The minister of higher education and scientific research Mr. KamelBaddari paid on Sunday, June 4, 2023 a working visit to the Wilaya of Tissemssilt to inspect a number of scientific and pedagogical projects.
The minister first headed to the national park of Theniet El-Had to attend an exhibition for projects developed in modern techniques by start-ups, allocated for exploiting natural plants in the industry of medicines and natural oils, and other projects for the same purpose developed by the local people who had extracted oils and medicines from local herbs in traditional techniques.
After that, Mr. Baddari was accompanied by the local authorities to visit the University of Tissemssilt in order to look over a sample of the students’ projects who are working on the establishment of start-ups. Mr. Baddaripraised, on the occasion, the achievements of the students and considered them as innovations, which can represent an addition to the local and national economy, andthereby create richness.
In addition to that, Minister Baddari announced -during a meeting with students and instructors at the lectures hall of the university- that a digital network will be developed within next October encompassing 400 medical and aromatic plants located in the Wilaya. The network will be developed by a group of academics and technicians in coordination with local residents who resorted to use their local plantsin traditional techniques in order to valorize and transform them into medical and economic resource.Furthermore, Mr. Baddari gave the start signal to launch the activity of a thematic research network on the part of two parties, whose missionis to develop laboratory research- which are the national agency of health and life sciences and economic operators in the sector of medical herbs and natural oils.

On the same occasion, Mr. Baddarisupervised the signing of a framework agreement ceremony dedicated for the creation of another thematic network which will encompass eight university institutions studying medical herbs, as well as aromatic and medical oils. These institutions are,the universities of Saida, Ghilizen, Mascara, Tiaret, Tissemssilt, Djelfa, KhemisMiliana, and the higher national school of agriculture.