Moulay Ismail University was established in 1989 and has since become one of the leading institutions of higher education in Morocco. It is named after Moulay Ismaïl, a Sultan of Morocco from 1672-1727.
The university’s main campus is located in Meknes, a city in northern Morocco. Meknes combines the old and the new with its medina which is full of historical sights, and its ville nouvelle which, less than three miles away, is home to modern cars, houses and well-known brands.
The university also has a smaller campus located in the southern city of Errachidia. The city is situated between the High Atlas Mountains and the sand hills of the desert.
When the university was first established it had just two schools: the school of sciences and the school of arts and humanities. It is now home to eight schools: sciences, arts and humanities, law, economics and social sciences, sciences and technology, engineering, the graduate school of technology, the polydisciplinary school, and the school of teaching training. Each school offers a range of courses at bachelor, masters and doctorate level.
Students are given the opportunity to study abroad as part of the university’s academic exchange programme. The university has developed partnerships with more than 200 universities across Europe, Asia, the Middle East and North America to facilitate these exchanges.
