Ibn Zohr University

Ibn Zohr University is a public university in Agadir, Morocco.

History
Created in 1989, the university takes its name from the Andalusian scholar Ibn Zhor el-Iyadi known as Avenzoar.

Education
The university offers courses in the major disciplines of Science and Technology, Law and Economics, Letter and Human Sciences. It has nine faculties and six schools.The 163 courses are structured according to the LMD Higher Education Architecture - License, Master and PhD.

Research
The university has several doctorales programs, research institutes, PhD students and researchers in the following research programs:
 * Territory Planning, Societies, Migration and Sustainable Development
 * Fundamental and Applied Chemistry
 * Public Law and Private Law
 * Economics and Management
 * Anthropized areas: environmental risks and socio-economic fragility
 * Geosciences and Geo-environment
 * Regional History of Southern Morocco
 * Languages and Communication
 * Mathematics, Computer Science and Applications
 * Heritage and development
 * Life Sciences and Natural Resources
 * Management Science and Technology
 * Engineering Science and Technology
 * Science, Technology and Engineering
 * النص والخطاب
 * العلوم القانونية والسياسية
 * المذهب المالكي و التشريع المعاصر

Organization
The number of students is over 120,000 (as of 2017–2018) spread over 17 institutions, namely:
 * Faculty of Science - Agadir (FSA)
 * Faculty of Legal, Economic and Social Sciences - Agadir (FSJES)
 * Faculty of Legal, Economic and Social Sciences - Ait Melloul (FSJESAM)
 * Faculty of Arts and Humanities - Agadir (FLSHA)
 * Faculty of Languages, Arts and Humanities - Ait Melloul (FLASH)
 * Faculty of Applied Sciences - Ait Melloul (FSAA)
 * Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy - Agadir (FMPA)
 * National School of Commerce and Management - Agadir (ENCG)
 * National School of Commerce and Management - Dakhla (ENCG)
 * National School of Applied Sciences - Agadir (ENSA)
 * Multidisciplinary Faculty - Ouarzazate (FPO)
 * Multidisciplinary Faculty - Taroudannt (FPT)
 * Faculty of Sharia - Ait Melloul
 * Faculty of Sharia - Smara
 * Graduate School of Technology - Agadir (ESTA)
 * Higher School of Technology - Guelmim (ESTG)
 * Higher School of Technology - Laayoune (ESTL)