'Knowledge for knowledge sake' lectures delivered in several Moroccan universities

"Knowledge for knowledge sake" is the main goals of lectures and meetings of the popular universities started on Saturday in several university institutions throughout Morocco.

The popular universities lectures are destined to those who could not, for various reasons, carry on their higher studies and to those who desire to acquire more knowledge and allow these people perfect their education, a communique of the youth state secretariat said.

The lectures were launched in the town of Marrakech, Oujda, Agadir, El Jadida, Mohammedia, Tetouan, Tangier, Casablanca and Fès. Other universities in the cities of Meknes, Safi, Temara and Rabat started the lectures on Sunday.

Other institutions are scheduled to hold the lectures this Monday and on Wednesday.

The number of people attending the lectures is about 19,620, including 58 percent of women. 447 teachers are in charge of delivering the lectures, which range from sociology, history, law, philosophy, literature, communication, administration, to psychologyÉ

"Popular universities," a free of charge learning structure not leading to diplomas is a new creative initiative launched by the Moroccan secretariat of state for youth and sports to dispense "knowledge for knowledge sake." The program consists in creating a national network of such universities.