The Mohammadia School of Engineers[1] (French: École Mohammadia d'Ingénieurs, abbreviated EMI; Arabic: المدرسة المحمدية للمهندسين) is the first to be established engineering school in Morocco. EMI was founded in 1959 by the King Mohammed V as Morocco's first polytechnic, it's the largest institution of higher education in technology and one of the leading technical schools in Morocco.
History
EMI became in 1982 under the order of the king Hassan II a school combining academic and military education in order to control the students promoting communism.[2]
The new model set was following the establishment of the polytechnical school of Paris (École Polytechnique).
Special events
First Computer in Morocco as a gift from the king Baudoin of the Belgians to EMI.
First School to introduce in 2003 the Internet country code top-level domain ".ma".
First School introducing the Electrical Engineering 's bachelor's degree.
Organization
After three years of academic studies and military training the students have to take an oath in front of his majesty the King of Morocco in order to get the 'Grandes Ecoles d'ingénieurs' degree,a Bac+5 in the French education System, and the equivalent of a master's degree . In the military side the students graduate as reserve Officers. The school consists of nine departments :
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