The University of Science and Technology –

Houari Boumediene Houari is a given name and surname. It may refer to: Persons Given name *Houari Boumédiène, also transcribed Boumediene, Boumedienne etc. (1932–1978), served as Chairman of the Revolutionary Council of Algeria from 19 June 1965 until 12 Decembe ...

(, USTHB, ) is a university located in the town of Bab-Ezzouar from

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. The university was designed by Brazilian architect

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and was inaugurated in 1974. Courses offered include Computing, Pure and Applied Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Geology, Civil Engineering, Electronics, Information Technology, Process Engineering, and Mechanical Engineering. USTHB was the largest university in Algeria until 2013; it has over 20,000 students. The government's five-year plan aiming at raising the number of university students in Algeria from 1.2 million in 2010 to 2 million students in 2014 has led to the construction of new universities and faculties in almost every Algerian town; some universities are now larger than the USTHB in the number of enrolled students. USTHB collaborates with western universities. Agreements exist between the faculties and their counterpart in France, Quebec Canada and other countries for the purpose of training and research. A number of Arab and African students receive grants to study in the USTHB. The tutoring language in the university is the French language, except for the Geography curriculum that is provided in Arabic language.

Sports

USTHB has a martial arts club run by volunteers, and an agreement with the Olympic complex for the use of the Olympic swimming pool by the university students. It has a football team, and the USTHB basketball team participated in the National Collegiate Athletic competition.

Ranking

In 2023, according to U.S. News & World Report The university is the 2nd best in Algeria, the 1691th in the world, and the 60th in Africa. The computer science faculty was ranked the 662th best university for computer science in the world. The engineering faculties ranked the university as the 886th best university in the world in engineering majors

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University of Science and Technology, Houari Boumediene

University of Science and Technology, Houari Boumediene

University of Science and Technology, Houari Boumediene

Université des Sciences et de la Technologie Houari Boumediène
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