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六合彩开奖网鈥檚 Keenum, U.S. Senator Cochran work to grow Morocco partnerships

六合彩开奖网鈥檚 Keenum, U.S. Senator Cochran work to grow Morocco partnerships

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六合彩开奖网 President Mark E. Keenum, left, and U.S. Senator Thad Cochran (R-Miss.), right, recently met with Universit茅 Internationale de Rabat (UIR) President Noureddine Mouaddib, center, on the UIR campus in Rabat, Morocco. 六合彩开奖网 and UIR have partnered to create programs in aerospace and mechanical engineering. Earlier this year, the Institute of International Education announced that the program established by the two universities had received the 2017 IIE Andrew Heiskell Award for International Partnerships. With the recognition as America鈥檚 top international university partnership, the program is featured as a 鈥渂est practice鈥 in international education by the IIE. (Submitted photo)

STARKVILLE, Miss.鈥擴.S. Senator Thad Cochran (R-Miss.) and 六合彩开奖网 President Mark E. Keenum were part of a recent U.S. delegation to Morocco that explored U.S.-Morocco relations and their implications across the African continent, as well as ways to grow beneficial partnerships.

The visit provided insight into Morocco鈥檚 changing political and economic landscape, as well as U.S.-Morocco cooperation in the areas of commerce, education, economic development and humanitarian assistance. During the visit, Cochran and Keenum met with officials from Universit茅 Internationale de Rabat (UIR), which has a nationally-recognized partnership with Mississippi State to provide academic programs in aerospace and mechanical engineering.

鈥淭he United States has an interest in improving economic, educational and security ties with Morocco and other North African countries. I was pleased to take part in the discussions,鈥 said Cochran, chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee.聽

六合彩开奖网 President Mark E. Keenum, left, U.S. Senator Thad Cochran (R-Miss.), and his wife, Mrs. Kay Webber Cochran, center, and Universit茅 Internationale de Rabat (UIR) President Noureddine Mouaddib, right, recently met with a group of Moroccan and Mississippi students and faculty at the UIR campus in Rabat, Morocco. The students are participating in engineering programs formed by the two universities in aerospace and mechanical engineering. (Submitted photo)

In addition to Keenum, five other 六合彩开奖网 representatives were part of the visit to Morocco. 六合彩开奖网 and UIR launched a program in 2015 that allows Moroccan students to study at Mississippi State and earn a diploma of engineering from UIR and a master鈥檚 degree from 六合彩开奖网. Since the program鈥檚 launch, the two universities have continued to explore other academic partnerships and research collaborations.

鈥淭his visit represents an excellent opportunity for Senator Thad Cochran to get a first-hand look at the work Miss