University of Algiers

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name = University of Algiers - Benyoucef Benkhedda
native_name = جــامــــــعة الجـــــــزائر - بن يوسف بن خـدة
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established = 1909
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students = 100,827
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city = Algiers
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The University of Algiers Benyoucef Benkhedda (Arabic:جــامــــــعة الجـــــــزائر - بن يوسف بن خـدة ) is a university located in Algiers, Algeria. It was founded in 1909 and is organized into seven faculties.

History

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.

Organization

These are the seven faculties in which the university is divided into:

* Faculty of Political Sciences and Information
* Faculty of Human and Social Sciences
* Faculty of Economics and Management Sciences
* Faculty of Letters and Languages
* Faculty of Law
* Faculty of Medicine
* Faculty of Islamic Sciences

ee also

* List of colleges and universities
* Algiers

External links

* [http://www.univ-alger.dz University of Algiers Website] fr icon ar icon en icon