US Partnerships for Learning' Programs to be implemented soon in Morocco
Morocco-USA, Education, 7/1/2003

The US Partnership for Learning, destined to Arab states, has started to yield fruit in Morocco and cultural exchanges programs will be launched this summer, Patricia Harrisson, Assistant of the US secretary of state for cultural and educational affairs, said in Marrakesh on Saturday.

Harrisson told a press conference held on the sidelines of the International Women Summit (June 28-30) that the American initiative, announced during the international conference of higher education and the labor market in the Arab world organized last year in Marrakech, was defined in such a way as to meet the needs expressed by official bodies and NGOs of the benefiting countries.

The initiative, she went on, comprises many programs that aim to promote education part of a sustained commitment and a genuine partnership.

The first phase of the initiative includes teaching English in primary schools, meeting the needs of teachers and encouraging exchanges between the two countries' youth via the internet and linguistic and cultural stays.

Evoking the difficulties that the Arab youth faces to obtain visa for the USA, Harrisson said her department is working to make the procedures more flexible, particularly by providing complete information in the internet.

The world women summit is held this June 28-30 in Marrakech where more than 600 women will exchange and share experiences in business and define future strategies.

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