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Editorial Soft power Ahlam NAZIH

W ITH Covid behind us, (unless a rebond occurs), international students as a student destination is one of the sector’s priorities. Payoff was worth
have resumed their mobility to Morocco. After this forced interlude, the effort. Education is one of the most powerful tools of soft power. Some
the country has managed to recover the numbers lost, and can now countries have taken this on board. Turkey is a case in point. For some years
continue to improve its score in this area, because yes, despite their rather now, the country has been pursuing an aggressive policy to rank among the
small numbers, more and more international students are enrolling in Moroc- world’s top student destinations. From 2014 to 2019, it increased its inter-
can schools and universities, both public and private, every year. national student enrollments by more than 220% to over 154,500, ranking
Over a five-year period (2015-2019), international student enrollments it as the 11th most popular host country for foreign students worldwide. In
have more than doubled, from 9,347 to 22,096. Typically, between 80% and 2022, the country could exceed 260,000 enrolments, before going beyond
85% are of African origin. In 2022, the post-Covid year, 23,588 places were 300,000 in 2023. And it has no intention of stopping there. One of its main
awarded to them. The score continues to improve. recruitment pools is Africa.
With the gradual reinforcement of English in higher education, the diver- It’s clear that Morocco has a card to play in this field. For the time being,
sification of the training offer and the rise of the private sector, the upward its potential remains largely untapped. Like Turkey, it should be aiming for
trend should continue, provided, however, that Morocco’s attractiveness the moon and, at worst, landing in the stars. o