The second issue of the virtual seminar “Hour of Dialogue” of the High Council of Youth hosted the minister on the occasion of the celebration of Knowledge Day, which falls on April 16 of each year, where the reform efforts initiated by the sector of higher education and scientific research and its future projects were addressed.
During this seminar, which was organised on Monday, the minister answered, in an atmosphere of transparency and democracy, the questions of the youth of Algeria from the inside and abroad about a number of axes directly related to the reform efforts initiated by the sector of higher education and scientific research, which allowed them to discuss the current issues of the sector and view the content of the future projects that he supervises the planning and implementation.
On this occasion, the minister insisted on “the need for the student to exhibit his innovative idea by creating a micro-enterprise and seriously contributing to the development of the national economy by creating jobs in various fields, such as industry, energy, and agriculture,” recalling the existence of “draft legal texts that will soon be embodied to support the employment of postdoctoral students”.
In the same context, he stressed “the importance of strengthening the partnership between the university and economic institutions to enhance training and give opportunities to students to interact with the professional world and learn about the procedures of creating their own micro-enterprises.” He also highlighted “the importance of promoting the teaching of artificial intelligence and improving university services, especially university transportation, by digitalizing it.”
For his part, the president of the High Council of Youth, Mustapha Hidaoui, stressed that “the Algerian youth have today charted, through such initiatives, a new path of dialogue and participatory democracy, communication, and exchange of ideas.”
Along the same lines, he pointed out that the Council “will later organise other meetings with different sectors related to the youth category to preserve this upscale tradition,” highlighting “the importance of the optimal use of modern technology in communication and transactions and promoting the values of digital citizenship among the Algerian youth. As he said, is an embodiment of the aspirations of the political will aiming to achieve the best interest of youth through strengthening their position in the management and evaluation of public affairs and including them in the decision-making process.”