On 23 January 2025, Mr. Kamel Baddari, the Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, presided over the launch ceremony of the first international master’s degree in mathematics, located at the National Higher School of Mathematics of the “Martyr Abdelhafid Ihaddadene” Scientific and Technological Pole in Sidi Abdellah. Additionally, the school celebrated its accession to the International Centre of Theoretical Physics, becoming the eighth academic institution in the world to receive this international scientific recognition.
On this occasion, the Minister stated that “the scientific level of our students evaluated by the International Centre of Theoretical Physics has increased significantly over the last five years”, and emphasized that “improving the quality of mathematics education is one of the strategic axes set by the President of the Republic for his second term.”
The minister said that the agreement with the International Centre, that « will provide advantages to Algerian students and researchers from international skills”, particularly following “the creation of international Master and PhD programs in mathematics.”
On this occasion, the student “Merabet Yasser”, silver medallist from the International Mathematical Olympiad held in December 2024 in Moscow, Russia, was honoured.