Université Kasdi Merbah Ouargla

The Université Kasdi Merbah Ouargla is located in the city of Ouargla, Algeria. The university was founded in March 1988 and is renowned nationally for its research partnerships.

The university has three large campuses comprising of five founding institutes and 10 different faculties offering academic programmes across a wide range of disciplines ranging from mathematics and medical sciences to renewable energy and humanities.

The university has formed research partnerships with institutions such as the Renewable Energy Development Centre, Center for Scientific and Technical Research in Welding and Control (CSC) – Algeria, and Space of Higher Education and Scientific Research. It also holds frequent international exchange programmes and research collaborations with international institutions through different programs like the P3A programme, AFEQ programme and the Erasmus programme.

There are six libraries and 26 research laboratories. There are also auditoriums, a medical centre, workshops, residence halls and amphitheatres across the campuses.