Six scientific research projects are the subjects of an agreement signed between Abdellatif Miraoui, Moroccan minister for higher education and Hungary’s Ambassador to Morocco, Miklós Tromler. The projects will cost around 2 million Euros (22 millions Dirhams) and involves universities from both countries.
The scientific research is one of the many fields Hungary and Morocco are keen to cooperate on. Miklós Tromler, Hungary’s Ambassador to Morocco signed six projects with the Ministry for higher education in Morocco, Abdellatif Miraoui, involving universities from both countries, with a total budget of 22 million DH (around 2 million Euros).
The first project, involving Tétouan’s Abdelmalek Essaâdi University and the University of Szeged (Hungary), focuses on using innovative cannabis by-product manufacture to develop new cosmetics and dietary supplements.
The second focuses on enhancing the value of Moroccan medicinal plants through the nanoencapsulation of antimicrobial compounds in essential oils (Mohamed the Fisr of Oujda, Agadir’s Ibn Zohr and Pécs Universities in Hungary).
The third program, led by Cadi Ayyad University in Marrakech, Sultan Moulay Slimane University in Béni Mellal, and the Biological Research Centre in Szeged, aims to develop a rhizobacteria inoculum to improve bean production in the face of climate change.
The fourth explores the valorization of biogas and contaminated natural gas as blue hydrogen, between Abdelmalek Essaâdi University and University of Szeged.
Mohammed V University, Rabat and Pannonia University signed the fifth project addressing the role of electrochemical energy storage in sustainable energy management.
Finally, the sixth—a cooperative endeavor between Ibn Zohr University and Miskolc University–focuses on the design of a pilot photocatalytic reactor using Z-scheme semiconductors.
Miraoui emphasized the particular importance of strengthening relations between Morocco and Hungary in the field of research for upper-level students and faculty from both countries, adding that closer collaboration will offer them the opportunity to access the multitude of resources afforded by international research programs, thus broadening their field of expertise and promoting a global approach to scientific issues.
For his part, the Hungarian ambassador to Morocco, Miklós Tromler, expressed his deep satisfaction with the dynamic relationship between Morocco and Hungary in the field of higher education, research and innovation, underlining the inestimable value of bilateral exchanges for sharing knowledge and promoting academic excellence.