THE DE LA SALLE College of Saint Benilde is considering entering into an educational partnership with a Moroccan university for possible programs in architecture and business administration.

The Philippine Embassy in Morocco said it facilitated a meeting last October 17 in Rabat City between representatives of DLS-CSB and the Université Internationale de Rabat.

DLS-CSB proposed organizing an intensive course for Filipino and Moroccan students enrolled in UIR’s architecture program and DLS-CSB’s arts management program, which may include lectures by professors from both institutions.

The university also suggested visits to important architectural monuments in the Philippines and Morocco; and workshops on applied business administration and management of art and architecture institutions.

The embassy said the UIR welcomed the proposal and invited DLS-CSB to negotiate a memorandum of understanding as the initial step to formalize their partnership.

“The meeting between the two institutions was initiated by the Philippine Embassy in Rabat as part of its efforts to improve the bilateral cooperation between the Philippines and Morocco in the field of education,” it added.

Cooperation between the two countries had been growing over the past years since the reopening of the embassy in Morocco in 2020.