As part of ongoing efforts to monitor university projects and infrastructure and assess progress in implementing the strategy to promote innovation and entrepreneurship across the higher education sector, the Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Mr. Kamel Baddari, visited Akli Mohand Oulhadj University in Bouira on Thursday, 5 November 2026. During the visit, he inspected several projects and achievements and reviewed the results accomplished in the fields of innovation, scientific research and startup creation.
During the visit, the Minister inspected several educational infrastructure projects, including the construction of 2,000 additional teaching places. He also reviewed the progress of construction works on the new university complex, which have reached their final phase. The complex is expected to be handed over soon, helping to ease pressure on educational facilities, particularly at the Central Faculty.
In this regard, the Minister emphasized the importance of realizing the vision of the modern university, the Fourth-Generation University, based on production, innovation and value creation. He stressed the need to move beyond the university’s traditional role towards becoming a space for knowledge production and skills development, capable of generating wealth by encouraging students to innovate and transform their ideas and projects into productive and sustainable businesses.
He also commended the momentum witnessed at Bouira University in the fields of innovation and entrepreneurship, highlighting several positive indicators and achievements. These include eight startups having entered the production phase, the filing of 28 patent applications with the competent official authorities, pending their commercialization and economic exploitation, as well as 84 students owning businesses and projects funded under the National Agency for Support and Development of Entrepreneurship (NESDA) scheme.
The Minister stressed that these figures are not merely statistical indicators; rather, they reflect a qualitative transformation in university culture through the promotion of an entrepreneurial and innovative mindset among students. This transformation is embodied in the shift from generating ideas and creativity to turning them into tangible economic projects that contribute to wealth creation and sustainable economic and social development.
In the same context, the Minister underlined that the university has become a key driver of economic development, in line with the strategic orientations of the President of the Republic’s programme. He also highlighted the importance of keeping pace with technological developments by integrating artificial intelligence applications and digital technologies into the university system, while fostering a culture of quality and working towards obtaining international ISO certification.

Furthermore, he emphasized the importance of providing comprehensive and effective support to students with innovative projects through supervision, guidance and access to the scientific and technical expertise of university professors and specialists. He also stressed the need to strengthen partnerships with national economic enterprises and provide the necessary equipment and resources to bring innovative projects to fruition. In this regard, he highlighted the importance of conducting thorough market studies to identify market needs, analyse opportunities and assess potential risks, thereby ensuring project feasibility, sustainability and startup success.

On the sidelines of the visit, several cooperation agreements were signed with the National Higher School of Agronomy and the Research Centre on Scientific and Technical Information (CERIST), with a view to strengthening cooperation and complementarity between university institutions and scientific organizations.
Furthermore, a student athlete who was crowned World Champion in Yoseikan Budo was honoured in recognition of this achievement, in a gesture aimed at encouraging student athletes, supporting university sports and promoting sporting activities within the university environment.