UM6P, UNESCO & OCP Foundation Launch Triangular Platform Dedicated to Africa-Centered Development Agendas
The Mohammed VI Polytechnic University (UM6P), UNESCO, and the OCP Foundation signed an agreement on Friday in Paris, opening a new chapter of their collaboration for the 2025–2027 period by launching a triangular platform dedicated to development agendas centered on Africa, with a financial commitment of $6 million.
Signed by Mostapha Terrab, President of the OCP Group, and Audrey Azoulay, Director-General of UNESCO, the agreement « consolidates an alliance built on a shared commitment to act in close alignment with African priorities, » UM6P said in a statement.
Based on a joint implementation mechanism between UM6P and UNESCO, supported by the OCP Foundation, this initiative develops projects where education, science, technology, and cultural heritage are not treated in isolation but are articulated as interconnected levers of endogenous, sustainable, and sovereign development, the statement noted.
Since 2017, the three institutions have developed a strong cooperation dynamic around shared values: long-term investment in knowledge systems, the structuring role of higher education, the promotion of cultural resources, and the importance of innovation rooted in local realities.
Rather than proposing a one-size-fits-all model, the collaboration relies on a modular architecture structured around five complementary pillars. Each is governed by a separate agreement, allowing for a diversity of timelines, tools, and governance methods depending on the topic.
