AL AKHAWAYN University: Closing of the 3rd edition of the School of Summer on AI

He stressed that The Summer School is now focused on the future and is trying to reflect on the ethical challenges of artificial intelligence by promoting concerted work of the new generation on different AI aspects.

This meeting was an opportunity, underlines the same official, to promote the right partnership with Afretecwhich brings together African technological universities, adding that The summer school of Al Akhawayn University Work for the interest of African talents and encouraging them to work more to win in the field.

He emphasized the importance of hackathon organized during the five days of the summer school, the opportunity to share the good practices In terms of AI and create an impact and community commitment with regard to engineering and AI.

For his part, You don’t like chacityprofessor at the School of Science and Engineering and member of the organizing committee of this event, said that this edition was devoted to responsible AI and the means of securing it, adding that l’uiveersité al Akhawayn welcomes the fact that it is the third time that she has housed this meeting with the participation of several experts in Morocco and abroad.

No less than 60 participants including winners, doctoral students and students from the Moroccan engineers and science schools and l’uiveersité al Akhawaynshe said, adding that this edition was marked by the organization of a competition to develop solutions with an impact on the development of the country.

For his part, the researcher at Microsoft and member of the hackathon jury, Akram zaytar stressed that this edition has focused on the development and future of AI with an accent on the African continent, putting the craze of Moroccan students on this theme of AI in connection with the Moroccan context.

Placed under the aegis of the School of Science and Engineeringthis event (August 25-29) experienced the organization of conferences and practical workshops, led by renowned experts.

The meeting treated the foundations of a responsible artificial intelligencewith an introduction to ethical and methodological issues, from the construction of a safe and trustworthy AI.

There was also talk of Role of women in AIthrough testimonies and reflections on leadership, equity and inclusion, as well as AI applications with regard to social impact and sustainable development.

At the end of this edition, the presentation of the projects carried out as part of the hackathon and the prize ceremony and certificates to participants.

THE MORNING | August 30, 2025 at 10:05 am