The Program · At a glance
Every morning a seminar, every afternoon a workshop. Tap any tile below to jump straight to that day's detail.
Phase 1 · Arrival
Day 1 — pickup at Mohammed V Airport, on-site registration and the opening reception.
Morning · 09:00 – 12:30
Welcome team meets international participants at Mohammed V Airport (Casablanca) and accompanies them to their accommodation.
Afternoon · 14:00 – 17:30
Check-in at the venue, badges and welcome packs handed out, followed by a Moroccan tea & pastries networking reception starting at 20:00.
Phase 2 · Academic Program
Days 2–9 — every morning a seminar with university and guests, every afternoon a hands-on workshop applied to the final project.
Morning · 09:00 – 12:30
Opening words from Hassan II University of Casablanca, guided tour of the campus and ENSEM (National Higher School of Electricity and Mechanics).
Afternoon · 14:00 – 17:30
Interdisciplinary, international groups of 4–5 students are formed. Each team chooses a name and a visual identity for the entire Program.
Morning · 09:00 – 12:30
Digital Transformation of Society — promises, risks and responsibilities. What does digital transformation really mean for societies, economies and individuals? The ethics of technology.
Afternoon · 14:00 – 17:30
Each team produces a collaborative mind-map of the summer school's key themes, then presents it for discussion and synthesis with the facilitators.
Morning · 09:00 – 12:30
Who owns your data? How personal data became the world's most valuable resource. Foundations of GDPR-style and Moroccan Law 09-08 protections.
Afternoon · 14:00 – 17:30
Each team picks a service they use daily (social network, e-commerce, health app) and runs a structured audit: what is collected, how it is used, what rights users have.
Morning · 09:00 – 12:30
AI in everyday life — healthcare, education, hiring, banking, justice. Frameworks for responsible AI: the EU AI Act and emerging Moroccan guidelines.
Afternoon · 14:00 – 17:30
Each team drafts a short AI Ethics Charter for a fictional organisation in their field, balancing utility, fairness and accountability.
Morning · 09:00 – 12:30
Seminar on digital governance — actors, mechanisms and stakes. Sovereignty, infrastructure, multilateral standards.
Afternoon · 14:00 – 17:30
Role-play exercise: teams take on the role of regulator, tech platform, civil-society NGO, journalist and citizen, and negotiate a piece of legislation.
Morning · 09:00 – 12:30
Education, work and the city in the digital age — case studies and cross-sector evidence.
Afternoon · 14:00 – 17:30
Teams refine and develop their final project with one-on-one support from the facilitators.
Morning · 09:00 – 12:30
Energy, water, rare-earth materials, e-waste and climate. The hidden footprint of cloud computing, AI training and consumer electronics.
Afternoon · 14:00 – 17:30
Workshop: each team redesigns a digital product or service to make it more accessible and inclusive for an underserved group (elderly, people with disabilities, low-bandwidth users…).
Morning · 09:00 – 12:30
Each team presents their project to a jury composed of academic professors, a practitioner from the digital sector, and a representative of the Summer School scientific committee.
Afternoon · 14:00 – 17:30
Distribution of certificates of completion, prizes for the top projects, and an official cohort photo.
Phase 3 · Demo & departure
Day 10 — coordinated airport transfers after the awards ceremony on day 9.
Morning · 09:00 – 12:30
Coordinated airport transfers to Mohammed V Airport for international participants. Safe travels and stay in touch with the UH2C alumni network.
