CPGE IBN GHAZI Rabat

What CPGE IBN GHAZI Rabat does

CPGE IBN GHAZI is a Moroccan private educational network specializing in preparatory classes (Classes Préparatoires aux Grandes Écoles, CPGE) for engineering and business-school entrance. Founded in 2003, the institution operates five full-service campuses in Rabat, Casablanca, Marrakech, Fès, and Meknès, enrolling more than 1,400 students per year and reporting 11,000+ alumni trained. It is not a technology company in the conventional sense; the operating model is agrégé-led classroom instruction, with supporting on-campus housing, dining, and extracurricular programming across all locations.

The core product set comprises two-year scientific preparatory tracks (MP, PSI) for engineering grandes écoles, two-year commercial preparatory tracks (EC) for business and management schools, and the '5/2 Cube' program — a three-year extended pathway combining standard CPGE with an additional year of specialized international preparation. A portfolio of 10+ international partnerships (Groupement EG@, UTT, ESTIA in France, plus institutions in the US, Canada, and the UK) provides dossier-based direct admission, supplementing the standard competitive-exam route into grandes écoles. The institution claims a 90% integration rate among students into Moroccan and international grandes écoles.

The business model is consumer-facing and tuition-driven: prospective Bacheliers and Bac+1+ students apply through a dedicated online candidacy portal and pay tuition that is not publicly disclosed. Go-to-market relies on the institutional website, open-house events (portes ouvertes), downloadable brochures, and direct inquiry channels. There is no disclosed pricing, no published revenue, no funding history, and no parent-company backing visible in the input — IBNGHAZI operates as an independent, privately-held educational network with no detected AI/ML or technology-platform differentiation beyond standard web infrastructure.

Name

CPGE IBN GHAZI Rabat

Legal name

IBNGHAZI CPGE

Website

https://ibnghazicpge.ac.ma

Company type

Private

Founded year

2003

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

CPGE IBN GHAZI is a Moroccan private preparatory-school network operating across five cities, offering two-year scientific and commercial CPGE programs that prepare students for entrance into engineering and business grandes écoles in Morocco and abroad.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Higher Education / Preparatory Classes

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (6113), Professional and Management Development Training (611430)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

International Business & Global Management Schools (EDAHAHAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Study Abroad Program Management & Administration (for Institutions) (EDAIAAAJ), Faculty-Led & Custom Group Study Abroad Programs (EDAIAAAA)

Keywords

• Preparatory classes
• Engineering prep school
• Business school prep
• Grandes ecoles prep
• Higher education Morocco

Headquarters

HQ city

Rabat

HQ country

Morocco

HQ region

Africa

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

CPGE IBN GHAZI operates a private preparatory-classes network in Morocco that delivers two-year intensive scientific (MP, PSI) and commercial/business (EC) curricula preparing high school graduates and Bac+1 students for entrance examinations to engineering and management grandes écoles in Morocco and abroad. Programs are delivered in-person at five urban campuses by agrégé-level professors and supplemented by an international direct-admission pathway to partner schools in France, the US, Canada and the UK.

Product overview

CPGE IBN GHAZI is a network of preparatory classes (Classes Préparatoires aux Grandes Écoles) operating across five cities in Morocco (Rabat, Casablanca, Marrakech, Fès, and Meknès). The institution offers a unified educational platform comprising scientific preparatory tracks (MP, PSI) and commercial preparatory tracks (EC) designed to prepare students for entry into prestigious engineering and business grandes écoles. The portfolio includes the innovative 5/2 Cube program providing three years of preparation with direct international access, as well as partnership-based international admission pathways to French, American, Canadian, and British institutions. All programs are delivered by agrégé professors and supported by campus facilities including accommodation and dining across all five locations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• CPGE Prépas Scientifiques

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Groupement EG@coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership allowing IBNGHAZI students to directly access 10 EG@ schools without taking competitive entrance exams, based on dossier evaluation.
• UTT (Université de Technologie de Troyes)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational partnership enabling IBNGHAZI students to integrate UTT directly through dossier or test without mandatory competitive exams.
• ESTIA (École Supérieure des Technologies Industrielles)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational partnership allowing direct admission to ESTIA for qualifying IBNGHAZI students.
• International Universities (USA, Canada, UK)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPreparatory programs providing direct access to international universities in the United States, Canada, and United Kingdom.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Al Akhawayn University: English-language Moroccan private liberal-arts university in Ifrane offering accredited undergraduate degrees. Indirect competitor for high-achieving Moroccan bacheliers considering international vs. domestic higher education pathways.
• Mundiapolis (Université Mundiapolis): Private Moroccan university in Casablanca offering engineering, business, and architecture programs. Competes for the same Moroccan student pool evaluating whether to pursue CPGE versus direct university admission.
• Université Internationale de Rabat (UIR): Large private Moroccan university offering full undergraduate and Grande École programs. Indirect competitor — students weighing a CPGE pathway versus integrated private university degrees, particularly given IBNGHAZI's international admission partnerships.
• EMSI (École Marocaine des Sciences de l'Ingénieur): Major Moroccan private engineering school network with campuses in multiple cities. Comparable in scale and multi-city Moroccan footprint, and competes for students targeting engineering careers, though via a different post-baccalaureate model.

Regional players

• Prépa INSA (Groupe INSA): French public engineering school network with its own prépa-to-engineer integrated cycle. Comparable as a CPGE-to-engineering-school pathway, but operates in France and serves as a destination rather than a direct Moroccan competitor.

Others

• Groupe EG@ (Partenaires IBNGHAZI): French network of engineering and management schools that is itself a direct IBNGHAZI partner for dossier-based admission. Comparable as a CPGE destination institution and a relevant peer in the broader French-Moroccan Grandes Écoles admission ecosystem.

Direct peers

• CPGE La Prépa: Moroccan private CPGE provider with scientific and commercial preparatory classes. Directly comparable in target customer (bacheliers), curriculum (MP/PSI/EC), and Grandes Écoles placement outcomes.
• Groupe Scolaire La Résidence: Moroccan private education group operating prépas and Grandes Écoles pathways, including CPGE tracks in Casablanca. Competes head-to-head with IBNGHAZI for Moroccan students seeking engineering/business school preparation.
• CPGE Alkhanssa: One of the most established private CPGE networks in Morocco offering scientific (MP/PSI) and commercial (EC) preparatory tracks in Casablanca. Direct competitor to IBNGHAZI for the same bachelier and bac+1 student segments targeting Grandes Écoles.

Emerging players

• Lycée Français Jean Mermoz: French international school network with a Casablanca campus offering French-baccalauréat pathways that feed into CPGE-style preparation. Comparable in serving Moroccan upper-middle-class families seeking French higher education access.

Market position

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Investors

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Investments

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