Mr. Kamel Baddari, the minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, arrived in the Province of Tizi Ouzou for a working and inspection visit to evaluate the state of the sector there. Along with the governor of the province and their accompanying delegation, the minister began the visit at Mouloud Mammeri University, where he inaugurated a university hub with 10,000 pedagogical seats in Tamda, Ouaguenoun municipality. He also inspected several classrooms and lecture halls. This hub welcomed more than 2,500 new students at the Faculty of Human and Social Sciences for the 2025/2026 academic year.
He also visited the annexe of the new Higher School for Teachers of Tizi Ouzou with a capacity of 2,000 seats. It offers training in various subjects, including foreign languages, the Tamazight language, physics, experimental sciences, philosophy, and history and geography. New specialities will be introduced in the future.
Subsequently, the Minister, accompanied by the governor and their delegation, visited the exhibition halls of innovative project holders at Mouloud Mammeri University. There, he announced the launch of the launch of the national (Proto-Type) challenge for innovative projects funding to benefit university students. Starting today, Tuesday 30 September 2025, and running until 06 October 2025, this competition will support and encourage project holders in research, development, and scientific innovation, enabling them to realise their projects.
As part of the monitoring of the preparations of the new university structures to receive students, the minister inaugurated the Martyr Takli Mohamed university residence (Tamda 9), and inspected its various facilities, including the restaurant, study rooms, accommodation wings, and other services facilities. In a speech addressed to the administrative staff, he emphasised the importance of improving service quality and living conditions, to create a conducive academic environment for scholarly achievement.
On this occasion, the minister declared that Tizi Ouzou university had received academic and service infrastructures that would significantly impact the academic and scientific fields, and will also generate wealth at a local level. The university is already adding value by transforming its knowledge into economic assets that contribute to regional development. Tizi Ouzou university has become a civic university that addresses the needs of citizens and local communities. The minister added that the university graduates have indeed become pioneers in creating wealth, employment, micro-enterprises and start-ups, as evidenced by entrepreneurship and innovative projects.