| University of Algiers - Benyoucef Benkhedda | |
|---|---|
| جامعة الجزائر - بن يوسف بن خـدة | |
| Established | 1909 |
| Type | Public |
| President | Tahar Hadjar |
| Students | 100,827 |
| Location | Algiers, Algeria |
| Website | http://www.univ-alger.dz/ |
The University of Algiers Benyoucef Benkhedda (Arabic:جامعة الجزائر - بن يوسف بن خـدة ) is a university located in Algiers, Algeria. It was founded in 1909 and is organized into seven faculties.
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The University of Algiers, the first Algerian university was established in 1909 (under the Law of 30 December, 1909). This creation, however was the result of a series of stages in academic activity, marked in particular by the Law of 1879 establishing four specialized schools: medicine, pharmacy, sciences, letters, and law.
During the colonial period, it experienced both quantitative and qualitative changes.
After independence, while pursuing its teaching mission, it also went through a number of changes involving its organization, structuring, and orientation in terms of pedagogy and research.
The library holds 800,000 volumes.[1]
These are the seven faculties in which the university is divided into: