Day 6 started with an early arrival at the CCCL for us to depart for Casablanca, and then head on our way to Marrakesh! Although today wasn’t my site visit day, I still learned along the way what I can connect to my work with Association Nationale du Développement Digital (ANDD). Our first stop was…
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House Money
This was our first sight of the day: the Kutubiyya Mosque. It resembles other mosques I have seen in Morocco. The large towers always impress me. This picture features a vibrant green fruit stand stocked with contrasting oranges and pomegranates, alongside an older-style motorcycle. These fruit stands are common throughout Marrakech, showcasing sweet fruits and…
Day 7: Marrakesh
Photo outside the Kutubiyya Mosque These guy with their really cool instruments Really cool detailed ceiling!! So many bags WOW!! Aw, so cute! I choose these photos because they captured the beauty of Marrakesh, and also because they were some of the only photos got. Wish I had taken more photos of this beautiful city…
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Selfie in front of the Koutoubia Mosque Group shot fruther from the Koutoubia Mosque Fountain in the Bahia Palace Photo of a Souk inside the Marrakesh Medina I chose to include these photos specifically in today’s blog post because I feel that it covered all that we as a group did today. Starting out with…
100% Full, 100% Inspiring
Today our group visited the Casablanca Technopark and I genuinely did not know what to expect walking in. The space itself felt modern and energetic, like a place where things are actually happening. We sat in on a presentation and heard from someone on the Technopark team about what it does, how it works, and…
All Together Now
Today was a very busy, but also very informative day in Morocco! My day began with an early morning breakfast from my host mom before she walked me over to CCCL to head back on the bus to Casablanca! Our first site visit of the day was to Casablanca Technopark, which was launched in 2001…
Day 6: From Quiet Rabat to Bustling Marrakech
Today I had my team’s site visit to Casablanca Technopark and it taught me a lot that I could not research online. The first thing that I learned was unlike US startups incubators Technopark does not take any shares of the company and also does not provide them with financial support directly instead most of…
A First-hand Look
Our group’s site visit to UM6P today really brought to light the importance of first-hand research and connections. Without visiting the university, my project group had a basis of information, but the site visit provided us with new insights we would not have gained otherwise. Prior to the site visit, I knew OCP Group plays…
Technopark Aura
Today, we had our first three site visits, starting with my group’s site, Technopark Casablanca. Finally being able to see the two big towers with the connecting bridge was captivating. Being able to actually visit the site that we have done so much research on gave me a completely different perspective on entrepreneurship and innovation…
Day 6: UM6P at last!
Today was a long travel day with a lot of stops, one of them including my site visit! My group was in charge of the UM6P site visit, and we were definitely blown away. I think that the order of our site visits also made a lot of sense as we learned more and more…
Day 6: The Code to Success
Today we travelled to Marrakesh, stopping for three site visits along the way. First, we visited the Technopark in Casablanca, and listened to a keynote speaker explain the Technoparks “Startup and Smart Tech”. I enjoyed seeing all of the office rooms and group spaces where these bright minds come up with the future ideas of…
Bouta take the best shower of my life
Some key takeaways from the site visit to the University of Mohammed VI that will impact my report is about their marketing strategy. They don’t have a traditional way for marketing the university because it is not necessary. Without any marketing, and only being inaugurated in 2017, the university has plenty of students applying every…
Day 6: More Than Just a Coding School
I was pleasantly surprised today with all of the information that we were able to gather during our site visit to the 1337 coding school. We learned a lot and everything that we had questions about were answered, besides specific financial information. All of the information we learned is going to be very helpful for…
The Excursion
Today marked the start of the site visits tied to the Plus3 program. With the focus on entrepreneurship and technology, we made our first stop at the Casablanca Technopark. Here, we learned about how the application and acceptance process works for startups seeking to use the resources that the Technopark provides. I believe this detail…
No Teachers, No Problem
We arrived in Marrakesh today, and I can’t wait for what’s to come. Great hotel, excellent dinner, and there is a pool I intend to make full use of. But before all that, today gave us something more valuable than a good meal: a full, on-the-ground picture of 1337, the school my group has been…
Back to Casablanca
Today’s visit to Casablanca Technopark was the most valuable experience to get ready for our end of program presentation. This site visit offered my group and I a firsthand view of the Technopark and everything it’s doing to help Morocco’s growing innovation economy, information that will directly shape how our group approaches the final presentation….
1337 littttttt
Our visit to 1337 coding school didn’t completely surprise me, since I already had a decent understanding of how their model works, but seeing it in action made the system feel much more real and clarified details that will be really useful for my team’s final project. One of the biggest takeaways for me was…
Day 6! Travel Day!!
Today was not my site visit day, but while visiting Stargate specifically, I noticed several similarities that I could connect to my work with ANDDs. Stargate’s mission of providing opportunities and resources for startups to succeed without expecting money or repayment in return reminded me a lot of what I see in ANDDs, since it…
Postcards from Morocco: Cafes & Cooperatives
Day 5’s itinerary moved us from the historical past into the vibrant, innovative future of Morocco. We spent the day of classes exploring the intersection of traditional craftsmanship and modern entrepreneurship, focusing on two main themes: a deep dive into the Anou Cooperative and a lecture on Morocco’s rapidly developing startup ecosystem. Learning about the…
Weaving It All Together
Today was a busy day. We had two very different speakers: a women’s artisan cooperative called Anou and a lecture on the development of Morocco’s startup ecosystem. They don’t seem related on the surface, but by the end of the day, I kept finding myself making connections between the two. Anou immediately caught my attention….