اجتماع حول إدارة المعامل العلمية بجامعة الوادي
On November 8, 2023, Professor Omar Farhati, Director of the University of Shahid Hamma Lakhdar in El Oued, Algeria, convened a meeting with the deans of faculties and directors of scientific laboratories. The meeting focused on the need for coordination and the involvement of students and researchers in various scientific activities, including research teams and projects, and scientific publications in international journals. The goal is to raise the visibility of the University of El Oued and to rank it among the top national and international universities.
The meeting also discussed the financial and administrative management of the laboratories and the preparations for the upcoming international doctoral conference for PhD students, which will be held from December 11 to 13, 2023.
Key Points Discussed
- Coordination between laboratory directors and deans of faculties in programming and organizing international, national, and scientific conferences.
- Involving students and researchers in the activities of the 24 laboratories distributed across the university’s eight faculties.
- Scheduling PhD discussions and extending the working hours of the laboratories beyond the regular daytime hours, in accordance with the ministerial instruction to extend working hours until 10:00 PM.
Financial Management of Laboratories
- The Vice-Rector for Scientific Research and Third-Cycle Training, Professor Boubaker Mansour, presented a report on the financial management of the laboratories and the disbursement of the 2023 budget.
- He also discussed the administrative management of the laboratories and made several observations on the need for coordination between the laboratory director and the dean of the faculty.
- He provided an update on the preparations for the international doctoral conference, noting that each faculty is responsible for organizing and fully supporting its own scientific event.
Decentralization of Laboratory Budgets
- The Secretary General of the University reminded the attendees that the management of laboratory budgets is no longer centralized as it was in 2022.
