Top 10 Best Universities in Algeria
What are Algeria's most popular universities? Toplist attempts to answer this question using the 2021 Algerian University Ranking, which includes 91 Algerian ... read more...higher-education institutions. The top 10 best universities in Algeria are listed below.
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In 1969, the University of Constantine 1, formerly known as the University of Mentouri, was founded. The full French name of the university is now Université Frères Mentouri de Constantine 1. Algeria's Ministère de l'Enseignement Supérieur et de la Recherche Scientifique has officially recognized it (Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Algeria). With over 62,864 students and 2,247 administrative and teaching staff, it is a very large university.
Université Frères Mentouri de Constantine 1 is divided into six faculties: sciences and technologies, letters and languages, natural sciences, law, exact sciences, and earth sciences, as well as an Institute of Nutrition, Food and Agro-Food Technology, and Veterinary Science.
Constantine University 1 is located in Constantine, Algeria. It is the capital of the Constantine Province in northeastern Algeria, which was known in Roman times as Cirta. It was renamed Constantina in honor of Emperor Constantine the Great. Until 1962, it was the capital of the French department of Constantine. Constantine, an inland city, is about 80 kilometers from the Mediterranean coast, on the banks of the Rhumel River, which, despite its name, is more of a brook.
In 2015, Constantine was designated as the Arab Capital of Culture. Constantine is known as the "City of Bridges" because of the numerous picturesque bridges that connect the city's various hills, valleys, and ravines. It has a population of approximately 448,000 people.
Address: Route de Ain El Bey; Boîte, Postale 325, Constantine, 25017 Constantine, Algeria
Tel: +213 (31) 811 271
Fax: +213 (31) 818 711
Website: https://www.umc.edu.dz/
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Université Mohamed Boudiaf de M'sila was founded in 1985 as a multidisciplinary public institution and was elevated to the status of university in 2001. It is situated in Algeria's large town of M'sila. It now has over 36,000 students, 1,400 teachers, and 1260 technical and administrative personnel.
The Université Mohamed Boudiaf has seven faculties: the faculty of technology, the faculty of sciences, the faculty of mathematics and computer science, the faculty of law and political science, the faculty of economics, the faculty of letters and languages, and the faculty of humanities and social sciences.
There are also two national institutes: the Institute of Urban Techniques Management and the Institute of Science and Technology of Physical and Sports Activities.
It has a total of 23 research laboratories. Several research conventions have been established by the university in collaboration with academic institutions in France, Romania, Turkey, Tunisia, the United Arab Emirates, and Jordan. These are intended to promote scientific exchange and mobility among research professors, students, and academic staff.
The University or College Mohamed Boudiaf was named after the Algerian politician and founding member of the National Liberation Front, Mohamed Boudiaf (FLN). Before being assassinated in 1992, he joined the Algerian People's Party (APP) and became an important member of the Special Organization (OS).
M'Sila is a province (wilaya) in northern Algeria with a population of one million people and an area of 18,718 square kilometers, while its capital, also called M'sila, has a population of around 100,000.
Address: Route Ichebilia; Boîte Postale 166, M'Sila, 28000 M Sila, Algeria
Tel: +213 (35) 550 411
Fax: +213 (35) 550 404
Website: https://www.univ-msila.dz/en/
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The Universite Abderrahmane Mira de Béjaia was founded in 1983 with 205 students and claims to be one of the world's fastest-growing universities. While it took this Algerian institution until 1992 to become a university center, and until 1998 to become a university, it now has over 40,000 students in less than 30 years. The university was named after a native of the Béjaa province who died as a hero of Algeria's independence war in 1959.
Université Abderrahmane Mira de Béjaia offers classes in French, Arabic, and Tamazaght (also known as Berber), reflecting Algeria's multilingualism. It has been offering Tamazaght courses since 1991, and its students have been among the most dedicated language rights activists.
The university is located in the Mediterranean seaport city whose wax industry and Francophone nickname – bougie – gave rise to the French word for candle. It is divided into two campuses, each of which houses more than 30 research laboratories.
The Targa Ouzemmour campus houses technology, exact sciences, natural and life sciences, and the medical school, while the Abouau campus, which opened in 2003 on the road between Béjaa and Tichy, houses the faculties of law, economics, management and commerce, and arts and languages. Berchiche is constructing a third campus.
It aims to combine "sustainable development...in harmony with globalisation's challenges," and it houses research centers for Innovation and Technology Transfer and Food Technology. As the leading Algerian university in the 2018 Nature Index, it has been one of four Algerian participants in the Erasmus SATELIT project, of which two are universities, aimed at developing the innovation ecosystems of higher education institutions in the Maghreb region.
Address: Route de Targua Ouzemour, Béjaïa, 06000 Bejaia, Algeria
Tel: +213 (34) 214 333
Fax: +213 (34) 216 098
Website: http://univ-bejaia.dz/
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The fourth famous university in Top 10 Best Universities in Algeria that Toplist would like to introduce to you is Université Abou Bekr Belkaid de Tlemcen. The Université Abou Bekr Belkaid de Tlemcen or University of Tlemcen located in Algeria's most northwestern region, is a coeducational public university that received university status in 1989. It was founded in 1974 as the Centre Universitaire de Tlemcen.
The majority of the university's campuses are located in Tlemcen, the capital of the same-named province, which is located 50 kilometers from the Mediterranean Sea and is known for its Moorish architecture. Tlemcen, a historic trade city built on the site of the ancient Roman town of Pomaria, is vibrant, welcoming, and home to good food, notable caves, temples, and mosques, as well as spectacular views of the Tlemcen Mountains. The university also has a campus in Maghnia, a smaller town 30 kilometers to the west.
The University of Tlemcen, a modern university with cutting-edge facilities, a large library, and several high-quality labs and computer centers, has been named one of the top 75 universities in the Arab world. Tlemcen has its own international airport, but it is also easily accessible from Algiers, which has more transportation options, including ferries. It is only 65 kilometers from Morocco, but the Algerian-Moroccan border has been closed since 1994.
It has a large student body in general. The vast majority of international students at the university are undergraduates. Although Arabic has been Algeria's official language since its independence in 1962, the institution's language of instruction is French.
The university, like other Algerian institutions, is open from Sunday to Thursday. Weekends are observed in the country from Friday to Saturday.
Address: 22 Rue Abi Ayad Abdelkrim, Tlemcen, 13000 Tlemcen, Algeria
Tel: +213 (43) 202 000
Fax: +213 (43) 204 189
Website: www.univ-tlemcen.dz
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The University of Sciences and Technology Houari Boumediene (USTHB), also known as the Université des Sciences et de la Technologie Houari Boumediène in French, was founded in 1974 when the Faculty of Sciences of the University of Algiers relocated to Bab Ezzouar, 15 kilometers east of Algiers and near Algiers International Airport.
Oscar Niemeyer, a famous Brazilian architect who is regarded as one of the greatest architects of the twentieth century, designed the university on 105 acres. Despite the focus on his projects in Brazil and Europe, he designed 12 buildings for Algeria, the majority of which were completed during his exile following Brazil's military takeover in 1964. The facility's construction began in 1968 and was completed in 1974. Niemeyer's buildings, according to Houari Boumediene, Algeria's president at the time, were a symbol of Algeria's modernity and commitment to leaving the past behind.
USTHB is divided into eight faculties and 53 research laboratories (mathematics, physics, chemistry, biological sciences, earth sciences and geography, electronics and computer science, mechanical and chemical engineering, and civil engineering). It was the largest university in Algeria until 2013, with approximately 20,000 students.
It has established strong networks and engaged in numerous research collaborations with western universities, particularly in France. It has a football and basketball teams that competed in the National Collegiate Athletic Association, as well as an agreement with the Algerian Olympic Complex to allow students to use the pool. Except for the geography curriculum, which is taught in Arabic, all courses are taught in French.
Address: Boîte Postale 32, El-Alia,, Bab-Ezzouar, Algiers, 16111 Algiers, Algeria
Tel: +213 (21) 247 950
Fax: +213 (21) 247 904
Website: usthb.dz
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The sixth famous university in Top 10 Best Universities in Algeria that Toplist would like to introduce to you is Université Ferhat Abbas Sétif 1. Université Ferhat Abbas Sétif 1 was founded in 1978 as the Sétif University Centre and is located in Eastern Algeria's commercial capital, which is also known as the cradle of Algerian independence. It gets its name from a political leader during the civil war that led to the country's independence from France in 1962.
It grew from 242 students in economics, exact science and technology, and foreign languages to full university status in 1989. In 2011, the university was split into two institutions, with Ferhat Abbas Sétif University 2 focusing on law and political science, humanities, literature, and languages.
Université Ferhat Abbas Sétif 1, whose rector, Abdelmajid Djenane, has stated that the university aspires to "become an active territorial actor, a socially responsible university," operates eight faculties from three campuses, offering a total of 141 degree courses, 39 research institutes, and an experimental farm.
The main campus, which houses the faculties of medicine, science, natural and life sciences, economics, commerce, and management, as well as architecture and Earth sciences, remains in El-Bez, with its connection to the rest of the city improved by the opening of the Sétif tramway system in March 2018. El Maabouda is home to the Faculty of Technology, and Said Boukhrissa is home to the Institute of Optics and Precision Mechanics.
In an institution that aspires to be a "development driver" for the region, research projects include an intensive study of the threats to local ecological balance by the Laboratory of the Urban Project, City, and Territory, as well as the digital scanning of Sétif's numerous historical monuments. In the 2018 Nature Index, the university was ranked second among Algerian universities.
Address: Campus El Bez, Sétif, 19000 Setif, Algeria
Tel: +213 (36) 620 224
Fax: +213 (36) 620 232
Website: https://www.univ-setif.dz/
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The University of Mohamed Khider Biskra (French: Université Mohamed Khider de Biskra, abbreviated UMKB) is one of Algeria's 106 higher education institutions, located in the state of Biskra. The University of Mohamed Khider Biskra, founded in 1983, is a non-profit public higher education institution located in the medium-sized city of Biskra (population range of 500,000-1,000,000 inhabitants).
The University of Mohamed Khider Biskra (UMKB), which is officially accredited and/or recognized by the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, is a very large (enrollment range: 30,000-34,999 students) coeducational higher education institution that offers courses and programs leading to officially recognized higher education degrees such as bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, and doctorate degrees in a variety of fields of study.
The university arose from three administratively, pedagogically, and financially autonomous national institutes: the National Institute of Hydraulics, the National Institute of Architecture, and the National Institute of Electrotechnics. In 1992, these three institutes merged to form a university center; in 1998, the university was renamed Mohamed Khider University of Biskra, and it now has six faculties.
Address: Boîte Postale 145 R.P., Biskra, 07000 Biskra, Algeria
Tel: +213 (33) 543 160
Fax: +213 (33) 543 192
Website: univ-biskra.dz
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The next famous university in Top 10 Best Universities in Algeria that Toplist would like to introduce to you is Université Ahmed Ben Bella d'Oran 1. Université Ahmed Ben Bella d'Oran 1 (University of Oran 1), founded in 1967, is a non-profit public higher-education institution located in the large city of Oran (population range of 500,000-1,000,000 inhabitants). Université Ahmed Ben Bella d'Oran 1 (UORAN) is a large (enrollment range: 25,000-29,999 students) coeducational Algerian higher education institution that is officially recognized by the Ministère de l'Enseignement Supérieur et de la Recherche Scientifique, Algérie.
Université Ahmed Ben Bella d'Oran 1 (UORAN) provides courses and programs that lead to officially recognized higher education degrees, such as bachelor degrees, in a variety of fields of study. UORAN also provides students with academic and non-academic facilities and services, such as a library and administrative services.
Address: Boîte Postale 1524, El M'Naouer, Oran, 31000 Oran, Algeria
Tel: +213 (41) 519 234
Fax: +213 (41) 581 941
Website: www.univ-oran1.dz
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The Mouloud Mammeri University of Tizi Ouzou (French: Université Mouloud Mammeri de Tizi Ouzou) is an Algerian university. It bears the name Mouloud Mammeri. Naceur Eddine Haddachi is the university's rector as of 2012. There are eight faculties and twenty-five departments at the university. According to Executive Decree No. 17-77 of 20 June 1977, Algerian President Houari Boumediene inaugurated the Centre Universitaire de Tizi-Ouzou (C.U.T.O.) in 1977.
Université Mouloud Maameri de Tizi Ouzou (Tizi-Ouzou University) is a non-profit public higher-education institution located in the urban setting of the small city of Tizi-Ouzou (population range of 50,000-249,999 inhabitants). The Université Mouloud Maameri de Tizi Ouzou (UMMTO) is a coeducational Algerian higher education institution that is officially recognized by the Ministère de l'Enseignement Supérieur et de la Recherche Scientifique, Algérie.
This 43-year-old Algerian higher-education institution has a selective admission policy that is based on entrance examinations as well as students' previous academic records and grades. International students are encouraged to apply for admission. UMMTO also provides students with academic and non-academic facilities and services such as a library, housing, sports facilities, financial aid and/or scholarships, study abroad and exchange programs, and administrative services.
Address: Route de Hasnanoua Tizi-Ouzou, Boîte Postale 17RP, Tizi-Ouzou, 15000 Tizi-Ouzou, Algeria
Tel: +213 (26) 218 995
Fax: +213 (26) 212 968
Website: https://www.ummto.dz/
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The tenth famous university in Top 10 Best Universities in Algeria that Toplist would like to introduce to you is Université Abdelhamid Ibn Badis de Mostaganem. The Université Abdelhamid Ibn Badis de Mostaganem (University of Mostaganem) was founded in 1978 as a non-profit public higher-education institution in the small town of Mostaganem (population range of 50,000-249,999 inhabitants). The Université Abdelhamid Ibn Badis de Mostaganem (UMOSTAG) is a coeducational Algerian higher education institution that is officially recognized by the Ministère de l'Enseignement Supérieur et de la Recherche Scientifique, Algérie.
The Université Abdelhamid Ibn Badis de Mostaganem (UMOSTAG) provides courses and programs that lead to officially recognized higher education degrees such as bachelor degrees in a variety of fields of study. UMOSTAG also provides students with academic and non-academic facilities and services, such as a library and administrative services.
Address: Route de Belahcel; Boîte Postale 188, Mostaganem, 27000 Mostaganem, Algeria
Tel: +213 (45) 421 118
Fax: +213 (45) 265 452
Website: https://www.univ-mosta.dz/eng/