University of Batna

Infobox_University
name = University of Batna
established = 1977
type = Public
city = Batna
country = Algeria
enrollment = 31,000
website = [http://www.univ-batna.dz/ http://www.univ-batna.dz]

The University of Batna (French: Université de Batna, also named Université Colonel Hadj Lakhdar, Arabic: جامعة باتنة) is a public university in the city of Batna, Algeria. It was created in 1977 and has grown steadily since then; it is now one of the largest universities in North Africa. It presently has eight faculties and a total of over 31,000 students.

The Head of the University

Dr. Zireg Moussa

History

When the university was created, it started with two institutes, Law sciences and Arabic Literature and Language. It later gained several institutes including Exact sciences, Biological sciences, Medical sciences, Economic sciences, Foreign languages and Agronomy.

In 1985 the university was reorganized under a new administrative structure called INES (National Institutes of High Education), and in 1990, it was again replaced by many institutes, each of which contains many departments.

In 2001, it was reorganized to a set of faculties. Each faculty has several departments spread in nine sites around the city. The new and the most important site of the university, located in the southern area of the city of Batna, has four important faculties, the central library and many infrastructures.

Faculties and Departments

Engineering Sciences

The Faculty of Engineering Sciences includes all technological branches. Being the most important faculty of the university, it contains 10 departments, over 311 professors and 5,000 students. It has the following departments :

* Computer Science
* Electrical Engineering
* Industrial Engineering
* Electronics
* Civil Engineering
* Hydraulics
* Architecture
* T.C.T in preparing for engineer's diploma

Hygiene and Security

The Institute of Hygiene and Industrial Security of the University of Batna offers the students advanced education to obtain a degree either in engineering or in D.E.U.A (Diplôme d’Enseignement Universitaire Appliqué).

* Industrial Security
* Environment
* Hygiene and Work Conditions

Human Sciences

It includes the following sections :

* Arabic Language and Literature
* French
* English
* Translation
* History and Archaeology
* Psychology
* Intensive Language Learning

ciences

The Faculty of Sciences conains eight departments, more than 200 professors and 7,000 students.

* SETI : First year in Exact Sciences
* Mathematics
* Physics
* Chemistry
* Geology
* Agronomy
* Biology
* Veterinary Sciences

Economics

Since its creation in 1980, the faculty of Economic Sciences has been growing; the number of students grows about 500 students a year. The present number of students is 4650.

* Economic Sciences
* Management
* Commercial Sciences

ocial and Islamic Sciences

The Faculty of Social and Islamic Sciences was created in 1998 by transferring the National Institute of Islamic Sciences to a Faculty belonging to the University of Batna. The idea of establishing this national institute started in 1980 under the leadership of Abidi Mouhamed Tahar called Hadj Lakhdar, one of the leaders of The Algerian Revolutionary War. It includes the following sections :

* Islamic Law
* Basics of Religion
* Sociology
* Sport Education

Medical Sciences

Medical Studies in the University of Batna started in 1979. At present, it represents the faculty of medical sciences. In 2001 the department of Pharmacy started its activities with courses and it has been running at good conditions though its position within the same structure with the department of Agronomy.

* Medical sciences
* Pharmacy

Law

Law sciences faculty was established in 1998 according to the act number 213-89. The faculty includes three sections :

* Law Sciences
* Political Sciences
* Information and Communication

ee also

* List of universities in Algeria
* Batna City

External links

* [http://www.univ-batna.dz/ University of Batna website]