Algiers, Monday, May 22, 2023- The minister of higher education and scientific research Mr. Kamel Baddari instructed the secretary general of the ministry of higher education and scientific research Mr. Ben Tellis at the headquarters of the ministry to supervise an agreement signing ceremony between the American University of Avila located in Kansas city, and 10 Algerian universities in the fields of education, formation, scientific research and technological development. 

The agreement was signed by the president of the University of Avila Mr. Jim Burkee and the deans of the universities of Souk Ahras, Tebessa, Batna2, Laghouat, Khenchla, Sidi Bel Abbes, Setif1, Tizi ouzou, Oran and Saida.

In a press statement, Mr. Tellis stated that this agreement comes within the new policy framework of the ministry which aims at achieving collaboration among the Algerian universities and top universities of the world; he added that the University of Avila is among the most prestigious universities in the world, and the aim of this agreement is to exchange expertise and scientific research, as well as to ensuring the formation of Algerian students in the sciences offered by Avila university, such as social and economic sciences, computer science, maths, education, health and business. As he also noted that this agreement would make Algerian universities more visible to the world.

For his side, Avila president Mr. Jim Burkee, Ph. D., welcomed this first-of -its kind collaboration with Algerian universities, adding that this agreement would benefit scientific research between university students and research instructors, in addition to intensifying collaboration and expertise exchange in many scientific and formation fields.