Master in Global Affairs
The Global Affairs MA program is aimed at providing a rigorous professional, interdisciplinary education to train the next generation of leaders of global institutions, think tanks, global civil society, and the private sector. It also aims to equip students with in-depth knowledge and the contextual perspectives needed to become successful, well-rounded professionals and leaders in a complex world. Emphasis is therefore laid on intellectual curiosity, interdisciplinarity, and regular engagement with policy makers and institutions. The program generally focuses on how states, inter-governmental and global non-state actors interact with each other in a globalized world.
The Master Global Affairs takes place over two years. Each year is divided into 2 semesters. The first three semesters are devoted to the teaching of modules: 6 modules per semester. The fourth semester is devoted to the completion of a master’s thesis.
Youssef Errami
Management
Youssef Errami is a Professor of Practice at Mohammed VI Polytechnic University.
He was Director of the Institute of Government & Public Policy at the University of East London (UK) and General Director and Dean of ESC Pau Business School (France). His research focuses on managerial innovation and leadership in public and private contexts, as well as public policy management. He is the author of numerous publications in research journals,…
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Otaviano Canuto
Economics
Otaviano Canuto is an Affiliate Professor at Mohammed VI Polytechnic University.
Senior Fellow at the Policy Center for the New South. He is a professorial lecturer of international affairs at the Elliott School of International Affairs - George Washington University, a nonresident senior fellow at Brookings Institution, and principal at Center for Macroeconomics and Development. He is a former vice-president and a former executive director at…
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Mohammed Loulichki
International Relations
Mohammed Loulichki is an Affiliate Professor at Mohammed VI Polytechnic University.
He is a Senior Fellow at the Policy Center for the New South. He brings over 40 years of comprehensive experience in diplomacy, conflict resolution, and human rights. He has served in various roles including as a member and Deputy Head of the Moroccan delegation to the 3rd Conference on the Law of the Sea (1982-1990), Head of the Department of Legal Affairs and…
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Norman SEMPIJJA
International Relations
Norman Sempijja is an Associate Professor at Mohammed VI Polytechnic University.
He holds a PhD in international politics (2013) from Kingston University UK. He also has an MA in Diplomatic Studies from Keele Univeristy UK and BA Social Sciences from Makerere University Uganda. He has taught a number of courses in international relations and political science in France, United Kingdom, South Africa and Spain.
His research focuses on…
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Larabi Jaïdi
Economics
Larabi Jaïdi is an Affiliate Professor at Mohammed VI Polytechnic University.
He is a Senior Fellow at the Policy Center for the New South. His areas of expertise include international economy, economic policies, international economic relations, regional economies, social development, international relations, and Mediterranean studies. He also served on the Special Commission on the New Development Model of Morocco, a consultative body…
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Sâ Benjamin TRAORE
Law
Sâ Benjamin Traoré is an Associate Professor at Mohammed VI Polytechnic University.
He is from Burkina Faso and holds a PhD from the University of Neuchâtel and an LLM from the Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights and a Master’s in law from the University of Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso).
Professor Traoré previously worked as the African Coalition for Corporate Accountability project manager at the Centre for Human…
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David SYLVAN
International Relations
David Sylvan is an Affiliate Professor at Mohammed VI Polytechnic University.
He was educated at Williams College (BA) and the London School of Economics, and received his PhD at Yale University. He taught at Syracuse University (assistant professor), the University of Minnesota (associate professor), and the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies (full professor; department chair; director of research), with visiting…
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Mounia Boucetta
Management
Mounia Boucetta is an Affiliate Professor at Mohammed VI Polytechnic University.
She has over two decades of experience in the Moroccan public administration, having held managerial and leadership roles and worked on the development of industrial and commercial policies in particular. She was Secretary of State to the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Morocco from 2017 to 2019.
A graduate of the Mohammadia School…
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Mohamed Benabid
Management
Mohamed Benabid is a Professor of Practice at Mohammed VI Polytechnic University.
He has almost three decades of experience in media landscape. In 1994, he began as a journalist before becoming finance sector editor with a focus and specialization on pension systems, insurance market and social protection system. In 2006, he was appointed Editor- in-chief of l’Economiste.
Mohamed Benabid holds a double PhD in Management Sciences from ISCAE…
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Kidane KIROS
International Relations
Kidane Kiros is an Associate Professor at Mohammed VI Polytechnic University.
He is a Senior Fellow at the Policy Center for the New South. He holds a Ph.D. degree in Development Studies. He served as a Director of the Institute for Peace and Security Studies (IPSS), Addis Ababa University (AAU), Ethiopia, from March 2014 – June 2019; and was a faculty member of the Institute. Kidane’s career path has mostly been related to teaching, research,…
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Lina Zniber - Global Affairs Master student
« The Master’s degree in Global Affairs allowed me to better understand the changes and the dynamics of the international political landscape. A diversified program, which considers the different components of international relations by adressing the economic issues, and the environmental challenges facing our societies.»
Kidane Kiros - Global Affairs Program Coordinator
«The Global Affairs program focuses on how states and international actors interact with each other in a globalized word. The general aim of this Master is to provide interdisciplinary education to train the next generation of leaders.»
