Mohammed VI Polytechnic University
Mohammed VI Polytechnic University (French: Université Mohammed VI Polytechnique; UM6P) is a Moroccan non-profit private research university. Its main campus is located within the Green City of Benguerir. Centered on African development, the university is oriented towards applied research and innovation and is engaged in regional economic and human development. The university also has antennas in Rabat, Laâyoune, and Paris. A suburban campus is set to open in El Jadida in 2034.
Université Mohammed VI Polytechnique جامعة محمد السادس متعددة التخصصات التقنية ⵜⴰⵙⴷⴰⵡⵉⵜ ⵎⵓⵃⵎⵎⴷ ⵡⵉⵙⵙ ⵚⴹⵉⵚ ⴰⴳⵜⵉⵇⵏⵉ | |
Other name | UM6P |
|---|---|
| Motto | L’école de la vie |
Motto in English | The school of life |
| Type | Private non-profit research university |
| Established | 2013 |
Parent institution | OCP Foundation |
| Endowment | $213.5 million (2023) |
| Chairman | Mostafa Terrab |
| President | Hicham El Habti |
| Provost | Driss Ouazar |
| Students | 4,562 |
| 512 | |
| Address | Lot 660, Hay Moulay Rachid , , Morocco 32.2188°N 7.9355°W |
| Campus | Main suburban campus in Benguerir with antennas in Rabat, Laâyoune, and Paris |
| Website | um6p |
The university hosted its first cohort of students in 2013 before being officially inaugurated on January 11, 2017. Since then, the university has continued to expand to become a leading research institution for collaborations between Africa and Europe. UM6P also hosts the most powerful supercomputer in Africa. The UM6P federates a number of schools and research institutes, some of which predate the existence of the university. The university has numerous international partnerships with universities around the globe, including the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Columbia Business School, Max Planck Society, HEC Paris, Mines ParisTech, the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, McGill University, and Sciences Po.