University of Abou Bekr Belkaid

University of Abou Bekr Belkaid
جامعة أبو بكر بلقايد تلمسان (Arabic) Université Abou Bekr Belkaid Tlemcen (French)

Type	Public
Established	1 August 1989; 34 years ago (1989-08-01)
Affiliation	Association of Francophone Universities
Rector	Mourad Meghachou
Total staff	2,013
Students	48,870
Location	Tlemcen , Tlemcen , 13000 , Algeria 34°55′11″N 1°18′06″W / 34.9196°N 1.3017°W / 34.9196; -1.3017
Campus	Multiple sites
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Website	www.univ-tlemcen.dz

The Abou Bekr Belkaid University (Arabic: جامعة أبو بكر بلقايد) is a university located in Tlemcen, Algeria.It was created by a 1989 decree and has eight schools and several campuses all located in the state of Tlemcen.

It is ranked by the Times Higher Education^[1] between 121 and 140 in the 2022 regional ranking of Arab universities, and 1501+ in the world ranking of universities.that

In 2022 the university was ranked 2nd in the national ranking^[2] of universities made by the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research in Algeria.

History

Over the period (1974-1980), higher education was first provided in a university center which grouped the only core subjects of the exact sciences and biology. This teaching has spread to new fields over the years. In June 1984, the first promotions in the social sciences and humanities in the national language took place; in August 1984, the creation of national higher education institutes and new courses. The university was created by decree N° 89-138 of August 1, 1989, modified and supplemented by executive decree N° 95-205 of August 5, 1995, then modified by executive decree N° 98-391 of December 2, 1998.