‘Striving for Excellence’

Under the slogan ‘Striving for Excellence’, the University of Adrar seeks to achieve a number of objectives contained in the higher education development strategy outlined under the reform of the higher education and scientific research system in Algeria, the most important of which are:

- Meeting the training needs according to the requirements of the labour market and local, national, African and international development.

- Encouraging scientific production and valorising its results, and qualitatively and quantitatively upgrading the level of education, training and scientific research at the university.

- Keeping the university abreast of scientific and technological developments at the local, national, African and international levels.

- Openness of the university to the socio-economic and professional environment for the purpose of contributing to the achievement of the comprehensive national development strategy.

- The university is open nationally and internationally, through establishing real scientific cooperation and exchange relations with various universities and scientific research bodies nationally, regionally and internationally.

Faculties and Departments

• The Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences includes: Department of History and Archaeology, Department of Media, Communication and Librarianship, Department of Sociology and Demography, Department of Psychology, Educational Sciences and Orthophilia.
• The Faculty of Islamic Sciences includes: Department of Sharia, Department of Fundamentals of Religion, Department of Islamic Language and Civilisation.
• Faculty of Arts and Languages: It includes: Arabic Language and Literature, French Language Department, English Language Department.
• Faculty of Science and Technology: It includes: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Department of Mining Engineering, Department of Prevention, Security and Environment, Department of Science and Technology, Department of Civil Engineering, Department of Electrical Engineering, Department of Hydrocarbons and Renewable Energies.
• Faculty of Material and Mathematical Sciences and Automated Media: It includes: Department of Material Sciences, Department of Mathematics and Automated Media.
• Faculty of Law and Political Science: It includes: Department of Public Law, Department of Private Law, Department of Political Science.
• Faculty of Economics, Business and Management Sciences: It includes: Department of Economic Sciences, Department of Commercial Sciences, Department of Management Sciences, Department of Finance and Accounting.
• Faculty of Natural and Life Sciences: It includes: Department of Agricultural Sciences and Biotechnology. 

Open specialisations at the bachelor's level

• The field of material sciences includes specialisations: Energy Physics, Materials Physics, Physical Chemistry.
• The field of science and technology includes: Electronics, Electrotechnology, Civil Engineering, Road Engineering, and Hydrocarbons.
• Mathematics and Computer Science including: Automated Media Systems, Applied Mathematics.
• The field of natural and life sciences includes: Biochemistry, Microbiology, Plant Production.
• Economic, commercial and management sciences, including: Monetary and Banking Economics, Financial Management, Accounting and Finance.
• Law and Political Science including: Public Law, Private Law, Political and Administrative Organisations.
• Humanities and social sciences including: Sociology, General History, School Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Media and Communication, Sharia and Law, Jurisprudence and Fundamentals, Book and Sunnah.
• Arabic Language and Literature field includes: General Linguistics, Arabic Literature.
• Foreign Languages and Literatures field includes: English language, French language.

Open specialisations at the Master's level

• The field of material sciences includes: Energy Physics, Ocean Chemistry.
• Science and Technology, including: Geotechnical, Civil Engineering Materials, Chemical Engineering, Gas Engineering, Structures, Instrumentation, Electrical Control. 
• Mathematics and Automated Media: It includes: Intelligent Systems, Functional Analysis and Applications.
• The field of natural and life sciences includes: Applied biochemistry, agricultural environmental production systems.
• Economics, Management and Commercial Sciences: It includes: Auditing and control of management, corporate finance, business management, monetary and banking economics.
• Law and Political Science: Administrative Law, Business Law, Law of Economic Institutions, Political and Administrative Organisations.
• Humanities and Social Sciences: including: Contemporary History of the Maghreb, History of Sub-Saharan Africa, Print and Electronic Journalism, Tafsir and Qur'anic Sciences, Comparative Jurisprudence, Sharia and Law, Hadith and its Sciences, Sociology of Education, Sociology of Organisation and Work, School Psychology, Psychology of Organisation and Work, and Library Science.
• The field of Arabic language and literature includes: Algerian literature, Arabic language education.
• The field of Foreign Languages and Literatures includes: 
• English: Anglophone Literature and Civilisation, Linguistics.
• French: Language Education.

Accredited research laboratories at the university

- African Studies Laboratory for Humanities and Social Sciences.

- Laboratory of Sustainable Development and Automated Media. 

- Energy, Environment and Information Systems Laboratory.

- Laboratory of Algerian-African Economic Integration

- Law and Society Laboratory.

- Laboratory of Algerian Manuscripts in West Africa.

- Laboratory of Education and Development 

- Laboratory of the Sahara in the Algerian Narrative Code.

- Laboratory of Law and Local Development.

- Laboratory of Spatial Development Studies and Entrepreneurship Development

- Laboratory of Saharan Natural Resources

- Laboratory of Saharan Construction and Works

-Laboratory of Saharan Civilisation, Education, Linguistics and Saharan Literature

Application Process

Apply online, submit required documents, and meet language proficiency requirements.

Key Requirements

Enrolment Requirements

Enrolment in the Bachelor's degree

Enrolment in the Bachelor's degree is subject to the following conditions:

1. Possession of a baccalaureate certificate or an equivalent certificate: Candidates must hold a baccalaureate degree or a foreign degree whose equivalent is recognised by the competent authorities.

2. Availability of places: Students are admitted according to the capacity of each university or higher education institution, and if the number of applicants exceeds the capacity, they are ranked according to additional criteria such as the overall baccalaureate average.

3. The registration procedure: It includes registration via a digital platform.

Enrolment in the Master's programme

To enrol in the Master's programme, the following conditions must be met:

1. Possession of a Bachelor's degree (or an equivalent degree): Candidates must hold a Bachelor's degree in a discipline that is identical or complementary to the specialisation required for the Master's degree.

2. Respect the admission criteria: Criteria such as GPA are relied upon.

3. Availability of seats: The number of seats available for each specialisation is determined based on the framing and pedagogical capacities of the university institution.

4. Respecting the ranking and evaluation system: If the number of applicants is greater than the number of available seats, they will be ranked according to academic criteria such as GPA.

5. Registration procedure: It includes online registration through a dedicated digital platform, then waiting for the admission results, and then completing the final registration at the institution.