On 22 June 2025, Mr. Kamel Baddari, the minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, conducted a working and inspection visit at the “20 August 1955” University in Skikda.
Accompanied by the Wali, local authorities and members of the Parliament, the Minister began his visit by inaugurating the Entrepreneurship and Innovation Hub. He described it as: “a significant step towards enhancing scientific research and promoting innovation in the field of higher education,” following a briefing on the key projects supported and established at the university.
In his speech at the « 20 August 1955 » University Auditorium, Mr. Kamel Baddari emphasised the importance of “transitioning from theoretical academic research to the implementation of practical projects that can be realised on the market, thereby establishing the university as a key player in the national economy.”
On this occasion, the minister praised the President of the Republic, Mr. Abdelmadjid Tebboune, for his decisions aimed at “developing the university and making it a key player in the national economy by valorising the outcomes of scientific research by creating educational and research laboratories and making them available to researchers and students.”
He also visited the Entrepreneurship Development Centre’s training hall, where he listened to presentations made by centre’s officials about training programmes and mechanisms to support students in realising their projects, particularly in the fields of digitisation, renewable energies, and processing industries.
At the end of his visit, the minster presided over the ceremony were a number of promoted professors were honoured, as well as distinguished students and others who had excelled in various national sports competitions.