Canadian University Projects in International Development Database (CUPID)
Program details
Africa
Morocco
Renforcement des compétences infirmières
| Canadian partner: | Université de Montréal | |
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| Developing country partner: | Division des ressources humaines, Ministère de la Santé | |
| Project duration: | March 2003 - March 2009 |
Project purpose:
The project will contribute to improving health in Morocco by improving the quality of nursing care available at the level of basic and hospital health care services.
Key results to date:
The first cohort of 30 students in the graduate paramedical program completed their course of studies in July 2004. The program modules have been revised and five new modules have been added. The master's degree extension program in nursing got underway in October 2004 with 14 Moroccan students. The students have access to a room furnished with computers and Internet access and have been able to enrol in and follow one course online.
Réutilisation des eaux usées rurales au Maroc
| Canadian partner: | University of Guelph | |
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| Developing country partner: | Institut Agronomique et Vétérinaire Hassan II | |
| Project duration: | March 2005 - September 2011 |
Project purpose:
The purpose of the project is to strengthen the capacities of the Institut Agronomique et Vétérinaire (IAV) Hassan II to train qualified specialists, technicians and engineers in the management of wastewater treatment and reutilization.
Key results to date:
Working closely with government and industry, this project's pilot has successfully demonstrated the effectiveness of a new residential waste water technology adapted for Morocco. The World Bank is now in discussions with the Moroccan Department of Environment to use this technology in all medium-sized Moroccan cities of 10,000 or less. The project is also piloting an industrial waste water technology in regard to the experimentation on agricultural soils of the solid/liquid residues of the fabrication of olive oil. The ground-breaking technological advances pioneered by the project have been presented to over 360 participants at two scientific conferences. Findings have also been disseminated through various scientific publications to support replicability beyond Morocco.
Seventeen students have graduated from a Master's in Rural Engineering that included training in hydrology and waste water management and all have obtained employment in the sector. The lab-oriented curriculum that has enriched the master's program will benefit future cohorts of students. At least 345 faculty members, ministry and industry representatives, as well as rural community members received practical training through 11 workshops.