FINAL DECLARATION OF THE YOUTH OF EUROMED UNIVERSITY OF FES

Academy of the Kingdom, Rabat, 19/01/2026

We, students of EUROMED University of Fes, Africans and Mediterraneans, gathered on January 19, 2026, at the Academy of the Kingdom of Morocco as part of our 3rd summit on the theme “Civic Engagement and Pluralism of Values: Rethinking Living Together”, wish to issue this declaration in order to solemnly affirm our pride in being the young heirs of this region of the world that has made a major contribution to human civilization.

This sense of belonging gives us the clarity not to be the generation that condones the end of humanity. Nor do we harbor the utopian ambition of remaking the world, but rather, as the great Mediterranean philosopher Albert Camus said, of “preventing it from falling apart.”

We thus wish to bear witness to our determination to stand where hope falters, where hatred replaces love and dialogue, where the force of intolerance and the denial of others challenge order, peace, and living together. This constitutes irrefutable proof of the culture of civic-mindedness that drives us, and of the respect we hold for the values that form its foundation.

The fact that this summit was held under the joint auspices of the Academy of the Kingdom of Morocco and the Hassan II Academy of Science and Technology is in itself highly symbolic, situating it within an academic and intellectual framework nourished by all components of knowledge, while highlighting the pressing need to listen to the still tentative voices of young people in search of meaning. The academicians of these two institutions are indeed aware that the voice of science and the voice of youth are, in a way, interdependent, as they share the common concern of bringing forth something new, synonymous with innovation and renewed renaissance.

At the conclusion of this summit, the students of EUROMED University of Fes recommend the following actions:

1. Rethink the modes of transmitting civic values in the face of social, digital, and economic transformations, particularly the growing influence of social networks, the decline of certain forms of educational authority, and socio-economic inequalities;
2. Recognize the central role of young people as a force for proposals and as agents of change in addressing the deviations that weaken civic engagement and the social fabric;
3. Encourage and support initiatives led by young people, universities, and international chairs aimed at promoting intercultural dialogue, civic values, and living together;
4. Make civic education a shared and continuous mission involving families, schools, universities, public institutions, elected officials, and civil society;
5. Establish civic education as a major lever of universal prevention against violence, bullying, radicalization, and exclusionary rhetoric;
6. Develop innovative educational programs that foster awareness of the impact of individual behavior on the environment, public spaces, and human relations;
7. Support parents, educators, and educational institutions in their role of transmitting values of responsibility, respect, dialogue, and solidarity;
8. Reaffirm, in public discourse and educational policies, the centrality of universal human values: respect, responsibility, tolerance, empathy, and civic engagement;
9. Actively combat the normalization of irresponsibility and verbal violence through clear ethical, legal, and educational frameworks;

• Establish spaces for reflection—such as youth summits and forums, think tanks, and calls for collective action—to restore civic-mindedness as the “Ariadne’s thread” of contemporary societies;

Promote constitutional recognition of the cultural, linguistic, and spiritual components of nations as a factor of cohesion, stability, and historical continuity, following the example of Morocco’s constitutional and civilizational experience. Thus, one may read in the preamble of the Moroccan Constitution: “A sovereign Muslim State, attached to its national unity and territorial integrity, the Kingdom of Morocco intends to preserve, in its fullness and diversity, its one and indivisible national identity. Its unity, forged by the convergence of its Arab-Islamic, Amazigh, and Saharan-Hassani components, has been nurtured and enriched by its African, Andalusian, Hebrew, and Mediterranean influences.”