UM6P Joins Global Leaders at U7+ Alliance Summit to Shape a Global, Inclusive AI Roadmap

 As part of the U7+ Alliance, UM6P, represented by Mr. Khalid Baddou, took part in the Alliance’s annual meeting hosted at the University of Ottawa in Canada. This engagement reaffirms UM6P’s active role within a network of over 50 leading institutions addressing global challenges through collective intelligence and academic cooperation. During the gathering, U7+ leadership adopted a joint communiqué addressed to G7 country leaders, focusing on the role of universities in the governance and responsible use of artificial intelligence. Cochaired by Prof. Lamiae Azizi (UM6P) and Prof. Valérie Amiraux (Université de Montréal), the U7+ working group outlines concrete recommendations across four pillars: AI workforce development, inclusive innovation, public policy frameworks, and efforts to close the global AI divide.

This position aligns with UM6P’s broader institutional model, one that combines impact-driven research, interdisciplinary education, and public policy engagement. Within this framework, its AI Movement is now a UNESCO Category II Centre, mandated to position Morocco as a regional leader in AI transformation. The recent deployment of ChatGPT Edu across UM6P’s learning environments has made it the first African university to do so. Meanwhile, its African Women in Tech and AI initiative is actively training and accelerating the next generation of women leaders in AI across the continent, aiming to empower 150 women through its first cohort. The U7+ Alliance is a coalition of top universities collaborating on global policy issues, leveraging academic expertise to influence international governance frameworks. This initiative places academic leadership at the heart of efforts to ensure AI development aligns with the values of equity, trust, and responsible governance. UM6P considers the U7+ Alliance an important platform to ensure that African scientific ecosystems are not merely adapting to global standards, but actively shaping them.