Partnership

– Five agreements to strengthen the link between universities and national priorities

The Caisse de Dépôt et de Gestion (CDG) and the International University of Rabat (UIR) signed, on Friday, April 3 in Rabat, five partnership agreements aiming to structure a support system for research and innovation in Morocco.

According to a joint statement, this agreement aims to strengthen the connections between the academic world and national strategic priorities, through an integrated framework combining applied research, innovation, and support for entrepreneurship.

Four thematic chairs at the heart of the system

The partnership revolves around a framework agreement and four research chairs covering priority areas: foresight and social protection, catastrophic risks, sustainable finance, as well as frugal, inclusive, and sovereign innovation.

The system includes support for research laboratories, support for innovative projects, and the promotion of startup creation, with the goal of producing concrete solutions in line with economic and social needs.

Regulated governance and a first in Morocco

The framework agreement sets the governance rules of the program, including aspects related to intellectual property, confidentiality, and communication. It aims to ensure the overall coherence of the system while preserving the scientific autonomy of the chairs.

This partnership is presented as a first in Morocco between a public institutional group and a university operating within a public-private partnership.

A lever to support economic transformations

The chairs will be linked to entities within the CDG group, notably the Savings & Foresight branch and Atlantic Re, and target issues at the core of Morocco’s and Africa’s economic and social transformations.

Through this initiative, the CDG aims to strengthen its role in developing intangible capital, mobilizing the UIR as an academic and strategic lever. The system could be extended to other areas in the future.

An institution at the heart of long-term investment

Established in 1959, the CDG is a central player in mobilizing national savings and directing it towards structural investments. It is involved in managing regulated savings and provident institutions, contributing to the financing of the economic and social development of the Kingdom.

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