Mohammed VI Polytechnic University

Mohammed VI Polytechnic University
Université Mohammed VI Polytechnique
جامعة محمد السادس متعددة التخصصات التقنية
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Entrance of the Rabat campus
Other name
UM6P
Motto
L’école de la vie
Motto in English
The school of life
TypePrivate non-profit research university
Established2013
Parent institution
OCP Foundation
Endowment$213.5 million (2023)[1]
ChairmanMostafa Terrab
PresidentHicham El Habti
ProvostDriss Ouazar
Students4,562
512
Address
Lot 660, Hay Moulay Rachid
,
Benguerir
,
Morocco

32°13′08″N 7°56′08″W / 32.2188°N 7.9355°W / 32.2188; -7.9355
CampusMain suburban campus in Benguerir with antennas in Rabat, Laâyoune, Paris and Montréal
Websiteum6p.ma

Mohammed VI Polytechnic University (UM6P; French: Université Mohammed VI Polytechnique) is a Moroccan non-profit private research university. Its main campus is located within the Green City of Benguerir. Centered on African development, the university is oriented towards applied research and innovation and is engaged in regional economic and human development. The university has a second major campus in Rabat (on the municipality of Salé),[2] and antennae in Laâyoune and Paris.[3] A suburban campus is set to open in El Jadida in 2034.[4]

UM6P hosted its first cohort of students in 2013 on its Ben Guerir campus before being officially inaugurated on January 11, 2017.[5] It has ambitions to become a leading research institution for collaborations between Africa and Europe, and hosts the most powerful supercomputer in Africa.[6]

UM6P federates a number of schools and research institutes, some of which predate the existence of the university. It has numerous international partnerships with universities around the globe, including the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Columbia Business School, Max Planck Society, HEC Paris, Mines ParisTech, the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, McGill University, and Sciences Po.[7]

  1. ^ "€82 million injected into UM6P Endowment (formerly OCP Foundation)". AfricaBusiness+. Retrieved 2024-01-30.
  2. ^ Leopoldo Villardi (13 August 2024). "In Morocco, Ricardo Bofill Taller de Arquitectura Designs a Lecture Hall with a Deep-Green Auditorium at Its Core". Architectural Record.
  3. ^ "L'université Mohammed VI polytechnique s'implante en France". Le Figaro (in French). 2024-01-28. Retrieved 2024-01-30.
  4. ^ "Première. Pôle urbain de Mazagan: l'OCP se positionne en aménageur". Le 360 Français (in French). Retrieved 2024-01-30.
  5. ^ "HM the King Inaugurates Mohammed VI Polytechnic University in Benguerir Green City | MapNews". www.mapnews.ma.
  6. ^ "Morocco's UM6P university launches Africa's most powerful supercomputer; MapNews". www.datacenterdynamics.com.
  7. ^ "International Collaborations|Collaborations with institutions of excellence". um6p.ma. Retrieved 2021-09-06.