Moroccan School of Political Studies

Youssef Laaraj

Imm 5, Rue Youssef Bentachefine App 5, Quartier Hassane, Rabat

[email protected]

Tel: + 212 537 661 470

Association of Schools of Political Studies of the Council of Europe

2012

Morocco

National and regional

The Citizenship School of Political Studies (ECEP) is a dynamic project created in December 2012, which seeks to accompany and strengthen the initiatives of Moroccan actors involved in different spheres of public service, as well as decision-makers in the political, economic, social, cultural and environmental fields.7

Supported by a strong network of around 40 national and regional NGOs and active in promoting democratic governance and human rights, the Citizenship School focuses on training young Moroccan leaders by creating spaces for debate and strengthening connections between theoretical knowledge and practical skills in order to translate policy into understandable actions. As well as being supported by the Council of Europe, the School is runs under the auspices of the European Union’s ‘South Programme’ on Strengthening Democracy and Human Rights in the southern Mediterranean. The School engages with the new challenges of implementing the constitution and of acting out national public policies. The actions of the School are organised in a cycle of training. Following a call for applications, thirty young men and women are selected each year from all regions of the country to benefit from this programme. This group follows a series of seminars, roundtables and conferences mentored by national and international experts and practitioners.

Citizenship schools