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Fès, Morocco
Fès is a city of over one million inhabitants located in northern Morocco. The city’s medina is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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City population
1,112,072
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Member since
2024
Mayor
President of the Fès municipality Mr Abdeslam El Bekkali
Focal point
Vision
In the medium term, Fès is aiming to create an inclusive and safe learning environment by adapting infrastructure and resources to individual learner needs. In the long term, the city’s objective is to improve access to inclusive and equitable education for all by 2030, covering all stages of education from early childhood to vocational training, with a particular focus on groups with special needs.
The city of Fès is the Kingdom’s scientific capital, promoting lifelong learning that encourages personal growth and development, and the intellectual and cognitive fulfilment of its citizens.
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President of the Fès municipality Mr Abdeslam El Bekkali
Mayor of Fès
Policies, plan and implementation
Sustainability and health
The city of Fès is implementing an environmental policy focused on reducing pollution, preserving natural resources, managing waste and adapting to climate change through the COOPALIM project. This project also aims to strengthen international cooperation to improve food resilience.
Equity and inclusion
The municipality of Fès and its partners are committed to boosting social and territorial inclusion by promoting parity, equity and positive discrimination towards vulnerable groups. Various initiatives aim to empower disadvantaged people and those facing discrimination. The municipal budget supports these inclusive initiatives.
Decent work and entrepreneurship
The municipality of Fès is working to promote the creation of businesses, guaranteeing fair working conditions, encouraging skills development and supporting partner programmes for the inclusion of women and young people in vulnerable situations.
Good practices
Digital training centre
The centre promotes lifelong learning by providing digital skills to residents of all ages. It offers free training courses on subjects such as programming, web design, project management and IT skills.
Career transition programmes
Professional retraining programmes are aimed at adults who want to change careers or acquire new skills. They offer specialized training in high-demand sectors such as IT, tourism, traditional crafts and sustainable development.
Online platform for lifelong learning
The online lifelong learning platform offers residents free courses in a range of subjects, including foreign languages, professional skills, science, the arts and culture. It offers flexible learning, and awards certificates of achievement at the end of each course.