During a plenary session chaired by Azzouz Nasri on the morning of Thursday, May 14, 2026, Mr. Kamel Baddari, Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, responded to oral questions submitted by members of the Council on the following topics:
• Mr Si Ali Chafik regarding the possibility of introducing political history as an exploratory subject within university curricula for various academic disciplines, particularly technical fields;
• Mr Lakhdar Moulay Saadoun concerning the criteria adopted for upgrading medical annexes, and whether the medical annex of the Larbi Ben M’hidi University of Oum El Bouaghi could be promoted to the status of a faculty;
• Mr El Aid Boukfa concerning the legal and pedagogical justifications relied upon by the supervising ministry to prevent assistant professors who are not regularly enrolled in doctoral studies from benefiting from the short-term mobility program, as well as the possibility of including Category “A” assistant professors among the eligible beneficiaries of this mobility program.
It should be recalled that Mr. Kamel Baddari also participated, on May 7, 2026, in a public session at the People’s National Assembly to answer oral questions addressed to him by:
• Mr Slimane Zergani regarding the measures adopted by the ministry to encourage researchers, support innovative research projects, and strengthen cooperation between universities and research centers;
• Mr Zakaria Belkheir concerning the measures taken to address the issue of student absenteeism at universities and ways to remedy it;
• Mr Mohamed Mir regarding the comprehensive review of the policy governing university services management.