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Housing Guide

Student Housing in Morocco

Where students from India and Pakistan live in Morocco. Public residences: through the Moroccan Agency for International Cooperation (AMCI). Campus rooms: at Mohammed VI Polytechnic University (UM6P) and Al Akhawayn University in Ifrane (AUI). Or a rented flat. Prices are in Moroccan dirhams (MAD).

Housing options

Three main choices for students.

Accommodation TypeAverage CostProsCons
Public university residences

Rooms in university hostels (cités universitaires). AMCI gives them to foreign students while rooms are available.

You pay a residence fee.

  • Near public universities.
  • Applied for through AMCI.
  • Not given automatically.
  • In 2025-26, at most 3 years.
FGSES (UM6P) campus

Every FGSES student is guaranteed a campus room.

MAD 1,900 to MAD 2,500 a month

Room only. Meals are extra.

  • Private room in a shared apartment or on a residence floor.
  • Campus meals that cost less because the university pays part.
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AUI campus (Ifrane)

AUI has rooms from triple rooms (shared by 3 students) to single studios on campus.

MAD 3,570 to MAD 16,000 a semester (half a year)

Priced per semester (half a year).

  • On campus.
  • Single rooms and studios are limited.

How to find a place

Before you arrive

  • Private campus: book your room when the university opens bookings (FGSES: in August).

After you arrive

  • AMCI students: collect your housing permit from AMCI.
  • Private rental: sign a written rental contract.

Required Documents

For off-campus housing in Morocco, you'll typically need to provide the following documents:

  • 1
    AMCI housing permit

    For a room in a public university residence.

  • 2
    Rental contract

    For a private rental. You need it for your residence card.

Costs

Campus prices, in Moroccan dirhams (MAD).

Additional Costs to Consider

  • AUI damage deposit

    Paid once by new students in the first semester, to cover any damage. Refunded when you graduate or leave.

    MAD 3,000

Tips

AMCI students: ask AMCI for a housing permit as soon as you arrive.

Get a written rental contract before you pay rent.

AUI rooms cost MAD 3,570 (triple room, shared by 3 students) to MAD 16,000 (single room, for 1 student) a semester (half a year).

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