On the evening of Sunday 11 October 2026, the Minister for Higher Education and Scientific Research, Mr Kamal Badari, chaired a coordination meeting with senior ministry officials, attended by the rectors of the University of Algiers 3 and the University of Blida 1. The meeting was dedicated to monitoring the 2026–2027 university intake and reviewing progress on various sectoral initiatives and programmes.
The meeting addressed a number of priority areas, most notably:
. University intake and education: ensuring the effective start of lectures, adhering to the six-credit-hour system, promoting teaching in English, developing personalised study pathways, and monitoring the dual-degree programme in medicine and the Bachelor’s degree in English.
. Student services and life: monitoring the cleanliness of university halls of residence, transport, student living conditions, and hall refurbishment programmes, as well as improving accommodation conditions for students within university campuses.
. Infrastructure and New Projects: Monitoring the budget allocated to the refurbishment of university halls of residence, new facilities, new medical faculties, and projects to develop university infrastructure, as well as introducing new activity headings in the budget and refurbishing the University of Health in Algiers.
. Innovation and entrepreneurship: Monitoring existing and new ‘Protomarket’ projects; establishing institutions; developing branches of university institutions; promoting innovation and entrepreneurship; and monitoring the listing of financing and investment mechanisms on the stock exchange.

Digital transformation and artificial intelligence: Monitoring the artificial intelligence project and developing the second version of the ‘Progress’ system, whilst ensuring that figures and indicators are consistent across the relevant departments.
. Attracting international students: Monitoring the situation of international students, their reception arrangements and transport from airports to universities, and developing the ‘Study in Algeria’ programme, alongside monitoring international cooperation and partnership projects.
. Governance and human resources: Monitoring regulatory texts currently being drafted; reviewing the recruitment files for professors in the medical sciences and research professors; updating recruitment criteria; and monitoring properties transferred to the higher education sector, as well as valuation and appraisal files.
Budget and Future Programmes: Review of the 2027 budget, the financial requirements associated with new programmes, and the projects scheduled for completion during the 2026–2027 academic year.
This meeting forms part of the regular monitoring of various sector-related issues and the coordination of efforts between the central administration and university institutions, with a view to ensuring the effective implementation of planned programmes, improving conditions for education and university life, and promoting the transition towards an innovative university that is open to its economic and international environment.