Abstract
The period 1999-2009 was considered as “the decade of education” in Morocco because of the main projects of the overhaul of the education system launched during this period. This period has seen profound reforms which affected the organization, pedagogy, and financial management of Moroccan universities to improve their performances and to offer the market a skilled workforce. In March 2020, Morocco recorded the first positive cases of Covid-19. Following this situation and in interaction with the international circumstances, the country has embarked on an anticipatory strategy to limit the spread of this new virus through confinement that lasted from March 20 to July 10, 2020, influencing the normal functioning of most sectors and disrupting the strategies of all sectors of activity. The higher education sector has not escaped the effects of the pandemic. Through this article, we wonder about the impact of covid-19 on Moroccan higher education, scientific research, and currents project launched in this sector. We found that the learning process in universities was the most negatively impacted by the pandemic, at the same time, the scientific research mission saw improvements in publications and research funding during the crisis. Finally, the article highlights lessons from this pandemic for the Moroccan higher education sector, which could be illustrative for other developing countries.
Highlights
The development of the “knowledge economy” has given the university, as a key source of knowledge production and transmission, a fundamental role in the development of the economy
We wonder about the impact of covid-19 on Moroccan higher education, scientific research, and currents project launched in this sector
Virtual classrooms via ZOOM or Google Meet, virtual Practical Work and, Social Networks (Facebook, youtube, WhatsApp) were useful tools to communicate between teachers and their students (Ait Si Ahmad et al, 2021)
Summary
The development of the “knowledge economy” has given the university, as a key source of knowledge production and transmission, a fundamental role in the development of the economy This role is reflected in the successive reforms that have affected this sector, both at the educational level and at the organizational and financial level to improve it. In 2015, the Higher Council for Education, Training and Scientific Research developed the 2015-2013 strategic vision, which will be the roadmap for the sector for the 15 years In response to this vision, the government promulgated in September 2019 the framework law No 51.17 relating to the education, teaching, training, and scientific research which is the legislative basis of the vision. In January 2020, the world saw the spread of a new virus known as Covid-19 The impact of this virus has produced a pandemic that has spared no country.
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