Two partnership agreements aimed at promoting the gaming industry were signed on Tuesday in Rabat between the Ministry of Youth, Culture and Communication (Culture Department), the Ministry of Higher Education, Scientific Research and Innovation and the Office for Professional Training and Work Promotion (OFPPT).
These two agreements, which are part of the national strategy to stimulate the digital economy “Digital Morocco 2030”, aim to pave the way for a video game industry in Morocco and enable young people to invest in this promising sector.
Signed by Minister of Youth, Culture and Communication Mehdi Bensaid and Minister of Higher Education, Scientific Research and Innovation Azzedine El Midaoui, the first agreement covers the creation of Game Labs in public university spaces and the introduction of gaming training courses at Moroccan public universities. The courses will be given to students at technical university diploma level, bachelor's degree and master's programs.
The second agreement, inked by Bensaïd and OFPPT's Director General Loubna Tricha, aims to develop training programs in vocational training establishments. Three qualifying training courses will be launched, namely e-sport caster, e-sport streamer and video game laboratory.
In a statement to the press, Bensaid stressed that these two agreements are part of the Ministry's strategy to promote the gaming industry in Morocco, recalling that the video game market has exceeded $300 billion in revenues worldwide.
The Ministry, he continued, is working to attract foreign direct investors, encourage the creation of national companies and start-ups, and support Moroccan skills in this field.
For his part, El Midaoui detailed that the new training courses will begin in September 2025 at universities in the Rabat-Salé-Kenitra region, before being expanded nationwide starting the 2026-2027 academic year.
This initiative focuses on adapting university training to the needs of the gaming industry job market as well as promoting employment opportunities, he added.
In turn, Tricha expressed OFPPT's commitment to providing infrastructure and equipment needed to guarantee the success of this initiative.
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