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Mr. Kamel Baddari oversees the inauguration of the academic year at the National Higher School for Teachers of the Deaf and Mute

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Mr. Kamel Baddari oversees the inauguration of the academic year at the National Higher School for Teachers of the Deaf and Mute

On 13 October 2025, Mr. Kamel Baddari, the Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, presided over the inauguration ceremony for the 2025/2026 academic year at the National Higher School for Teachers of the Deaf and Mute (ENSSM) in Beni Messous.

In a statement on the occasion, Mr. Kamel Baddari asserted that Algeria has risen to the challenge by establishing the first school at the African and the Arab levels, dedicated to training secondary school teachers to instruct the deaf and mute. This school has now become an example of success, having graduated 530 teachers to date, benefiting 47 provinces.

The minister added that school’s future prospects seem promising, as it intends to graduate 1,500 teachers by the year 2027, who will be posted in 58 provinces. The number is anticipated to reach 2,500 teachers by 2029.  

Notably, in addition to ensuring the educational aspect, the school ventured into the field of economic development, graduating 56 male and female entrepreneurs, who have successfully launched their projects and innovative ideas.

The Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research listens to the concerns of student associations

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The Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research listens to the concerns of student associations

In line with the implementation of the principles of consultation and the openness to dialogue, Mr. Kamel Baddari, the Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, met with the general secretaries of student associations and their representatives at the Minister’s headquarters, today 12 October 2025:   

  • The General Union of Free Students (UGEL);
  • The National Student Solidarity Organisation (ONSE);
  • The National Student Solidarity (SNE);
  • The Alliance for National Student Renewal (AREN).

 

This meeting was dedicated to discussing various concerns and suggestions related to both education and services.

It is worth mentioning that Mr. Kamel Baddari had already met with the general secretaries of the student associations on 28 September 2025. The organisations represented were: The National Organisation for Free Students; the Conglomerate of Free Algerian Students; the Free Algerian Student Organisation; and the National League of Algerian Students.

Mr. Kamel Baddari answers the deputies’ oral questions

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Mr. Kamel Baddari answers the deputies’ oral questions

On Thursday 9 October 2025, during a plenary session dedicated to answering oral questions, in the presence of the President of the Assembly and the Minister of Relations with Parliament, Mr. Kamel Baddari emphasised “his sector’ commitment to implementing the reforms initiated by the President of the Republic,” while praising the successes of the Algerian university on both national and international levels. 

In this context, he revealed the « latest results of the (T.H.E) international ranking, one of the most prominent in the world, in which Algerian secured the first position in the Maghreb region and the second in Africa, thanks to twenty-eight university institutions. In 2017, only one Algerian university was ranked in this classification. The universities of Sidi Bel Abbes and El Oued shared the first place nationally in the 1200-1500 category of higher education institutions globally.”

He also addressed « the five higher schools at the Sidi Abdellah University Hub, as well as the newly introduced subjects, such as open-source software, reverse engineering, artificial intelligence, and other achievements”. According to him, these will make higher education a “locomotive for local development and the national economy.”

Regarding the improvement of educational conditions for medical students and resident doctors, the minister asserted that “medical sciences students have received internship funding for the first time, according to the new system in place”, reminding that 5,095 financial positions have been created, as part of the national competition for resident doctors, which will be held at the end of October. This represents an increase of over 34 % compared to the positions allocated during the 2022 academic year.

In terms of improving university services, the minister presented “all the reforms implemented in this area over the past two years, including digitisation, expense rationalisation, improvement of accommodations, food and transport.” 

Mr. Baddari oversees the launch of the second class of the international master’s degree in mathematics at the National Higher School of Mathematics

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Mr. Baddari oversees the launch of the second class of the international master’s degree in mathematics at the National Higher School of Mathematics

On 9 October 2025, Mr. Kamel Baddari, the minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, oversaw this afternoon, the ceremony at the National Higher School of Mathematics of the Scientific and Technological Hub “Martyr Abdelhafid Ihaddadene” in Sidi Abdellah, where National School of Mathematics was awarded the designation of a centre of excellence in mathematics by the European Mathematical Society. The event was attended by His Excellency the Ambassador of the Republic of Italy to Algeria, Mr. Alberto Cutillo, and a representative from the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Algeria.

In a speech delivered on the occasion, Mr. Baddari affirmed that the launch of the second class of this programme, which includes students from ten countries and supervised by twenty-four Algerian and international professors, demonstrates the “Scientific and Technological Hub schools’ openness to the world”. He further emphasised that “investing in mathematics is investing in the economy and national sovereignty.” 

The minister praised these schools’ consistent achievements, highlighting the “scientific excellence” of the National Higher School of Mathematics. This excellence is evident, he stated, through the school’s “Excellence Label” as a centre of excellence in mathematics, awarded by the European Mathematical Society.

Mr. Baddari adds that the success and the achievements attained in the field of scientific research, have enabled “the Algerian University to gain an international visibility”, recalling the recent results of the international ranking (T.H.E), one of the most prominent in the world, in which Algerian secured the first position in the Maghreb region and the second in Africa, thanks to twenty-eight university institutions.

For his part, the school director, Mr. Ahmed Medeghri, explained that the international master’s programme in mathematics was introduced following the school’s integration into the international mathematics network. On the occasion, an explanatory presentation was given on this training course, which involves several supporting organisations, including the International Mathematical Union, the International Centre for Theoretical Physics, and the European Mathematical Society. The students from the school who excelled in the International Mathematics Competition held in Bulgaria were then honoured.

Mr. Kamel Baddari inaugurates digital studios at the Algiers 3 University

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Mr. Kamel Baddari inaugurates digital studios at the Algiers 3 University

On 6 October 2025, Mr. Kamel Baddari, the Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, oversaw the inauguration of digital studios at the Faculty of Information Sciences and Communication at the Algiers 3 University. The studios are intended to strengthen the practical training for students and keep pace with technological advances in the field of information and communication. The minister reviewed the technical equipment and educational tools provided by the faculty to enable students to engage in practical training within a simulated professional media environment. This aims to improve training quality and raise the visibility of the University of Algiers 3 as a scientific and media hub in line with digital progress.
The minister attended a lecture with a special group of students instructed in English, and participated in the first live broadcast of “Podcast Eljazayer” from the faculty, which is an innovative student project aimed at enhancing students’ digital media skills and improving their ability to produce professional audiovisual content.
In alignment with the ongoing support offered by the Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research to cultivate a culture of entrepreneurship and promote innovation within the university setting, Mr. Kamel Baddari inspected the training courses at the Entrepreneurship Development Centre. He commended the initiative demonstrated by students and project holders, underscoring the importance of entrepreneurship as a vital pillar for bolstering national economy and enhance university competencies.
He also visited a small exhibition for start-ups and micro-entreprises, whose owners were trained at the Entrepreneurship Development Centre at the Algiers 3 University. The minister reviewed the following small projects:
– A food production company;
– A multi-sports hall;
– A company producing wooden panels using recycling technology;
– A company producing ethyl alcohol;
– A company cultivation green barely for livestock and cattle feed using hydroponic technology.
At the conclusion of the visit, the minister presented seven decisions to establish new start-ups within the business incubator at the University of Algiers 3.

The Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research presides over the establishment of the National Coordination Committee for the Monitoring of University Innovation and Entrepreneurship

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The Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research presides over the establishment of the National Coordination Committee for the Monitoring of University Innovation and Entrepreneurship

On 6 October 2025, the minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research chaired the ceremony for the establishment of the National Coordination Committee for the Monitoring of University Innovation and Entrepreneurship at the ministry’s headquarters. Chaired by Professor Ahmed Mir, this committee will support and monitor projects by students involved in Decision 1275, which relates to the one degree / one start-up mechanism, whereby funding is received once the “Label” from the Ministry of Knowledge Economy is obtained.

The Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research relaunches the National Online Documentation System SNDL

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The Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research relaunches the National Online Documentation System SNDL

Mr. Kamel Baddari, the Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, held a meeting with ministry officials at its headquarters, to discuss the regulations and procedures for accessing the databases relevant to inclusion in the National Online Documentation System.

Accordingly, the relevant professor-researchers, researcher, and students will have access to specialised international databases within the next 72 hours to browse and download various specific research support materials related to the following:

  • Science direct
  • Lancet
  • Scopus
  • Scival
  • Clinicalkey GOLD

Link to the National Online Documentation System SNDL:  www.sndl.cerist.dz

Mr. Kamel Baddari inspects the university city of Tizi Ouzou

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Mr. Kamel Baddari inspects the university city of Tizi Ouzou

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.

The Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research checks on the well-being of students following an accident in Thenia

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The Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research checks on the well-being of students following an accident in Thenia

On the morning of 30 September 2025, Mr. Kamel Baddari, the Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, visited Thenia Hospital to check on the health of his student friends, following the accident in which their bus deviated from the road in the Boumerdes province.

The Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research is a guest on the Forum programme on Channel 1 of the National Radio

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The Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research is a guest on the Forum programme on Channel 1 of the National Radio

On 29 September 2025, Mr. Kamel Baddari, the Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, was the guest on the Forum programme on the Channel 1 of the National Radio. The main points he addressed were as follows:

– The Algerian university is steadily heading toward becoming a fourth-generation university, based on four fundamental indicators: being a smart university, exchanging its programmes with prestigious international institutions, being a digital university managed by smart platforms, and a university focused on entrepreneurship. 

–  The university has become a locomotive for national development through tangible achievements, with professors-researchers and university employees creating 480 enterprises, 1,400 start-ups, and 2,800 micro-enterprises. Furthermore, 3,400 patents will be valued and marketed as economic institutions with added value to the national economy.

– The university will support project holders by funding the final prototypes through a specialised committee of university and knowledge economy experts. Funding will range from one to two million dinars. 

– Following their entrepreneurship training, the students with traditional projects will benefit from a financial aid of 10 million dinars to launch their economic enterprises. 

– The academic year 2025/2026 will focus on developing of digital specialities and the generalisation of integrated teaching. Additionally, 24 new specialities will be introduced, connecting humanities and social sciences to digitalisation, artificial intelligence and data processing. 

– The university has begun to play a crucial role in addressing social issues, particularly by using artificial intelligence and computer science. Since 2022, more than fifty thousand computer science engineers will have graduated by June 2026.

– One of the most significant developments of the new academic year, is the introduction of subjects in the fields of digital sovereignty and cybersecurity. Examples include the free software and artificial intelligence courses. Additionally, the President of the Republic has instructed that citizenship and Algerian history courses be taught to higher schools’ students at the of Sidi Abdellah for two years.

– In terms of corruption prevention, national training courses have been established at the Algiers 2 and Algiers 3 universities to train specialised officials in good governance and anti-corruption measures.

– The agenda of scientific research is directly linked to the government’s programme in the fields of food security, energy, water, and health, as well as the development of innovations into manufactured and marketable products. In this context, the Algerian electronic chips have reached the verification stage, and the first Algerian electric car is set to be unveiled next March, alongside other projects currently under development.

– Regarding employment, the minister explained that this process will continue throughout the year, with 4,112 new positions being made available for professors-researchers and university hospital professors, as well as temporary contracts. At the end of October, he Ministry will organise a national competition for resident doctors, opening 5 900 positions.

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