On June 6, 2026, the Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Mr. Kamel Baddari, received at the Ministry’s headquarters a high-level scientific delegation led by Mr. Wei Yong, President of the China International Education Foundation, in the presence of His Excellency Mr. Dong Gongli, Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to Algeria.
During the meeting, Mr. Wei Yong expressed the Foundation’s interest in expanding academic cooperation with Algeria through the establishment of additional branches of the Confucius Institute for Chinese language education, in light of the institute’s remarkable success and the growing interest in learning the Chinese language.
For his part, the Minister emphasized the importance of strengthening the Algerian-Chinese partnership in higher education and scientific research. He called for broader future cooperation, particularly in the fields of science, technology, and innovation, through the development of academic and scientific partnerships between the five higher schools of the “Martyr Abdelhafid Ihaddaden” Scientific and Technological Pole in Sidi Abdellah and leading Chinese universities.
This meeting forms part of ongoing efforts to strengthen academic and scientific cooperation between Algeria and China, fostering the exchange of expertise and promoting education and scientific research in areas of mutual interest.