On 13 April 2025, Mr. Kamel Baddari, the Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Mr. Kamel Baddari, and his counterpart Mr. Mondher Belaid, presided over the signing ceremony of a cooperation and partnership agreement focused on higher education and scientific research. The event took place at the Ministry’s headquarters in Ben Aknoun.
In his statement, M. Kamel Baddari stressed that this agreement represents “a significant advancement of Algerian-Tunisian relations concerning higher education and scientific research”. He highlighted that it outlines an ambitious plan to cultivate the partnership by strengthening cooperation among higher education institutions, valuing research outcomes, and seeking innovative solutions for the benefit of the two brotherly peoples”.
For his part, the Tunisian Minister stressed the importance of enhancing efforts to strengthen the current cooperation between the two countries. He remarked that “this promising partnership requires further coordination and the exchange of expertise in order to elevate the standards of higher education and scientific research”.
To achieve this objective, Belaid advocated for collaborative supervision of theses and research projects, the creation of double major degrees, and the enhancement of twinning programmes between universities and research centres in both countries. These measures aim to boost academic mobility between students and professors while reinforcing the connection between the university and its social and economic environment.