The minister of higher education and scientific research Mr. Kamel Baddari received on April 24, 2023, at the ministry of higher education and scientific research, the ambassador of Swiss confederation Mr Pierre Yve Fux.
The discussions focused on intensification of cooperation and exchange between Algerian and Swiss universities in priority fields within the national strategy.
Minister Baddari expressed, in the same context, the readiness to intensify and enhance bilateral cooperation between both countries, through twinning between Algerian university institutions and top Swiss universities as practiced in Europe, in order to elevate the mobility of Algerian instructors and students, especially as the ministry is working on forming Premium University students, open minded to other cultures. Noting that, the new philosophy of the sector of higher education aims to attain excellent and improved higher education and scientific research.
Mr. Baddari called Mr. Pierre Yve fux to open branches for top Swiss universities for scientific and technological formation in Algeria.
For his part, ambassador of Swiss Confederation, congratulated minister Baddari on the religious occasion of Eid Al -Fitr, as he paid tribute to the quality of relations between Algeria and Switzerland. He also added that Algeria has been always promoting for cultural openness, therefore, he expressed the admiration for the role of this country, in cultural radiance and its open-mindedness to the cultures of the world.
Furthermore, the ambassador expressed the readiness for the expansion of cooperation between Swiss and Algerian university institutions, through twinning agreements in different fields, in particular archaeology and astrology, since Algeria has globally ranked archaeological sites, and fostering climate for various astrological studies and research.