An opening ceremony of the academic year was organized today, September 22, 2023, in the large hall of the University of Blida1 “auditorium”, in the presence of many guests from the university, among them included Madam Secretary General of the wilaya, representative of Mr. Wali, Ladies and gentlemen, the vice-rectors of the University, the secretary general of the University, the heads of faculties and institutes, the head of university services and the directors of residence, professors, students and university workers. Representatives of university professors and union workers and student representatives and student associations.

In his welcome speech, the director of the university expressed his sincere thanks to the guests for accepting the invitation and stressed the need to bring together the different success factors of the university community to face the challenges facing the university. Algerian university in order to advance the sector of this dear country.

The ceremony includes the speech of the Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Professor Kamel BADDARI who was directly from the University of May 8, 1945 of Guelma, via videoconference technology, with the theme "the development of he university to make it a locomotive of growth and an engine of the national economy is at the heart of the concerns of the President of the Republic, Mr. Abdelmadjid Tebboune which devoted 11 of its 54 commitments to higher education and scientific research.

Mr. Baddari also underlined that the Algerian university, rich in its students, its professors and its researchers, constitutes “the quiet strength of the new Algeria”, adding that the institutions of the sector “are currently focusing on creativity, innovation and harmony between the university system and the socio-economic model of the Algerian state to generate wealth”.