University Mohammed VI Polytechnic

Mohammed VI Polytechnic University (UM6P), a cutting-edge Moroccan university, is dedicated to developing innovative solutions addressing the specific challenges of Africa and, more broadly, global issues. Focused on education and research, while cultivating close partnerships with the industrial sector and fostering innovation and entrepreneurial development, UM6P is firmly committed to training a new generation of talent destined to shape the future of the African continent. It has a total of 7,229 students, including 995 doctoral candidates, with cultural diversity reflected through 40 nationalities represented.
UM6P’s philosophy aims to serve the diverse needs of African economies. From its main campus in Benguerir, near Marrakech, and its branches in Rabat, Laayoune, Paris, and Montreal, the University offers an innovative learning environment that inspires innovation and entrepreneurial spirit through its experimental platforms and peer-to-peer learning.
With academic departments and research programs specialized in science and technology, business and management, humanities, and medicine, UM6P is an institution whose purpose is to benefit not only the African continent, but also the world at large, through a research approach geared toward solving global challenges.

Organisation’s role in the project

UM6P leads WP3 and runs the Moroccan Living Lab in Benguerir, where it pilots agroecology-cum-agrivoltaics in a semi-arid setting and develops a low-cost, IPCC Tier 3-compliant SOC MRV pipeline to enable smallholder access to voluntary carbon markets.