Modernising Governance in Higher Education Institutions in Algeria
Modernising Governance in Higher Education Institutions in Algeria
On 28 th -29th October, Biskra University hosted a national workshop entitled ”Towards Modernising Governance in higher education institutions in Algeria’’, as part of the Technical Assistance Mission (TAM) to strengthen governance and quality assurance, organised by the Erasmus Algeria National supported by the MHESR. University officials and administrators attended, headed by the Rector, Pr. Mahmoud Debabeche, Pr. Mohamed Boudour, the Erasmus Algeria Office Head, Pr. Marzouk Bouchaar Fahim, Eastern Universities Regional Forum Permanent Secretary and some higher education institutions directors and vice-directors.
This initiative aim was gathering academic experts and decision- makers to strengthen the governance framework and improve quality assurance in Algerian higher education. It would review the best practices in institutional governance, discuss the roadmap for modernisation and develop sustainable education strategies. Biskra University Rector speech stressed on the development and modernisation of the higher education system in Algeria with international standards to improve the quality of education and research for sustainable academic environment, as an expression of cooperation between Algeria and its European partners with a roadmap for achieving modernisation in line with international standards. The EURF Permanent Secretary also addressed the participants, and Pr. Rachid Hamdi, the University Exchange and Cooperation at the MHESR Director intervened online.
The first day started with the first lecture entitled “The Higher Education System in Algeria” by Pr. Mohamed Boudour, followed by an intervention by the European expert Pr Alexander Kohler on “Governance of Teaching and Learning Practice Principles”. The second session included another lecture by a European expert on’’Approaches and Principles of Governance in Higher Education Institutions’’. Then, the workshop opened discussions. A round table was
Scheduled on the evening of the workshop on the modernisation of institutional governance and pedagogy in Algerian higher education. The final day was devoted to a follow-up of the most important points pre-set in the national seminar to report results reached by the experts
and teachers participating in the round table on the theme of modernising institutional governance and education in Algerian higher education. It laid them to discussion to come up with a sound formulation of the 2024 roadmap to modernise governance through effective quality systems. At the end, the University Rector praised the efforts of Pr Mohamed Boudour and all the participants and attendees with interventions and discussions that contributed to enrich the theme, wishing that the roadmap adopted would be a fruitful addition in higher
education governance and be implemented as a reference in higher education and scientific research in Algeria. More photos on the following link:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1YBDyuVTYXrCNxfy5csNiGbhGY0rqh1VG/view?usp=sharing