Moroccan university to set up UNESCO chair

A UNESCO chair for legacy education will be set up shortly in Al Akhawayn University, the university's president, Rachid Belmokhtar, announced.

He stated that the chair was proposed by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) to the university which seeks to be "a link between world universities."

Al Akhawayn University is currently hosting the UNESCO's "university and legacy" 4th forum with the participation of the World Bank and the African Development Bank.

The event brings together an international network of 225 universities which teach special programs on legacy.

The UNESCO had also held in Morocco from Nov.30 to Dec.2 the 23rd session of its world heritage committee which added 48 new historical and natural sites and 4 endangered sites to the 630 sites of the world heritage list.

The status enhances the value of a site as a tourist destination and ensures that it is protected for future generations.

Previously named World Heritage sites include some of the most famous places in the world, including four Moroccan sites, the Acropolis in Greece, the pyramids in Egypt, the Zimbabwe ruins, the Great Wall of China, the Taj Mahal in India, the Galapago Islands, the Grand Canyon in the US, and the Great Barrier Reef off Australia.