Higher Education Minister Kamel Baddari held a meeting to discuss leveraging artificial intelligence and applied research to address social media challenges, aiming to transform universities into hubs of digital innovation. Meanwhile, the University Publications Office (OPU) is set to release 60 new academic titles in English by the end of 2026, bringing its total collection in this language to over 100. Director General Zineddine Boumelit announced that 40 titles have already been published this season, with further efforts to embrace open-access publishing. Additionally, the OPU signed institutional partnership agreements with the University and the Higher School of Teachers in Ouargla to foster academic writing and scientific research.