On the evening of 8 January 2026, Mr. Kamel Baddari, the Minister of Higher Education and Scientific research, held a coordination and evaluation meeting at the ministry’s headquarters. The meeting was focused on monitoring the renovation of the university city structures and accommodation wings in Algiers, Oran, and Tizi Ouzou. Ministry officials attended the meeting, as did the directors of the university institutions and services for the three university cities, who joined remotely.