Thursday, June 22, 2023- The minister of higher education and scientific research, Mr. Kamel Baddari was accompanied by the minister of knowledge economy, start-ups and micro- enterprises, Mr. Yacine El-Mahdi Oualid to oversee the inauguration of a forum entitled  micro enterprises: towards a sustainable economic model.

Mr. Baddari mentioned during his speech that the three most important measures -which characterized the collaboration of the sectors of higher education and scientific research, and knowledge economy- aim for converting entrepreneurship houses, which are in total 100 houses across different universities, into centers for developing entrepreneurship, and manage these centers commonly by both ministries. In addition to another measure related to the application of the new law of entrepreneur- students, which will enable them to avail from several advantages.
Minister Baddari also added that these measures would absorb the batches of university graduates who are annually enrolling in the recruitment registers, through launching startups and micro-enterprises. He has furthermore stated that this year, 10 thousands projects will receive an intensive formation during a period of 15 days, at the centers of entrepreneurship development, with the aim of establishing micro-enterprises or start-ups, and receive funding from the national agency for entrepreneurship support and development.

For his part, the minister of knowledge economy, start-ups and micro-enterprises Mr. Yacine El-Mahdi Oualid affirmed that his sector has set the goal of creating 100.000 job opportunities within the two upcoming years, in keeping with the number of micro-enterprises expected to be established by university students -in particular.
In order to achieve this objective, both ministries are working in collaboration to accompany university students holding projects in providing intensive formation in entrepreneurship and funding for this purpose.