{"id":18105,"date":"2025-05-29T10:28:06","date_gmt":"2025-05-29T10:28:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/?p=18105"},"modified":"2025-05-29T10:28:06","modified_gmt":"2025-05-29T10:28:06","slug":"morocco-rocked-by-fake-masters-degree-scandal-at-ibn-zohr-university","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/2025\/05\/29\/morocco-rocked-by-fake-masters-degree-scandal-at-ibn-zohr-university\/","title":{"rendered":"Morocco Rocked by Fake Master\u2019s Degree Scandal at Ibn Zohr University"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"ai-optimize-6 ai-optimize-introduction\"><em><strong>Watan<\/strong><\/em>-In a scene reminiscent of the era of &#8220;fake certificates of honor,&#8221; Morocco has been rocked by an unprecedented scandal shaking the foundations of higher education, after the uncovering of a network selling master&#8217;s degrees for money inside Ibn Zohr University in Agadir.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-8\" data-start=\"846\" data-end=\"1064\">The university, once considered a beacon of knowledge, has reportedly turned into a \u201cblack market\u201d where academic qualifications are sold for cash, amid years of official silence dating back to union reports from 2018.<\/p>\n<article class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full\" dir=\"auto\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-12\" data-scroll-anchor=\"true\">\n<div class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto py-5 [--thread-content-margin:--spacing(4)] @[37rem]:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(6)] @[72rem]:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(16)] px-(--thread-content-margin)\">\n<div class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:32rem] @[34rem]:[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @[64rem]:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto flex max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 text-base gap-4 md:gap-5 lg:gap-6 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n<div class=\"group\/conversation-turn relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\">\n<div class=\"relative flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3\">\n<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-5\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"562fc274-22ed-4887-bdce-af46dc71e7ea\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-4o\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[3px]\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full break-words light\">\n<h3 class=\"ai-optimize-15\" data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"102\"><strong data-start=\"19\" data-end=\"102\" data-is-last-node=\"\">\u201cDegrees for Sale\u201d: Corruption Scandal Shakes Morocco\u2019s Higher Education System<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"flex justify-start\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"absolute\">\n<div class=\"flex items-center justify-center\">The scandal erupted after it was revealed that a university professor and his wife, a lawyer, were involved in selling postgraduate seats to students who did not meet academic requirements. High-profile names quickly surfaced, including children of officials, justice employees, lawyers, and political figures\u2014most notably Minister Lahcen Saadi, who denied any connection to the case and threatened legal action against those spreading the accusations.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"flex items-center justify-center\">Ironically, the accused professor had authored a book titled \u201cOrganized Crime\u201d, before ending up in jail on charges of corruption and selling higher education certificates\u2014adding a darkly humorous twist to the story.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"flex items-center justify-center\">In response, Ibn Zohr University welcomed investigations and pledged transparency but stressed the case &#8220;should not be generalized.&#8221;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"rtl\" lang=\"ar\">\ud83d\udd34 \u0641\u0636\u064a\u062d\u0629 \u0645\u062f\u0648\u064a\u0629 \u062a\u0647\u0632\u0651 \u0645\u0646\u0638\u0648\u0645\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u062a\u0639\u0644\u064a\u0645 \u0627\u0644\u0639\u0627\u0644\u064a \u0641\u064a <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%BA%D8%B1%D8%A8?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u0627\u0644\u0645\u063a\u0631\u0628<\/a>.. \u0634\u0647\u0627\u062f\u0627\u062a \u062a\u064f\u0628\u0627\u0639 \u0645\u062b\u0644 \u0627\u0644\u062e\u0628\u0632 \u0645\u0642\u0627\u0628\u0644 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0627\u0644\u060c \u0648\u0645\u0627 \u0639\u0627\u062f\u062a \u062a\u064f\u0646\u062a\u0632\u0639 \u0628\u0627\u0644\u062c\u0647\u062f \u0648\u0627\u0644\u0643\u0641\u0627\u0621\u0629 \u0628\u0644 \u062a\u064f\u0648\u0632\u0651\u0639 \u0643\u0623\u0646\u0647\u0627 \u062c\u0648\u0627\u0626\u0632 \u062a\u0631\u0636\u064a\u0629 \u0628\u064a\u0646 \u0623\u0628\u0646\u0627\u0621 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0633\u0624\u0648\u0644\u064a\u0646 \u0648\u0627\u0644\u0634\u062e\u0635\u064a\u0627\u062a \u0627\u0644\u0647\u0627\u0645\u0629<br \/>\n\u0645\u0646 \u062f\u0627\u062e\u0644 \u062c\u0627\u0645\u0639\u0629 &#8220;\u0627\u0628\u0646 \u0632\u0647\u0631&#8221; \u0628\u0623\u0643\u0627\u062f\u064a\u0631\u060c \u0627\u0646\u0641\u062c\u0631\u062a \u0623\u062e\u0637\u0631 \u0642\u0636\u0627\u064a\u0627 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u062a\u0627\u062c\u0631\u0629 \u0641\u064a \u0627\u0644\u0634\u0647\u0627\u062f\u0627\u062a \u0627\u0644\u0639\u0644\u064a\u0627: &#8220;\u0645\u0627\u0641\u064a\u0627\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/xCqSek9318\">pic.twitter.com\/xCqSek9318<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \u0648\u0637\u0646. \u064a\u063a\u0631\u062f \u062e\u0627\u0631\u062c \u0627\u0644\u0633\u0631\u0628 (@watanserb_news) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/watanserb_news\/status\/1927766205890191697?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 28, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-11\" data-start=\"1740\" data-end=\"2250\">The Ministry of Higher Education has dispatched an inspection committee, while the public prosecutor opened a formal investigation, and the National Authority for Integrity launched a probe into the network&#8217;s background. Meanwhile, the national university professors\u2019 union criticized what it described as the ministry\u2019s \u201cdisturbing silence,\u201d despite years of prior warnings.<\/p>\n<article class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full\" dir=\"auto\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-16\" data-scroll-anchor=\"true\">\n<div class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto py-5 [--thread-content-margin:--spacing(4)] @[37rem]:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(6)] @[72rem]:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(16)] px-(--thread-content-margin)\">\n<div class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:32rem] @[34rem]:[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @[64rem]:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto flex max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 text-base gap-4 md:gap-5 lg:gap-6 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n<div class=\"group\/conversation-turn relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\">\n<div class=\"relative flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3\">\n<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-5\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"adfac916-85c0-4939-b64f-851b4fbe6a84\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-4o\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[3px]\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full break-words light\">\n<h3 class=\"ai-optimize-16\" data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"115\"><strong data-start=\"19\" data-end=\"115\" data-is-last-node=\"\">Public Outrage Grows as Morocco Faces Test of Academic Integrity and Anti-Corruption Resolve<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"flex justify-start\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-12\" data-start=\"2252\" data-end=\"2476\">Moroccan public opinion is furious, demanding that the names of all beneficiaries of these &#8220;corrupt master\u2019s degrees&#8221; be disclosed and their public employment files reviewed\u2014especially those occupying senior state positions.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-13\" data-start=\"2478\" data-end=\"2642\">MP Nabila Mounib called the scandal a serious test of the government\u2019s commitment to fighting corruption, stating, \u201cIt\u2019s time to purge universities of the corrupt.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-14\" data-start=\"2644\" data-end=\"2965\">The scandal has sparked a broader debate in Morocco about university independence, transparency in higher education, and fairness in public sector hiring. The key question remains: will the case end with the prosecution of a few individuals, or will the &#8220;Ibn Zohr earthquake&#8221; bring down deeper and more powerful networks?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Watan-In a scene reminiscent of the era of &#8220;fake certificates of honor,&#8221; Morocco has been rocked by an unprecedented scandal shaking the foundations of higher education, after the uncovering of a network selling master&#8217;s degrees for money inside Ibn Zohr University in Agadir. 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