RMECAI 2026 Rethinking Media, Education, and Culture in the AI Era

Official Opening

• Mr. Mehdi Khalid — President of the University Sultan Moulay Slimane (USMS)
• Mr. Mohammed Bellachhab — Dean of Faculty of Letters and Human Sciences
• Mr. Moulay Ismail Bassir — Director of Mohamed Bassir Institution
• Mr. Ahmed Badra — President of Municipal Council of Beni Mellal
• Peer Syed Mudassir Nazar Shah — President, SACH Institute
• Amine Debbagh — CEO of Calliope for Publishing & Distribution
• Mr. Mustapha Zanzoun — Director of Linguistic Studies & Discourse Analysis Lab and Head of English Studies

Special Keynote Speakers — Panel 1

Moderator: Driss Bouyahya
Reporter: Ilyass Eddaif

• Klaus Larres — UNC-Chapel Hill, USA
  US, Europe, China Strategic Competition regarding AI and Semiconductors
• Youssef Hdouch — Ibn Tofail University
  AI-driven disinformation: A briefing on democratic resilience and policy response
• Najib Slimani — Cadi Ayyad University
  Artificial Intelligence Espousal Across Sectors: a SWOT Framework Lowdown
• Mohamed Zniber — Cadi Ayyad University
  Beyond the Textbook: a seamless automated ecosystem for adaptive learning

Panel 1 — Education & AI

Moderator: Lalla Meriam Ouahidi
Reporter: Othman El Mohtarim

• Said Fathi — Hassan II University
  Balancing Human–AI Collaboration in Higher Education in Morocco
• Youness Mounqadi — AREF Béni Mellal-Khénifra
  النماذج اللغوية الكبيرة بين تجويد التعلم ومساءلة النزاهة الأكاديمية: نحو إطار أخلاقي وتشريعي منظم للتعليم العالي
• Badr Ezzaher Azrak — Hassan II University
  التعليم العالي والبحث العلمي في المغرب والعالم العربي: من أزمة الملاءمة إلى رهان السيادة الرقمية في عصر الذكاء الاصطناعي
• Lilit Saakian — European University of Armenia
  AI-Enhanced Teaching Without Dehumanization: Balancing Technology, Academic Integrity, Professional Ethics, and Human Values
• June Wang (online) — City University of Hong Kong
  Telling the Chinese Story in the Algorithmic Age: Platform Ecosystems and the Global Circulation of The Three-Body Problem
• محمد عبد الوهاب العلالي — المعهد العالي للإعلام والاتصال
  الممارسات الصحفية والذكاء الاصطناعي التوليدي في المغرب

Discussion: 13:10–13:25

Panel 2 — Media & AI

Moderator: Said Elmouhtarim
Reporter: Khattib

• Mohamed Saleck Oumar — Nouakchott University
  The Republican Schools in Mauritania and the Asset-based Community Development Approach (ABCD)
• Dear Pr. Taleb Bilal Eli — Higher Institute of English (HIE), Mauritania
  The Role of Media in Shaping Dialect Perception and Use in Mauritania: The Case of Sixty Minutes in Hassaniya
• Mohamed Hafid — Hassan II University
  الإعلام والذكاء الاصطناعي: من التضليل إلى الحوار
• Mohamed Slimani — Sultan Moulay Slimane University
  التحولات البنيوية والتحريرية الجديدة للإعلام في عصر الذكاء الاصطناعي
• Anouar Lakhal — Abdelmalek Essaadi University / MD1 TV
  أخلاقيات الإعلام وحكامة التواصل الرقمي في عصر الذكاء الاصطناعي: رهانات التنظيم وحدود المسؤولية
• Mohamed Hammani — Cadi Ayyad University
  AI, Media, and Cultural Agency: Rethinking Education Beyond Linguistic and Algorithmic
• Khalid El Antri — École Royale de la Gendarmerie
  الحكامة القانونية للذكاء الاصطناعي في المغرب: إشكاليات السيادة الرقمية وتنظيم المجال الإعلامي وحماية الحقوق

Discussion: 16:30–16:45

Panel 3 — Education & AI

Moderator: Mohamed Jaafari
Reporter: Mohamed Khattab

• Abdellah Ghazi — Cadi Ayyad University
  COIL, Media, and Intercultural Competence: Pedagogical Reflections
• Bilal Boukhari — Mundiapolis University
  Les robots intelligents face au droit : quelle évolution des régimes de responsabilité
• Soumaya Benyahia, Nabil Morchid, and Abderrazak El Kemma — Ibn Tofail University
  Rethinking Complexity, Accuracy, and Fluency in the EFL Context
• Nourelhouda Bouhaissa, Mohamed Benmhamed, and Nabil Morchid — Ibn Tofail University
  Toward a Tech-Based Model in Teacher Education in Morocco: (TPACK Framework)
• Ghita Guedira — Ibn Tofail University
  Beyond ‘Standard’ English: How Moroccan Students Adapt Job Application Genres in the Age of AI
• Mustapha Zanzoun & Othman El Mohtarim — Sultan Moulay Slimane University
  Using Artificial Intelligence in Teaching Language Components: The Case of Vocabulary and Pronunciation

Discussion: 18:15–18:30

Panel 4 — Culture & AI

Moderator: Youcef Armouz
Reporter: Rajae Serghini

• Khadija Anasse & Samia Moustaghfir — Ibn Tofail University
  AI Literacy and Curriculum Reform in Higher Education: From Technical Competence to Critical Algorithmic Citizenship — A Systematic Review (2020–2025)
• Hassan Mouchrif, Najat Mokhtari, Bouchaib Benzehaf, Meryem Bennis, Amine Debbagh — Extensive Reading Association of Morocco + Calliope Languages
  From Guessing to Prompting: How AI Reshapes Metacognitive Strategy Use in Extensive Reading among Moroccan EFL Learners at Calliope Languages
• Said Elmouhtarim — Sultan Moulay Slimane University
  From Human to AI-based Translation: Benefits and Challenges
• Mohamed Jaafari — Sultan Moulay Slimane University
  AI Drafts and Human Judgment: Analysis of Culturally Sensitive Translation
• Brahim Belhad — Hassan II University
  Globalization and Media Influence
• Abdelaaziz El Bakkali & Zakaria Abdelmounim — Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University
  AI, Heritage, and Identity: Perceptions of Moroccan Students on Blending Culture and Innovation in English Language Learning

Discussion: 10:30–10:45

Panel 5 — Interdisciplinary Approaches

Moderator: F. Z. Boutabssil
Reporter: Omar Fadil

• Voinescu Laura Teodora — National College of Computer Sciences, Romania
  Narrating Artificial Intelligence: Ethics, Transparency, and Power in Machines Like Me
• Mohamed Yazid Mazouzi — Hassan I University
  La propriété intellectuelle à l’épreuve de l’intelligence artificielle
• Hamid Ech-Charyf — Hassan I University
  الإعلام والتعليم والثقافة في عصر الذكاء الاصطناعي: رهانات التحول وآفاق البحث المسؤولية المدنية والذكاء الاصطناعي
• Elena Gavrilova & Kira Trostina (online) — Plekhanov Russian University of Economics
  AI-Powered Pedagogy: Boosting L2 Skills or Breeding Dependency?
• Mohamed El Jarari — Mohammed First University
  Who Designs Children's Learning Environments? The Disconnect Between Educational Theory and Algorithmic Reality
• Faïcal Chanour — Cadi Ayyad University
  When Machines Speak for Cultures: Recursive AI Discourse and the Collapse of Human Identity

Discussion: 12:15–12:30

Panel 6 — Critical Theory, Ecology & AI Futures

Moderator: Mustapha Zanzoun
Reporter: Rachid Jaoui

• Tugrul Keskin (online) — Ningxia University, China
  Beyond Classical Orientalism: The Political Economy of China Knowledge in Europe
• Hamid Masfour — Sultan Moulay Slimane University
  Can AI Think Ecologically? Toward Machine Environmental Ethics
• Bouchra Belgaid — Mohammed First University
  Ecojustice and AI in Hollywood Cinema: The Case of Avatar by James Cameron
• Redouane El Yousfi — Sultan Moulay Slimane University
  Artificial Conscience and Ecological Responsibility: Ethics of AI in Machines Like Me by Ian McEwan
• Soumia Boutkhil — Mohammed First University
  The Algorithm of Domination
• Larbi Taouaf — Mohammed First University
  The Task of the University in the 21st Century: Toward a Critical Theory of Algorithmic Reason and Civic Deskilling in Higher Education
• Joseph Liu (online) — China Servant Leadership Center, China
  Living with Intelligent Machines: Cultural Identity and Meaning-Making in Human–AI Coexistence

Discussion: 14:00–14:15

Panel 7 — Student Agency, Critical Thinking & Responsible AI Use

Reporter: Youcef Agdal

• Aziz El Ghouati & Atimade Chankob — Ibn Tofail University
  Low-Stakes Writing as a Pedagogical Strategy to Mitigate AI Overreliance in EFL Writing: A Qualitative Study
• Khadija Anasse & Brahim Mrissa — Ibn Tofail University / Cadi Ayyad University
  Exploring Students’ Use and Perceptions of AI-Powered Systems and Their Impact on Higher Education
• Mounir Chibi — Ibn Tofail University
  Dependency or Development: The Dual Role of AI in Shaping Students’ Critical Thinking
• Esther Nan Chen (online) — UBP Management LLC, USA
  Strategic Sovereignty in the AI Era: From Production to Value Leadership
• Mohammed Khatib — Sultan Moulay Slimane University
  More Harm Than Good? University Students’ Perceptions of AI Tools: A Thematic Analysis
• Mohamed Benmhamed & Lamiae Aboulrhit — Ibn Tofail University
  Enhancing Vocabulary Acquisition and Retention through American Idioms: An AI-Assisted Study of Ibn Tofail University Students
• Abdelmajid Jamiai & Ouafaa Belouiza — Ibn Tofail University
  Exploring the Role of Digital Integration in Enhancing Student Engagement in English Language Learning in Moroccan Higher Education

Discussion: 15:45–16:00