The Islamic World Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ICESCO) and Sultan Moulay Slimane University (USMS) in Beni Mellal, Kingdom of Morocco, signed a three-year memorandum of understanding at the Organization’s headquarters on Tuesday, February 11, 2025. The MoU aims to enhance cooperation in education, culture, and scientific research, especially in teaching Arabic to non-Arabic speakers.

The MoU includes several areas of cooperation, mainly leveraging the expertise of ICESCO’s Center for Arabic for Non-Arabic Speakers and USMS’s center, which focuses on the same field, to support Arabic language proficiency for non-Arabic speakers. It also includes organizing joint scientific conferences, peer-reviewing, and publishing scientific publications.

Moreover, the MoU aims to support, develop, and publish studies and research on the Arabic language, and enhance its global and regional standing and presence.

The two parties agreed to exchange scientific and technical expertise, share linguistic and cultural data, and organize educational forums and training workshops. A joint committee will be formed to oversee planning, follow-up, and evaluation, with regular meetings in Rabat and Beni Mellal to coordinate projects. The MoU also allows for additional agreements to expand cooperation based on evolving needs and objectives.