Presidential decree on foreign students’ enrolment to make Algeria preferred destination for international students, says Baddari

TLEMCEN-The Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Kamel Baddari, emphasized on Thursday evening, in Tlemcen, that the presidential decree defining the procedures for foreign students’ enrolment will make Algeria “a preferred destination for international students.”

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In a press statement during his visit to the African Institute of Water, Renewable Energy and Climate Change, located at the new university hub in the municipality of Mansoura, the minister emphasized that “this presidential decree, signed on February 20^th, will make Algeria a preferred destination for international students, particularly those from Arab and African countries, which testifies to the quality of Algerian higher education and the Algerian people’s ability to coexist with students of various nationalities.”

“This decree will bring great benefit to higher education and to Algerian universities. It will help strengthen the visibility of Algerian universities at continental and international levels,” he added, emphasizing that this initiative also gives Algeria “a strategic position in the field of university education” and will strengthen higher education in the country.

He added that “Algeria has become a soft power in the field of higher education and training, educating knowledgeable and cultured youth from various African countries.”

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