollment 2004-2011 Evolution des étudiants de l'ESTO 2004/2011 1400 1270 1200 1026 1000 813 808 800 700 692 Filles Garçons 578 600 total 516 510 490 440 435 405 378 377 368 400 295 262 228 219 200 158 0 2004/2005 2005/2006 2006/2007 2007/2008 2008/2009 2009/2010 2010/2011
Gender Representation
History of the partnership • EST director participation in Jordan BMENA Conference on Community and Technical Colleges in June , 2009 • The event triggered interest in partnering with US Community & Technical Colleges • EST/ GTC Singled out Mecatronics as a target field for cooperation • It is the first institutional cooperation between UMP & a US Technical College • Opportunity to discover best practices in technical teaching • How to connect education to business.
Support for partnership. • The choice of mecatronics is appropriate: it is a priority in the National Industrial Emergence Plan • Good PR • Partnership supported by local & central government • A large experience of partnerships with European institutions (France, Spain & Belgium)
Gender Representation
Progress to date • US partners’ visit • Meeting with the team • Assess the facilities for the sustainability of the project • Meeting with our local partners & state agencies
Blueprint
Renault-Nissan car dealership
challenges Major challenge: • language (dominance of French) Moroccan educational system historically related to France Need to invest in specifically designed English classes English for specific purposes Include cultural awareness classes to bridge the gap between our teams
Cultural awareness!
Session Roles
Marking of Materials
Contact Soumia Boutkhil, PhD Dr Naima Benazzi Associate Professor Dean of Ecole Superieure de Mohamed 1 University Technologie Faculty of Arts & Human Sciences BP:473 Complexe Universitaire BP: 457 Complexe Universitaire Hay Al Qods Hay Al Qods Oujda 60 000 Oujda 60 000 Tel: (212) 671 600 351 Tel: (212) 536 505 326 Cell: (212) 661 484 366 Cell: (212) 661 256 042 Email: benazzin@est.ump.ma Email: sboutkhil68@gmail.com benazzin@gmail.com
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