Saturday, June 1, 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, on a working visit to the Wilaya of Sidi Bel Abbas to inspect a number of scientific and technological facilities in the University of Djilali El Yabes.

The visit began at the faculty of science and technology, where both ministers attended a presentation on the digital platforms of the university, and another presentation on a project for a subsidiary institution related to designing and manufacturing educational and pedagogical tools allocated for the sector of higher education and scientific research, as well as educational affairs. The delegation also attended a presentation on projects of three start-ups, in addition to another one about the production of Ozonated Water and harmful pest control, in addition to a presentation on ‘Apelak’, which is a project developed by a research laboratory affiliated to the faculty of electric architecture. Both ministers also looked over in- progress-projects of the technological platform and headed after that to the university incubator to get introduced to the technical card of the incubator, and then visited the entrepreneurship house, as well as, the artificial intelligence house.

The ministerial delegation, moreover, attended another presentation on the innovative projects of start-ups holders, as they visited the pedagogical support center and the intensive language-learning center.

In a press statement, the minister of higher education and scientific research stated that the University of Djilali El Yabes has witnessed a remarkable success in the field of innovative projects and scientific research, as well as technology development; as a result, more than 50% of graduates will be able to transform their projects and innovative ideas into start-ups or micro-enterprises. In addition to that, Mr. Baddari stressed the importance of intensifying the efforts made by the university actors, aiming at further approach toward the economic world and more response to the requirements of projects holders, in order to implement their ideas and innovative projects.

For his part, the minister of knowledge economy, start-ups and micro-enterprises Mr. Yacine El Mahdi Oualid affirmed that the University of Djilali El-Yabes in Sidi Bel Abbas was among the first to develop innovative projects and scientific researches, at the national and international level, which would encourage the sustainability of efforts and strengthen the position of the University. Mr. Oualid also stressed the importance of boosting the actors’ efforts, for further approach toward the economic environment and more response to all the requirements of innovative projects holders.

The visit was concluded at the level of the University presidency with a meeting attended by the university family members.