On 27 February 2025, Mr. Kamel Baddari, the Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, paid a working and inspection visit to the Abou Bekr Belkaid University in Tlemcen. Accompanied by local authorities, he inaugurated the two new premises of the Manufacturing Laboratory (FAB LAB), and start-ups of the Student Centre (I2E) within the new Hub of the University “Abou Bekr Belkaid” in Mansourah.

The minister noted on the occasion that “the Algerian university has become the favourite choice for African students, as evidence by their testimonies, and serves as a university for Africans, who now act as ambassadors for their second country (Algeria) to their respective countries.” The University of Tlemcen is one of the national pioneers in accommodating international students, with over 500 students from more than 35 countries, mainly African.

“The Algerian University generates knowledge and shares it with its African friends, as Algeria has emerged as the African locomotive leading the continent towards prosperity and progress, thus achieving the principle that Algeria has always advocated, “African for Africans,” he stated.

He further emphasized that “the African Institute, located in Tlemcen, is a higher education institute that provides education and training in a number of modern specialities, including renewable energies, environment and everything related to the economy of tomorrow. Thus, Algeria contributes with its university graduates in training Africans and gives Africa its developed, advanced and sustainable standing.”

On the other hand, he noted that the University of Tlemcen promotes the innovative environment of the province, and allows the creation of new added value to the local economy, the creation of jobs and the transformation of students’ knowledge into products that can be manufactured and marketed.  

During his inspection visit to the province, the minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research also oversaw the signing ceremony of seven partnership agreements between the Student Centre of the University of Tlemcen and several institutions operating in the fields of agriculture, industry, tourism, irrigation, electronic industry among others.

During this visit, the minister engaged with African students, who provided insight on their reception and care conditions. He also attended a presentation on the strategy of the University of Tlemcen for African-African cooperation, which included a review of the African dimension of the University of Tlemcen, and highlighted its ambitious strategy of promoting the African cooperation in the fields of scientific research and academic exchange.

The minister also inspected a micro-enterprise, the Centre of Simulation and the library of the Faculty of Medicine to assess its digitization process. He also oversaw the inauguration of the micro-enterprise fair at the Centre of Andalusia Studies.