University of Science and Technology Houari Boumediene
The University of Science and Technology – Houari Boumediene (French: Université des sciences et de la technologie Houari-Boumediene, USTHB, Arabic: جامعة العلوم والتكنولوجيا هواري بومدين) is a university located in the town of Bab-Ezzouar 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) from Algiers, Algeria.[1] The university was designed by Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer and was inaugurated in 1974.The government's five-year plan aiming at raising the number of university students in Algeria from 1.2 million in 2010 to 2 million students in 2014 has led to the construction of new universities and faculties in almost every Algerian town; some universities are now larger than the USTHB in the number of enrolled students.Agreements exist between the faculties and their counterpart in France, Quebec Canada and other countries for the purpose of training and research.A number of Arab and African students receive grants to study in the USTHB.