State Secretary Martina Hirayama on a scientific mission to Morocco

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State Secretary for Education, Research and Innovation Martina Hirayama is visiting Morocco from 30 May to 1 June 2022. During her visit, the State Secretary will sign a Memorandum of Understanding with the Moroccan Ministry of Higher Education, Scientific Research and Innovation (MESRSI) to strengthen cooperation in the fields of research and innovation. State Secretary Martina Hirayama, accompanied by a scientific delegation made up of representatives of the University of Applied Sciences and Arts Western Switzerland (HES-SO) and the EPFL, will meet with Minister for Higher Education, Scientific Research and Innovation Abdellatif Miraoui. The meeting will conclude with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between SERI and the MESRSI aimed at strengthening cooperation on research and innovation between the two countries. At the same time, the HES-SO, appointed by the Swiss Confederation as Leading House for the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), will sign a cooperation agreement with the MESRSI Directorate of Scientific Research and Innovation. A call for projects will be launched based on the agreement, co-funded by the Directorate and the Leading House and open to researchers in Switzerland and Morocco. The HES-SO is responsible for piloting new instruments of cooperation on research and innovation with high potential countries in the MENA region such as Morocco.
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