Morocco’s UM6P secures nearly USD 1 bn in financing: Morocco’s Mohammed VI Polytechnic University (UM6P) has raised USD 986 mn from the OCP Foundation to support green expansion plans and smart city projects in Morocco’s green city of Benguerir, Morocco World News reports.

What we know: UM6P will channel the funds provided by OCP to expand campuses Rabat, Benguerir, and Laayoune focusing on smart city and green construction projects, including the Smart Health Care City project it is building in partnership with Moroccan health care firm Akdital.

UM6P is invested in the green building: In February, the university opened its USD 23.5 mn Green & Smart Building Park in Benguerir as it looks to establish the park as a research and development hub focused on green building, clean energy, and sustainable mobility solutions.

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