Algiers- At the ministry of higher education and scientific research, the minister of higher education and scientific research Mr. Kamel Baddari received on Wednesday, April 26, 2023, the ambassador of Jordan to Algeria, Mr. Shaker Atallah Al-Amoush, to discuss ways of strengthening and intensifying cooperation between Algerian and Jordanian universities, through twinning agreements among university institutions and standardizing curriculums and teaching programs with the required high quality.
Mr. Baddari said willingness to increase the number of Jordanian students in Algeria from 425 to over 1000 students, especially after opening a direct airline from Algeria to Amman, capital of Jordan. As he expressed willingness to strengthen and develop exchange and bilateral cooperation between both countries in the fields of medicine, pharmacy, and education in light of the strong and unique political will, expressed by the Algerian President Mr. Abdelmadjib Tebboune and the king of Jordan Abdullah II Ibn El-Hussein.
On the same occasion, minister Baddari called the Jordanian ambassador to open branches for private and public Jordanian universities in Algeria, especially with the experience and expertise of Jordan in this regard.

For his part, the ambassador congratulated Mr. Baddari on the religious occasion of Eid El-Fetr, as he paid tribute to the quality of relations between Algeria and Jordan which is witnessing significant progress in bilateral cooperation, especially after the last visit of king of Jordan to Algeria.
In the same context, the ambassador added that cooperation between Algeria and Jordan is manifested by the preliminary intensified meetings between the two sides on the convention which will be signed next June in Amman, Jordan.
In the context of the cooperation agreements between Algerian and Jordanian universities, the ambassador stressed the need for including Algerian and Jordanian common interests within the convention articles.