Hassan II University of Casablanca (UH2C) ( Arabic: جامعة الحسن الثاني بالدار البیضاء‎;

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: Université Hassan II de Casablanca), established in 1975, is a public university which is the result of a recent merger since 1 September 2014 of two universities'': Hassan II University Ain Chock - Casablanca and the Hassan II University Mohammedia.''

Overview

There are over 24,000 total students, including local and foreign. Full-time faculty teachers and professors are over eleven hundred, making it the third largest university in Morocco. Official staff total 850 people. Arabic and

are the languages of tuition at the university. For some disciplines such as law, international law and international relations, and for

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students, it is necessary to know both French and Arabic. Technical courses, however, are offered in French only . The university is a member of the International Association of Research Universities ( IARU). Foreign students are largely from French-speaking countries: Senegal,

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Mauritania Mauritania (; ar, موريتانيا, ', french: Mauritanie; Berber: ''Agawej'' or ''Cengit''; Pulaar: ''Moritani''; Wolof: ''Gànnaar''; Soninke:), officially the Islamic Republic of Mauritania ( ar, الجمهورية الإسلامية ...

, Libya, Tunisia, Algeria, Mali, Yemen, Indonesia, Malaysia, and France are the main sources.

Library

The Library of Mohammad Sykat spans six floors with a total area of . It has 40,000 textbooks, and 20,000 electronic online journals are available for students. There are 550 ancient manuscripts and 600 books, with 100 periodicals. The School of Law Library has 25 thousand books in the fields of law and political science and economics.

Ranking

According to the webometrics of Hassan II University of Casablanca has a world ranking of 2091, sixth in Morocco, and 36th in north Africa.

The faculties

* Faculty of Law, economic and social sciences. (located in Casablanca,

Aïn Chock Aïn Chock ( ar, عين الشق ) is a district, arrondissement and southern suburb of Casablanca, in the Casablanca-Settat region of Morocco, on the road to El Jadida. It is known for hosting the faculties of the Hassan II University Hassan II ...

) Number of students: Approx 10000 * Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy of Casablanca Number of students: 4200 * Faculty of Dentistry Casablanca (Municipality

) * Faculty of Sciences Aîn Chock Casablanca (Municipality

) Number of students: 2800
Faculty of Arts and Humanities
Number of students: 9300 (Municipality

) * Graduate School of Technology Casablanca (EST) Number of students: 830 * School of Mechanical Engineering Number of students: 590 * National School of Business and Management of Casablanca ( ENCG Casablanca), located in Aïn Sbâa has been created in 2007 and is already eighth best establishment and third best business school in the country.

Schools

* École Nationale Supérieure des Arts et des Métiers Casablanca (ENSAM) * Graduate School of Technology (EST) * École nationale supérieure d'électricité et de mécanique (ENSEM) * school of natural (ENS) * National School of Business and Management of Casablanca, École nationale de commerce et de gestion de Casablanca ( ENCG Casablanca)

Notable faculty

* Soumaya Naamane Guessous - sociologist and feminist activist * Fatima Marouan (born 1952) - endocrinologist; politician * Habib Mazini (born 1954) - academic and writer * Abd Al Latif Mahfouz - literary scholar * Salem Al Ketbi - political scientist

Notable alumni

* Mohamed Taieb Naciri (1939-2012) - lawyer and politician *

Abdelouahed Belkeziz Abdelouahed Belkeziz, (; ar, عبد الواحد بلقزيز; 5 July 1939 – 19 October 2021) was a Moroccan lawyer, politician, and diplomat. He served as the eighth Secretary-General of the Organisation of the Islamic Conference (OIC) from ...

(1939-2021) - lawyer, politician, and diplomat. *

Khalid Alioua Khalid Alioua ( ar, خالد عليوة – born 1949, Rabat) is a Moroccan politician of the Socialist Union of Popular Forces party. He was Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research in the cabinet of Driss Jettou (2002–20 ...

(born 1949) - politician * Mokhtar Lamani (born 1952) - Canadian diplomat *

Mohamed Moatassim Mohamed Moatassim ( ar, محمد معتصم; 1956 – 5 June 2023) was a Moroccan scholar and politician who served as advisor to King Mohammed VI. Biography Moatassim was born in 1956. After getting his degree in political science at the Moh ...

(born 1956) - political advisor * Nabila Mounib (born 1960) - politician *

Nizar Ibrahim Nizar Ibrahim (born in 1982) is a German-Moroccan vertebrate paleontologist and comparative anatomist. He is currently a senior lecturer at the University of Portsmouth. Ibrahim has led several expeditions to Africa's Sahara and is notable for h ...

(born 1962) - paleontologist *

Abdelaziz El Omari Abdelaziz El Omari (; born April 8, 1968) is a Moroccan politician from Errachidia, Morocco. He served as the mayor of Casablanca, Morocco and the president of the Casablanca City Council. Early life and education Abdelaziz El Omari was born ...

(born 1968) - politician *

Merieme Chadid Merieme Chadid ( ar, مريم شديد; born 11 October 1969 in Casablanca) is a Moroccan- French astronomer, explorer and astrophysicist. She leads international polar scientific programs and has been committed to installing a major astronom ...

(born 1969) - astronomer *

Brother Rachid Brother Rachid (born 1971, Morocco) is a Moroccan former Muslim and convert to Christianity whose father is an Imam. He is a Christian apologist and critic of Islam, and hosts a weekly live call-in show on Al Hayat TV where he compares Islam ...

(born 1971) - religious television commentator * Khadija Yaken (born 1972) - writer of prose and poetry *

Nabila Rmili Nabila Rmili (born 5 June 1974) is a Moroccan medic and National Rally of Independents (RNI) politician. In September 2021, she was elected as the mayor of Casablanca. Early life and education She has enrolled in the University of Casablanca f ...

(born 1974) - politician

References

External links

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Official website

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