On October 12, 2023, on the sidelines of the National Universities Symposium, the Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Mr. Kamal Badari, presented the Ministry’s #Order of Merit to the directors of 23 of the best university institutions, including the #Kasdi_Merbah_Ouargla_University, in honor of them, and for their presence in the Times “THE” classification, 2024 edition, to occupy Thus, Algeria ranks first in the Arab world and second in Africa.