MOROCCO · EXPLAINER
Key Facts
- —The country Morocco is a North African kingdom, and its city of Fès hosts Euromed University, a non-profit institution under the High Honorary Presidency of King Mohammed VI.
- —Why it matters Students in Fès can earn Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne degrees without moving to France, and some of those degrees also carry a Moroccan diploma.
- —Why now The two universities opened a shared campus in Fès on Thursday 15 October, ten years after their first joint programme began.
- —What happened Since 2016 they have built a political science bachelor’s degree, a business law master’s degree and a Mediterranean and African policies master’s degree.
- —The numbers The Fès programmes sit among 25 Paris 1 degrees taught abroad (July 2026 list), 19 of them double degrees, and the business law master takes two years and 120 credits.
- —What it means for you US families and universities can see how a French public university delivers its own degrees in French through a Moroccan partner.
- —Still open Tuition, seat numbers and whether the second master’s degree has opened are not published.
The Euromed Fès Paris 1 partnership lets students in Morocco earn degrees from Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne without leaving the country. The two universities opened a shared campus in Fès on Thursday 15 October, ten years after the first joint programme began.
For US readers, it shows how a French public university can deliver its own degrees abroad through a local partner. The opening itself is covered in Morocco France Shared Campus Opens 15 Oct, and what follows explains the degrees behind it.
How the Euromed Fès Paris 1 Partnership Is Built
Euromed University of Fès calls itself a non-profit institution of public interest and says its degrees are recognised by the Moroccan state. Its humanities and social sciences pole includes an Institute of Legal and Political Sciences and a Sorbonne-Euromed Institute for Business Law.
On the French side, Paris 1 runs what it calls delocalised programmes, in which students earn a Paris 1 diploma at a partner institution abroad. In some cases the students also receive the partner’s own diploma.
In a list dated July 2026, Paris 1 counts 25 such degrees in 11 countries, 19 of them double degrees. For Fès, the list names the political science bachelor’s and the Franco-Moroccan business law master’s.
The Three Degrees Behind the Campus
The first degree is a political science bachelor’s, started in 2016 as an off-site programme in Fès. Paris 1, Le360 and LesEco all describe it as a double degree.
The Euromed institute’s 2026 brochure describes a bachelor’s in political and legal sciences whose first two years are a common core. Students then pick a political science or a legal science track, and the third year is set aside for selective study abroad.
The business law master’s, added in 2022, lasts two years, carries 120 credits and is taught in French. Paris 1’s catalogue says the diploma is issued by Paris 1 and taught in Fès by professors of its Sorbonne law school.
The course list covers contract drafting, company law, banking law, arbitration, tax and intellectual property, among other subjects. Students also study Moroccan business law and African business law under OHADA, a legal framework shared by many African countries.
Lawyers from French, Moroccan and African firms give practical seminars, and each student completes an internship and a thesis. Paris 1 lists both Fès and Paris as teaching places, with seminars planned between the two cities.
The second master’s degree is titled Mediterranean and African Policies: Circulations, Migrations, Transitions, and Paris 1 calls it a double degree. The institute’s brochure lists it among its master’s options.
Who Can Apply and What Comes After
The brochure says first-year bachelor’s applicants need a baccalaureate or equivalent, a file review, a written essay and a motivation interview. Master’s applicants are selected on their file, transcripts and diplomas.
The brochure adds that master’s graduates with a research profile may apply for a doctorate, with possible joint supervision by Paris 1. It lists careers in diplomacy, international organisations, law firms, the civil service and journalism.
Paris 1’s catalogue calls the business law master’s selective, with a file review, an interview and a jury decision. Admitted students must enrol at both universities, and may also earn a Moroccan law master’s that opens the Moroccan bar.
The pages reviewed give no tuition fees and no seat numbers. They do not say whether the bachelor’s and the Mediterranean and African policies master’s add rules beyond the brochure.
What the Shared Campus Changes
Paris 1 describes the new space as a meeting point for the two university communities, meant to support joint courses, exchanges and research. It names management, history, law, political science and artificial intelligence as prospects, not confirmed programmes.
Bertrand Simon, who teaches political science at both universities, says its first value is to make Paris 1 visible to students in Fès. He also says teachers who travel from Paris now have offices to work in.
What It Means for US Readers
US families weighing study abroad can see that a Sorbonne degree is now also available in Morocco, taught in French. For the business law master, the teachers come from the Sorbonne law school.
US universities that run overseas partnerships can compare this shared campus inside a partner’s grounds with their own models. The sources name no US institution and say nothing about how US employers or universities treat these degrees.
For the wider picture of Morocco’s Africa strategy, see Morocco’s Africa Role as a New Government Forms. For the foreign investors and governments active in the country, France included, see Foreign Powers and Investors in Morocco 2026.
What Is Not Known
Neither university has published tuition, the number of seats or the cost of the shared space. The pages reviewed do not say whether Paris 1 plans to move more programmes to Fès.
It is unclear whether the Mediterranean and African policies master’s has enrolled students, because Simon speaks of awaiting the next double-degree master’s. The pages reviewed give no start date for it.
Sources differ on who issues the business law diploma, because Paris 1 names itself while Euromed and Le360 report double diplomas. The catalogue also says students may earn a Moroccan law master’s, but not whether that comes automatically.
No Moroccan ministry statement on the campus has been found. The sources also do not describe any role for the French government.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Euromed Fès Paris 1 partnership?
It is an academic partnership begun in 2016 in which Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne delivers degrees at Euromed University of Fès. The two universities opened a shared campus in Fès on Thursday 15 October 2026.
Which degrees does the partnership cover?
It covers a political science bachelor’s degree, a business law master’s degree and a master’s degree on Mediterranean and African policies. Paris 1 names management, history, law, political science and artificial intelligence only as prospects.
In which language and where are the degrees taught?
Paris 1’s catalogue lists French as the teaching language of the business law master’s, taught in Fès with seminars between Fès and Paris. The Euromed brochure says teaching is given in several languages.
Do students receive a French or a Moroccan diploma?
Paris 1 calls the bachelor’s degree and the Mediterranean and African policies master’s double degrees. For business law, Paris 1’s catalogue names Paris 1 as issuer, while Euromed’s page says graduates earn both masters.
How many degrees does Paris 1 teach abroad?
In a list dated July 2026, Paris 1 counted 25 delocalised degrees in 11 countries. It said 19 of them were double degrees.
Sources: Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, 16 October 2026; Paris 1 course catalogue, business law master in Fès; Paris 1, international programmes list, July 2026; Euromed University of Fès, Sorbonne-Euromed Institute for Business Law; Euromed Institute of Legal and Political Sciences, 2026 brochure; Euromed University of Fès, humanities and social sciences pole; Euromed University of Fès website; Le360, 16 October 2026; LesEco, 16 October 2026.
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