TIMSS and PIRLS
NRC meeting in Agadir

Morocco's Ministry of National Education and Vocational Training hosted the PIRLS 2016 7th National Research Coordinators Meeting, attended by representatives of more than 50 countries in Agadir in December. Together, they reviewed exhibits for PIRLS 2016 and the inaugural ePIRLS 2016, an assessment of online reading.

Dr. Rachid Benmokhtar, Morocco’s Minister of National Education and Vocational Training, opened the meeting, emphasizing the important roles that TIMSS and PIRLS have played in the development of Morocco’s education system.

TIMSS & PIRLS International Study Center thanks our generous hosts from the Ministry of National Education and Vocational Training.