Establishment of More Than 500 Innovative Projects and 11 Study Offices at Kasdi Mrbah University in Ouargla

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Establishment of More Than 500 Innovative Projects and 11 Study Offices at Kasdi Mrbah University in Ouargla

On Monday, March 6, 2023, the minister of higher education and scientific research Mr. Kamal Baddari, was accompanied by the minister of knowledge economy, startups and micro-enterprises Mr. Yacine El-Mahdi Oualid on a working visit to the wilaya of Ouargla, in order to oversee a number of research and pedagogical centres.
The ministerial delegation commenced the visit with the inauguration of a complex dedicated to startups, at the library of the university pole 3, which includes three faculties in technology. On the same occasion, they visited an exhibition displaying more than 700 emerging companies in different fields, such as renewable energies, hydrocarbons, geology, environment, green economy, agriculture, biology, health and industry.
Both ministers also looked at the activity of the university business incubator, which represents a structure for receiving and accompanying the creation of micro-enterprises and startups. It should be noted that, the national state-owned oil company SONATRACH, works as an economic and social partner to this incubator.
The ministers also visited the scientific research Centre, which has several research laboratories. Later the same day, the delegation inspected the technical platform for pihsico-chemicals analysis, which also has developed 30 innovative projects for startups in different domains. The ministerial delegation concluded this working visit with the inauguration ceremony for the artificial intelligence house.
On the same occasion, the minister of higher education and scientific research stated that:” Startups which have been renovated by university are seen as added values to the national economy, by providing richness and job opportunities”, stressing that:” these innovative projects are related to different domains, which would contribute to the achievement of local development”. He also praised the efforts made by the university family, to promote entrepreneurship. Noting in this regard, that the university of Kasdi Mrbah in Ouargla, is currently counting more than 500 innovative projects, in addition to other 11 innovative projects, independent of the research office, and fall under the ministerial resolution no. 1275, related to (turning a university degree into a startup using university patent).
The minister of knowledge economy, startups and micro-enterprises, for his part, emphasized the importance of direct coordination between his ministry and the ministry of higher education and scientific research, in order to develop the atmosphere of entrepreneurship among universities, in addition to ensuring the necessary accompaniment for students with innovative projects within their entrepreneurial path.

Work and Inspection Visit to the University City of the Wilaya of Ouargla

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Work and Inspection Visit to the University City of the Wilaya of Ouargla

On Monday, February 6, 2023, at 9 am. the minister of higher education and scientific research Mr. Kamal Beddari, will be accompanied by the minister of knowledge economy, Startups, and micro-enterprises, Mr. Yacine Oualid to supervise a working and inspection visit at the Wilaya of Ouargla.

Mr.Baddari will inaugurate and inspect a number of research and pedagogical facilities, among them, spaces dedicated to Startups and university business incubators for students with innovative projects.

On the same occasion, Mr.Baddari will also inaugurate a number of studies offices and inspect the scientific research centre, in addition to the technical platform of phisico-chemical analysis, as he will deliver a sample lecture in a distance learning classroom.

Moreover, the minister of higher education and scientific research will conduct a meeting with instructors and students with a view to reaching the goal of creating a (University degree for a Startup), and (University degree emerging Patent), in addition to ascertaining the extent of compliance with the instructions related to training university instructors in English in certain disciplines.

Launch of Nine new digital platforms in the sector of higher education and
scientific research

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Launch of Nine new digital platforms in the sector of higher education and scientific research

On Monday, February 27, 2023, the minister of higher education and scientific research Mr.Kamel Baddari supervised the launch and the activation of nine digital platforms, these were added to the fourteen digital platforms, which had been already launched and dedicated to the University community.
This operation comes as an incarnation to the president of republic Mr. Abdelmadjid Tebboune‘s commitment to digitalize all sectors, and as response
to the ministerial assembly outcomes which aim to digitalize the sector of higher education and scientific research.
Mr.Baddari said in a speech on this occasion, that the digitalization is a mean to elevate the higher education and scientific research, as it gives a visual impactto university institutions, in addition to making Algeria a destination for international students.
As for the digital operations that have been developed, they aim to incarnate the main digital plan for the sector. Thus far, nine platforms have been delivered and spread over the strategic axes of this plan, and have been activated on February 27. These platforms are a reference guidebook platform (Training-Jobs), in addition to a platform for monitoring innovated projects, and another one called (University Cinema).
As Mr.Baddari mentioned in his speech, the beneficiaries of the platforms, are in order, Students who will take their official baccalaureate exam, training teams, institutions, local communities and the ministry in charge.
Moreover, since Digitalization is as a pillar for modern administration, another launch of two platforms has been set up. The first one is relevant to the evaluation of permanent researches, as for the second one, it has been developed for selecting candidacies for the post of university services directors, in addition to another platform for pursuing private property of the sector of higher education and scientific research.
As for national and international relations, and as to make Algeria a destination for international students, an activation for a platform dedicated to foreign students has been set up, to facilitate the registration process in the Algerian university institutions. Another social network platform has also been set up for Algerian graduates ‘ALUMNI’, and it is considered as the first social network for previous Algerian graduates, this platform will enable these students to transmit their experiences and know more about their professional status, as to consolidate their spirit of fulfillment and belonging to the Algerian institutions.
A software for detecting plagiarism has been also developed and activated.
On this occasion, Mr. Baddari answered questions from reporters relating to the digitalization and the digital platform in the sector of higher education and scientific research during a press conference.

the minister of higher education and scientific research, Mr. Kamel Baddari hosted a delegation from the high commission for Amazighity

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Mr. Kamel Baddari hosted a delegation from the high commission for Amazighity

On Monday, February 27, 2023, at the headquarters of the ministry of higher education and scientific research, the minister of higher education and scientific research, Mr. Kamel Baddari hosted a delegation from the high commission for Amazighity, headed by Mr. Si Al-Hashmi Assad, the secretary general of the commission.

The main topic of this meeting was to examine ways to strengthen cooperation between the ministry and the commission in different fields, especially in both higher education and training, and scientific research.

Within the framework of enhancing partnership between the two parties and strengthening the position of the Amazigh culture and Tamazight language in the higher education system, the two parties agreed on the following points:

• The possibility to open up an Institute for Tamazight language, and the Amazigh culture at the University of Hassiba Ben bou Ali in the wilaya of chlef.

• The possibility of opening a department for Tamazight language at the higher school of teachers in the wilaya of Ouargla, in coordination with the Ministry of national education.

• The preparation to incorporate a new discipline entitled (Tamazight Language and The Amazigh culture) at the higher School for teachers of deaf and mute in Beni messouss.

• The possibility to incorporate Tamazight language teaching in the centers of intensive language teaching to promote the Tamazight language and the Amazigh culture.

• Escorting the high commission for Amazighity in the field of translation from Arabic to Tamazight.

• The possibility to involve university institutions in hosting and commonly organizing the activities of the President of the republic award for excellence in Tamazight language and the Amazigh culture.

Cooperation and partnership agreements for renewable energy storage systems development

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Cooperation and partnership agreements for renewable energy storage systems development

On Saturday, February 18, 2023, the minister of higher education and scientific research Mr. Kamal Bidari escorted the minister of energy and mines, as well as the minister of the knowledge economy, startups and micro-enterprises to supervise a set of cooperation agreements among the sectors of higher education and scientific research, energy and mines, in addition to the sector of startups and micro-enterprises at the semiconductor technology research center of energetics.

This partnership and cooperation agreement signing comes in implementation of the Algerian council of ministers outcomes, which was conducted on February 5,2023, in which the Algerian president Mr. Abdelmadjid Tebboune had ordered the three sectors to coordinate in order to ensure research development in renewable energy systems. Furthermore, this signing aims to incarnate the government action plan, which includes in its subjects the energy security beside other aims that promote the valuation of scientific research results, and create fruitful interaction among sectors of the higher education and scientific research, energy and mines, startups and micro-enterprises.

The first agreement is related to the development of renewable energy storage systems, and it was concluded in association among the semiconductor technology research center, the renewable energy development center, and the national gas and electricity company “Sonalgaz”.

As for the second agreement, it is related to the development of cooperation in order to valuate research result in renewable energies sector, especially energy storage systems. This agreement was concluded between the semiconductor technology research center and the emergent company “The Most Optimal Solutions for Energy Transition”.

The minister of higher education and scientific research affirmed that both of the agreements signing, come in response to the Algerian president orders to achieve coordination and rapprochement among the three sectors, in order to bridge relations between university and enterprises, for further opening towards economic and social environment, in order to transfer technology to laboratories, and transform research results into modeling and fabrication, through the partnership among the scientific laboratories, the national gas and electricity company, and startups. Thus, there would be a link that facilitates communication and valuate scientific research results, in a way that contribute to the production, the preparation and manufacturing materials, along with providing the national market needs in the energy sector.

In the same context, the minister declared that his ministry would complete a model for energy storage batteries that are going to be at the disposal of the ministry of energy and mines, as well as the ministry of the knowledge economy. The completing rate of the prototype battery has reached 70 percent, and it will be able to store solar energy within four months, as it will be 100 percent Algerian made.

The minister of energy and mines, for his part, emphasized the importance of agreements signing, in order to invest in scientific research results. The semiconductor technology research center is undertaking different technological energy innovations that would help to generate and store energy, and use low cost and clean-energy alternatives, in addition to expanding electricity providing networks.

As for the minister of the knowledge economy, startups and micro-enterprises, he noted that Algeria is a country that has a high-energy potential par excellence, as he stressed the need to expand energy products to replace fossil energy. He added that Renewable energy is challenging the use of scientific research for the sake of saving and storing energy. In fact, our country has a high potential that makes it a technological pole in the renewable energy sector, through giving every possible opportunity to the national competencies abroad, and involve them in the development of energy storage systems.

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