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Cooperation agreement to strengthen the partnership between the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research and the National Observatory of Civil Society

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Cooperation agreement to strengthen the partnership between the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research and the National Observatory of Civil Society

On Thursday, November 30th, 2023, in Ben Aknoun, a cooperation agreement was signed between the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research and the National Observatory of Civil Society to strengthen the partnership between the two bodies and contribute to national development.
During the signing ceremony, the Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research explained that the agreement falls within the framework of the policy set by his sector to make the university“ a locomotive for economic and social development.” The Minister also added that under this agreement, the Ministry is committed to involving the Civil Society in sectoral commissions and councils and enacting laws and legislation related to the sector of Civil Society.
The Ministry will also undertake the preparation of training offers for the Civil Society in order to involve it in the projects launched by the sector in the field of social entrepreneurship and startups.
The President of the National Observatory of Civil Society, Mr.NOUREDDINE BENBRAHAM, praised this initiative, which will strengthen the tasks of the Observatory as an advisory body.He also added that to strengthen this role, the Observatory is committed to participate actively in policy development and training offers related to Civil Society.

Third call for proposals for National Research Programs

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Third call for proposals for National Research Programs

The Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Mr. KAMEL BADDARI, with the Minister of Energy and Mines Mr. MOHAMED ARKAB, the Minister of Agriculture and rural development  Mr. ABDELHAFID HENNI, the Minister of Hydraulics Mr. TAHA DERBAL, the Minister of Environment and renewable Energies Mrs. FAZIA DAHLEB, the Minister of Fisheries and fishery products Mr. AHMED BADAN, the Minister of Knowledge Economy, Startups and Micro-enterprises Mr. YACINE EL MAHDI OUALID, Mr. president of National Economic, social and environmental council Mr. BOUCHENAK KHELLADI, and the Secretary General of the Ministry of Health and the representative of the Minister of Industry and Pharmaceutical Production, oversaw today November 25th, 2023, the third call for proposals of National Research Programs addressed to the various Algerian researchers in Algeria and abroad and to the national competences of different sectors of activity, to contribute to the creation of research teams for the execution of the development projects designed by the economic and social partners and formulated by the intersectoral committees of scientific research and technological development.

This call is part of the continuous efforts of development and scientific research to find practical solutions to the needs of certain economic and social institutions that have contributed to the proposition of these projects, also to permit the inquiry of creative means of conception and design of prototypes and products that can be exploited for economic profit or that intended for the creation of Startups / small businesses and crowning some inventions with international patents.

This call also aims, through the planning and execution of targeted development projects, to deliver products produced by the participating research teams, identical and coherent to the propositions made by the institutions initiating the projects. It is to be noted that the project selection process id carried out accordingly to a scientific evaluation by experts taking into consideration appropriate criteria, in addition to criteria of practicality and innovative and economic efficiency.

Hearing session to present the budget of the Higher Education and Scientific Research sector for the year 2024

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Hearing session to present the budget of the Higher Education and Scientific Research sector for the year 2024, before the finance and budget committee of the National People's Assembly

The Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Mr. KAMEL BADDARI, participated today, Wednesday November 22, 2023, in the hearing of the finance and budget committee of the National People’s Assembly, chaired by Mr. SAAD BAGHIDJA, president of the commission, as part of the study of the budgets of the sectors included in the finance bill for the year 2024. Ms. BASMA AZOUAR, Minister of Relations with Parliament was also in attendance.
The minister spoke of the great dynamism experienced by his sector in order to give a concrete form to the strategy drawn up in this area and which is presented as follows:
-Review the courses map and regroup certain areas to create better compatibility and optimal distribution of courses points in university establishments.
-Facilitate the student orientation process.
-Encourage innovation and creative ideas to launch a program that guarantees students to create their STARTUPs.
-Give strong thrust to the sector digitalization program.
-Encourage institutions under supervision to create subsidiary institutions.

For his part, Mr. SAAD BAGHIDJA, president of the commission, highlighted during his speech the great efforts made in the sector of higher education and scientific research, which have enabled the institutions of university education in Algeria to achieve a qualitative leap in the world university rankings.

Signing Cooperation Program in the Sector of Higher Education and Scientific Research between Algeria and Yemen

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Signing Cooperation Program in the Sector of Higher Education and Scientific Research between Algeria and Yemen

Wednesday, November 8, 2023—The minister of higher education and scientific research Mr. Kamel Baddari, and his counterpart the minister of higher education and scientific research, technical education and vocational training of the Republic of Yemen Mr. Khaled Ahmad Al-Wasebi, signed an executive cooperation program between Algeria and Yemen, for the period (2023-2025), at the headquarters of ministry of higher education and scientific research in Algiers.

In an address on the occasion, Mr. Baddari confirmed that this executive program would exchange knowledge and scientific research outcomes through ‘ the mobility between Algerian and Yemeni university actors’.
For his part, the Yemeni minister Mr. Khaled Ahmad Al Wasebi, called the executive program a’comprehensive and ambitious agreement’, which would enable and enhance the students exchange movement between both countries. As he also expressed his satisfaction at the signing of the executive program which would ‘ strengthen cooperation between the sectors of scientific research between both sisterly states, which share long historical relations’.

Start-ups in Algeria: an Engine for the Development of Small and Medium Enterprises

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Start-ups in Algeria: an Engine for the Development of Small and Medium Enterprises

Tuesday, November 7, 2023—The minister of higher education and scientific research Mr. Kamel Baddari and the minister of knowledge economy, start-ups and micro enterprises Mr. Yacine El Mahdi Oualid, visited the school of higher commercial studies (EHEC) in Kolea, Tipaza. Both ministers supervised the inauguration of an economic forum, organized by the school, in collaboration with a number of entrepreneurs, industrialists, students with innovative projects and start-ups, small, medium and large enterprises, several technical national schools, and different schools of business, commerce and management.

In an address, Mr.Baddari stated that the forum ‘contributes to the setting of a national strategy for research, exploration, innovation exploitation and open innovation’. As he confirmed that, the sector of higher education and scientific research is working on promoting scientific research, and all the matters related
to development and innovation. Calling the university instructors -as elite of the society- to contribute to the supervision of students who are willing to establish micro enterprises and implement achievable graduation projectsthat can be developed subsequently-on the ground-with funding resources provided by the State. Mr. Baddari also added that his ministry vision ‘which emerges from the government and the higher authorities vision, aims at reaching coherence between the students and university instructors, and the world of research, development, entrepreneurship and business, for the objective of achieving economic development’.
For his part, the minister of knowledge economy, start-ups and micro enterprises, he explained that 2000 institutions have obtained a Label for the best successful institution. Noting that his ministry ‘is weekly receiving hundreds of projects’. Adding that the public authorities have set a system that encourages and fosters university students to get into the world of entrepreneurship with an open mind to innovation and creativity’.
Mr. Oualid,furthermore, stated that Algeria has made headway in the establishment of start-ups according to a recent world ranking.

Ministerial Decree on the Students Mobility among University Institutions

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Ministerial Decree on the Students Mobility among University Institutions

Wednesday, October 31, 2023– the minister of higher education and scientific research Mr. Kamel Baddari oversaw the ceremony of the E-signing for a ministerial decree relating to the mobility of students among university institutions. The ceremony saw the attendance of the high officials of the ministry and a number of university and higher schools presidents from Algiers.
Speaking at the signing ceremony, Mr. Baddari said that ‘ this decree will pave the way for the mobility of students among national university institutions, by enabling them to learn in university institutions other than their own. Adding that ‘the students’ mobility within 114 university institutions will enable them to enhance their knowledge and education, by the transition between their original university and other receptive one’
Mr. Baddari, moreover, noted to the set of the new procedures released by his sector, such as the payment of the students’ bursary at the end of each month with an amount of 2000 Algerian Dinars as laid-out in a resolution of the council of ministers. Minister Baddari, furthermore, announcedthe forthcominginauguration of a number of services platforms.

Backing Innovative Projects’ Holders in the Establishment of their own Start-ups

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Backing Innovative Projects' Holders in the Establishment of their own Start-ups

Tuesday, October 31, 2023–The minister of higher education and scientific research Mr. KamelBaddari was accompanied by the minister of knowledge economy, start-ups and micro enterprises Mr. Yacine El Mahdi Oualid, and the head of the higher Council of Youth Mr. Mustapha Haidaoui, on a work and inspection visit to the university of science and technology,HouariBoumediene in Bab Ezzour, where he attended an exhibition on the students innovative projects. As he assessed –during the visit– the progress made with regard to these projects. Minister Baddari moreover managed the students’concerns, and supported them in the establishment of their start-ups and micro enterprises.
Minister Baddaripointed out thatinnovation project holders designedwith a label,are going to be automatically oriented to the ministry of knowledge economy, start-ups and micro-enterprises, which will back them in the fulfilment of their projects. As he also noted to the elaboration of a set of regulations between both sectors relating to ‘ providing financial supportto innovative project holders for the aim of the establishment of their own start-ups’.
For his part, Mr. Yacine El Mahdi Oualid, stressed the importance of strengthening entrepreneurship and innovation culture among universities, which is seen as ‘ a challenge that can be fulfilled on the groundamidstthe scientific innovation clubs of the sector’.
As for the head of the Higher Council of Youth, he valuated the enhancement of entrepreneurship and innovation culture in university, as being a real engine for economic leading, highlighted by the President of the Republic Mr. AbdelmadjdTebboune, on several occasions. Noting that university students ‘have shifted to a new pattern of education based on entrepreneurship and job opportunities creation’.

 

Mr. Baddari meets the Head of the Higher Council for Youth

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Mr. Baddari meets the Head of the Higher Council for Youth

Saturday, October 28, 2023– the minister of higher education and scientific research, Mr. Kamel Baddari, met the head of the higher council of youth Mr. Mostapha Haidaoui, at the ministry of higher education and scientific research.
During the meeting, both sides discussed ways of strengthening cooperation between the ministry and the higher council for youth. Mr. Baddari stated -on the same context- that this meeting is a chance ‘ for setting a strategy and a set of operational programs –in spaces for higher education institutions– aiming at making university students and Algerian youth an engine for the development of the New Algeria’, within the framework of ‘ the general approaches, adapted by the President of the Republic, Mr. Abdelmadjid Tebboune’.

Minister Baddari, furthermore, called his ministry officials to ‘coordinate with their counterparts from the higher council for youth, and involve them in scientific research and students’ different activities, particularly, students’ innovation and entrepreneurship, start-ups and business incubators’.
For his part, Mr. Haidaoui, the head of the higher council for youth, noted that this meeting is an opportune chance to ‘ have a close-up look at the vitality and mobility witnessed by the sector of higher education’. Adding that, a number of officials have been employedto transit the students concerns to the relevant ministry, as being a transmitting belt between youth categories and government sectors’.

University gearing up for Jobs of the Future

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University gearing up for Jobs of the Future

Responding to the questions of some deputies, during a public session at the People’s National aAssembly for oral questions– on Thursday, October 26, 2023– the minister of higher education and scientific research Mr. Kamel Baddari asserted that the university has started preparation for future jobs, through the adaption of new majors, and the digitalization of the sector, which is considered among the most important means of modernization.Mr. Baddari also added that ‘ his sector has worked on incorporating the new majors, headed by Artificial Intelligence and robotics for the making of future high officials’.
As for the requests of opening branches or university institutions in specific regions of Algeria, Mr. Baddari declared that this operation subjects to special terms and conditions, which requires funds and pedagogical capabilities, as well as fair pedagogical seats in the near by university institutions. In addition to the availability of considerable numbers of candidates in a way that corresponds with the economic and social conditions of the region. Mr. Baddari also affirmed that his sector’ is ensuringgood quality of education for qualified human resources, and is contributing to the development of local development, through the establishment of educational institutions which are taking account of the potential of the region’.

 

 

Presentation on the Sector’s Efforts in Achieving Quality Education

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Presentation on the Sector's Efforts in Achieving Quality Education

Thursday, October 26, 2023– the minister of higher education and scientific research Mr. KamelBaddari delivered a presentation before members of the commission of education affairs, higher education andscientific research and religious affairs, at the People’s National Assembly, on ‘ the sector’s efforts in achieving a quality education and manage the concerns of all the categories of education ‘.
During his presentation, Mr. Baddari asserted that’ the President of the Republic Mr. AbdelmadjidTebboune put the sector of higher education and scientific research at the heart of the New Algeria, which was demonstrated in his commitments and in the government agenda, focusing on the mechanisms towards that end’. Adding that his ‘ sector’s factors have been cooperating for the aim of the agenda delivery’.
On the same occasion, Mr. Baddari mentioned the missions of higher education in the regard of balancing between education and scientific research, and innovation as both control development, which feed into the framework of ‘ committing to make university an engine for local and national development, and cohere with the society expectations in all levels’.

On the same context, minister Baddari asserted that ‘ the sector’s digital plan has been fully implemented’ before the given deadlines, which enabled the sector to combine between pedagogical, scientific and administrative digitalization.
On the other hand, Mr. Baddari said that the mechanisms developed in universities have contributed to wealth creation, through enabling graduates to establish their own start-ups or micro enterprises, which –according to Mr. Baddari– would short corners for future graduates, and make them project holders instead of job seekers, and contribute to create jobs for different society categories.

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