Cadi Ayyad University (UCA) of Marrakech was chosen, on Wednesday, to host the branch office of both the Mediterranean Academy and the United States of the World for the southern shore of the Mediterranean.
During a solemn ceremony, held at the presidency of the UCA in the presence of a host of academics, researchers, experts and students, the plaque and flag of the Academy of the Mediterranean and the United States of the World were affixed at the entrance of the rectorate of the UCA, which has been the headquarters since 2000 of the Academy of the Mediterranean, which became an autonomous section of the "United States of the World" from 2022.
"The new plaque at the entrance to the presidency and the presentation of the official flag of the United States of the World are evidence of the commitment of our institution to international cooperation and the promotion of peace in the world," stressed the president of Cadi Ayyad University (UCA), Prof. Moulay El Hassan Hbid.
Affirming that this ceremony "marks an important step in our collaboration with the United States of the World Foundation", he indicated that UCA "is taking a new step in its collaboration by becoming the headquarters of the United States of the World. This is a responsibility we take very seriously, and we are committed to working with the Foundation to promote international cooperation, education, research and innovation, in the interest of peace and the well-being of all the world's people.
Prof. Hhbid said he was deeply honoured and proud of this award, which "represents a huge responsibility that encourages me to redouble my efforts to further contribute to the advancement of our university and the promotion of international cooperation".
For his part, prof. Michele Capasso, Secretary General of the "United States of the World" and Director General of the Mediterranean Academy, and Mrs. Pia Molinari, President of the Governing Board, noted that this is a "historic" day, which marks the realization of a dream cherished since 1988 in Marrakech, for the establishment of a headquarters of the Academy of the Mediterranean and the United States of the World, which has 181 member countries and 16,000 institutions and civil society organizations.