On 15 July 2025, Mr. Kamel Baddari, the Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, along with Mr. Lakhdar Rekhroukh, the Minister of Public Works and Basic Infrastructure, and Mr. Said Sayoud, the Minister of Transport, presided over the ceremony to mark the start of the construction of the “University Hub” metro station at El Harrach, near the Polytechnic School of Architecture and Urban Planning (EPAU). The Harrach Centre – Algiers International Airport line includes nine (09) stations: Hacène Badi, University Hub, Beaulieu, Oued Smar, Houari Boumediene University, Rabia Tahar, Smail Yefsah, Business Centre, and Airport.
It was also the opportunity to honour the Polytechnic School of Architecture and Urban Planning students who won the Algiers Metro Stations design competition, as part of the agreement signed between the school and the Algiers Metro Company (EMA).