Hassan II University of Casablanca (UH2C) (

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: جامعة الحسن الثاني بالدار البیضاء‎; French: 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.

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

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and international relations, and for PhD 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:

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, 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) Number of students: Approx 10000 * Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy of Casablanca Number of students: 4200 * Faculty of Dentistry Casablanca (Municipality Aïn Chock) * Faculty of Sciences Aîn Chock Casablanca (Municipality Aïn Chock) Number of students: 2800
Faculty of Arts and Humanities
Number of students: 9300 (Municipality Aïn Chock) *

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(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 École may refer to: * an elementary school in the French educational stages normally followed by secondary education establishments (collège and lycée) * École (river), a tributary of the Seine flowing in région Île-de-France * École, Savoi ...

(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 Soumaya Naamane Guessous is a Moroccan sociologist, champion of women's rights, and columnist. She is best known as author of the book ''Au-delà de toute pudeur'', first published in 1988, about the sexual life of Moroccan women. Based on Naam ...

- sociologist and feminist activist *

Fatima Marouan Fatima Marouan, also Fatema Marouane, (born 1952) is a Moroccan physician, business executive and politician. From 2002 to 2005, she headed the Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases unit of the Ibn Rochd University Hospital in Casablanca. More recen ...

(born 1952) - endocrinologist; politician *

Habib Mazini Habib Mazini (born 1954) is a Moroccan academic and writer. Early life He was born in Setat, and studied at the University of Montpellier, obtaining a PhD in economics. He teaches at the Hassan II University in Casablanca Casablanca, also k ...

(born 1954) - academic and writer *

Abd Al Latif Mahfouz Abd Al Latif Mahfouz (Arabic: عبد اللطيف محفوظ) Moroccan critic and intellectual, and professor of higher education at Letters and Human Sciences faculty, Benmic – Hassan II University in Casablanca. He is also the coordinator ...

- literary scholar *

Salem Al Ketbi Salem Al Ketbi is an Emirati political analyst, researcher and opinion writer. Al Ketbi has a Ph.D. in Public Law and Political Science from the Hassan II University, Casablanca, for his thesis titled "Political and religious propaganda and le ...

- political scientist

Notable alumni

Mohamed Taieb Naciri Mohamed Taieb Naciri ( ar, محمد الطيب الناصري ; 1939 – 29 May 2012) was a Moroccan lawyer and politician who held the position of Minister of Justice between 2010 and 2012 in the cabinet of Abbas El Fassi. Naciri worked as the ...

(1939-2012) - lawyer and politician * Abdelouahed Belkeziz (1939-2021) - lawyer, politician, and diplomat. * Khalid Alioua (born 1949) - politician * Mokhtar Lamani (born 1952) - Canadian diplomat * Mohamed Moatassim (born 1956) - political advisor *

Nabila Mounib Nabila Mounib ( ar, نبيلة منيب; born 14 February 1960) is a Moroccan politician who currently serves as the General Secretary of the Unified Socialist Party (PSU). She is the first woman to be elected head of a Moroccan party. Early l ...

(born 1960) - politician * Nizar Ibrahim (born 1962) - paleontologist * Abdelaziz El Omari (born 1968) - politician * Merieme Chadid (born 1969) - astronomer * Brother Rachid (born 1971) - religious television commentator * Khadija Yaken (born 1972) - writer of prose and poetry * Nabila Rmili (born 1974) - politician

References

External links

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Official website

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