{"id":3107,"date":"2024-06-19T15:22:00","date_gmt":"2024-06-19T15:22:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smbi-maroc.org\/?page_id=3107"},"modified":"2026-10-11T21:39:00","modified_gmt":"2026-10-11T21:39:00","slug":"courses","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/smbi-maroc.org\/?page_id=3107","title":{"rendered":"Courses"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"3107\" class=\"elementor elementor-3107\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e3262d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5e3262d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-05ee359 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"05ee359\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cs-page\">\n\n  <!-- Hero -->\n  <header class=\"cs-hero\">\n    <div class=\"cs-hero-inner\">\n      <p class=\"cs-kicker\">Courses<\/p>\n      <h1>Learn at the meeting point of biotechnology, AI and engineering<\/h1>\n      <p class=\"cs-lead\">SMBI is building a community of students, researchers and professionals in biotechnology, artificial intelligence, physics, mechatronics and automation. Our courses give you the skills to join it, and our international projects give you a place to use them.<\/p>\n      <nav class=\"cs-jump\" aria-label=\"Course fields\">\n        <a href=\"#cs-biotech\">Biotechnology<\/a>\n        <a href=\"#cs-ai\">Artificial intelligence<\/a>\n        <a href=\"#cs-physics\">Physics<\/a>\n        <a href=\"#cs-mecha\">Mechatronics<\/a>\n        <a href=\"#cs-auto\">Automation<\/a>\n        <a href=\"#cs-projects\">International projects<\/a>\n      <\/nav>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/header>\n\n  <main class=\"cs-main\">\n\n    <!-- Intro -->\n    <section class=\"cs-section cs-intro\" aria-labelledby=\"cs-intro-h\">\n      <div class=\"cs-col\">\n        <h2 id=\"cs-intro-h\">One community, five fields<\/h2>\n        <div class=\"cs-line\"><\/div>\n        <p>Today's problems, such as clean water, sustainable agriculture and precision medicine, do not belong to a single discipline. A biologist needs to read sensor data, an engineer needs to understand a living system, and both need to know how to train a model.<\/p>\n        <p>Our courses are built around that idea. Each one is practical, taught in small groups, and connected to real research and project work.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n      <aside class=\"cs-facts\" aria-label=\"How our courses work\">\n        <h3>How it works<\/h3>\n        <dl>\n          <dt>Who can join<\/dt><dd>Students, young researchers and professionals<\/dd>\n          <dt>Format<\/dt><dd>Hands-on sessions, workshops and summer schools<\/dd>\n          <dt>Location<\/dt><dd>Tangier, Morocco, with some online sessions<\/dd>\n          <dt>Members<\/dt><dd>Membership is 100 DH per year<\/dd>\n        <\/dl>\n      <\/aside>\n    <\/section>\n\n    <!-- Biotechnology -->\n    <section class=\"cs-section cs-field\" id=\"cs-biotech\" aria-labelledby=\"cs-biotech-h\">\n      <h2 id=\"cs-biotech-h\">Biotechnology<\/h2>\n      <div class=\"cs-line\"><\/div>\n      <ul class=\"cs-courses\">\n        <li>\n          <h3>Introduction to biotechnology<\/h3>\n          <p>The core ideas of modern biotechnology, from molecular tools to 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<h2 id=\"cs-projects-h\">International projects<\/h2>\n      <div class=\"cs-line\"><\/div>\n      <div class=\"cs-project\">\n        <div class=\"cs-col\">\n          <p>Alongside teaching, we take part in international research projects that combine these fields. SMBI is involved in <strong>CIRQUA<\/strong>, a Horizon Europe project that upgrades constructed wetlands for wastewater treatment in rural Mediterranean areas.<\/p>\n          <p>It brings together nanostructured filters, photocatalytic modules, nitrogen-fixing plants, sensors and automation, precision irrigation and artificial intelligence, so that treated water and plant biomass can be reused for irrigation and fertilisation.<\/p>\n          <p>Our courses teach the skills these projects need, and students and members can then take part in similar work with partner universities and laboratories.<\/p>\n          <a class=\"cs-link\" href=\"https:\/\/cirqua-water.eu\/\">Visit the CIRQUA website<\/a>\n        <\/div>\n        <aside class=\"cs-facts\" aria-label=\"CIRQUA at a glance\">\n          <h3>CIRQUA at a glance<\/h3>\n          <dl>\n            <dt>Duration<\/dt><dd>36 months, April 2024 to March 2027<\/dd>\n            <dt>Partners<\/dt><dd>13 partners from 10 countries and 3 continents<\/dd>\n            <dt>Funding<\/dt><dd>4.09 million euros from Horizon Europe<\/dd>\n            <dt>Focus<\/dt><dd>Water reuse, nature-based solutions, sensors, automation and AI<\/dd>\n          <\/dl>\n        <\/aside>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n\n    <!-- Join -->\n    <section class=\"cs-join\" aria-labelledby=\"cs-join-h\">\n      <div>\n        <h2 id=\"cs-join-h\">Join the community<\/h2>\n        <p>Become a member to register for courses and hear about new workshops, summer schools and project opportunities. 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