Algerian Radio
Algeria celebrates National Knowledge Day this Thursday amid significant shifts in Algerian schools and universities. These changes are part of a broader trajectory to enhance education quality, modernize the system, and align it with national development requirements, while improving the professional and social conditions of the educational and academic communities.
Under the strategic vision outlined by the President of the Republic, Mr. Abdelmadjid Tebboune, to improve education quality and keep pace with global developments, the national education sector has achieved major milestones. These include expanding the school map to accommodate over 12 million students in improved conditions, clearly defining roles within the educational community, moving toward lighter school curricula, reducing teacher workloads across various levels, and promoting specialization.
These new measures aim to enhance pedagogical performance and transform the school environment into a hub for creativity and innovation by promoting diverse activities, discovering talents, and launching numerous cultural, scientific, and sporting competitions.
In the same vein, the sector has seen several measures approved by the President to elevate the social and professional status of employees. During the current academic year, 82,410 contract teachers were integrated across various educational levels, following a previous operation involving 62,000 teachers, bringing the total to 144,410 integrated teachers. Additionally, a decision was made to reduce the retirement age for teachers by three years. These steps fulfill the President’s commitments to the educational community and honor the teaching profession and its role in building and protecting future generations.
Meanwhile, the Higher Education and Scientific Research sector has achieved a qualitative leap. For the first time, Algerian universities secured prestigious positions in the Arab and Maghreb regions in the 2026 QS World University Rankings by Subject. This achievement reflects the newfound dynamism in scientific research and higher education in Algeria, with 46 Algerian institutions appearing in the rankings compared to 17 in the 2025 edition.
Algerian universities continue to establish themselves as engines of national development, centered on the knowledge and innovation economies. In line with the President’s 2024–2029 development program, universities have integrated Artificial Intelligence, robotics, and future-oriented professions into their training programs. New specializations now include autonomous systems technology, applied mathematics, cybersecurity, and nanoscience.
These efforts have led to a marked improvement in scientific research results over the past two years. According to sector data, Algeria has recorded 3,249 patents, 310 startups, 2,611 student micro-enterprises, and 430 subsidiaries across 117 university institutions, as well as 76 innovative projects directed toward the economic sector.
The higher education sector now oversees approximately two million students, supported by a faculty that has grown to over 75,000 professors, aiming to meet the global pedagogical benchmark of one professor for every twenty students.
In parallel, the sector continues its digitalization process and the modernization of training offers to suit the labor market. This includes the digitalization of university services—such as housing, dining, and transport via modern applications—and the revitalization of campus sports and cultural life.
The number of platforms integrated into the Ministry of Higher Education’s digital system has reached 73, facilitating the transition to a "Fourth Generation University" that is open to its economic and social environment. Furthermore, as part of its international outreach, the second edition of the "Study in Algeria" program was recently launched for international students, focusing on modernizing the university and diversifying its funding sources.
