Introduction to the National School of Agriculture, Meknes:

Introduction

The National School of Agriculture, Meknes is a long-established agricultural higher education, rural development and scientific research institution in Morocco, playing an important role in the agricultural sector of Morocco.

Overview

Student size: The latest student statistics for the school have not been found, but at the end of 2009, 2,733 engineers had graduated, including 393 international students.

Faculty: It has 56 academic staff.

History and establishment time

The school was established in 1942, during the French protectorate of Morocco. It was originally named the Moroccan Agricultural School and initially offered a two-year course to train agricultural technicians.

School Strength

Discipline: It offers courses from preparatory to doctoral degrees, covering agricultural engineering, rural development engineering, plant and environmental protection, animal production and animal husbandry, science and plant production technology and other fields.

Research results: It actively carries out research in the fields of agriculture and rural development, and has achieved certain results in environmental science, food processing engineering, and value-added of agricultural by-products, and is committed to promoting the safety and sustainable development of Morocco's food and beverage manufacturing industry.

Nature of the institution

A public higher education institution in Morocco, with financial and moral autonomy, supervised by the Ministry of Agriculture, Marine Fisheries and Seas of Morocco.

Educational philosophy

Focus on cultivating agricultural professionals with specific skills and knowledge to meet the changing needs of Morocco's agriculture and agricultural product processing industries, emphasizing the combination of theory and practice, and improving students' professional integration ability and employment and entrepreneurship ability through practical internships and graduation projects.

Key laboratories and disciplines

Key laboratories: The school strives to update the food safety laboratory to ensure student training and provide services to regional and national agricultural and food industry participants.

Key disciplines: Agricultural engineering, plant production technology, food science and engineering and other disciplines are the school's advantageous disciplines.

Faculty

No clear division of the school's faculty information has been found, but it is known that it offers professional courses and training programs in multiple fields, which may be organized according to different disciplines in teaching and management.

Ranking

In the 2024 ranking, the school ranked 31st in Morocco and 11586th in the world.

Fees

The specific tuition fee of the school has not been found yet, but as a public university in Morocco, the tuition fee is relatively affordable, which may range from thousands of Moroccan dirhams to more than 10,000 Moroccan dirhams per year.

Campus Environment

Geographic location: Located 10 kilometers southeast of Meknes, it is located in one of the main agricultural areas in Morocco. There are rich agricultural practice resources around it, which provides good conditions for students' study and research.

Campus facilities: It has academic and non-academic facilities and services such as libraries and administrative services, providing students with a good learning and living environment.