IV.

University Values

Values represent the ideals that members of a society adhere to. They are used to
describe individuals or societies, to track changes in them over time, and to explain
the underlying motivations behind attitudes and behaviors.

IV.1. University social values

As an organization created by the state, the Algerian University is a prominent social

institution. It is mainly involved in the creation and development of society.
Therefore, it must promote the basic values that are the basis of any human society.
These social values are:
• Education: Education is, in general, human training and development.
• Culture: The training and development of the human being is fully ensured
according to what the knowledge acquired allows for the development of culture.
• Multiculturalism: The university is open to other cultures with respect to the depth
and values of these other cultures.
• Work: Work has an undeniable social value.
• Technological development: Research work related to technological development
is preferred in the light of social benefits.

IV. 2. The professional values of the university

In accordance with its educational mission, university institutions shall promote core
values of a professional nature which are:

• Competence: It is an in-depth and recognized knowledge that gives the right to

judge and decide on certain issues.
• Attendance: Exercising the duties of one's work to the best of his ability
necessarily implies a commitment to attendance.
Scientific and Academic Integrity: Behaviors and attitudes that prevail during the
implementation of teaching, research or creative work must ensure the protection of
the basic values associated with scientific integrity.
• Intellectual property: University entities are called upon to fight against any form
of fraud, such as scientific theft or data falsification, copyright usurpation, theft of
letters or projects, etc...
• Integrity: practicing its job with absolute honesty, justice and integrity
• Transparency: Transparency includes making information available to all parties,
including members of the organization. Thus, data production, collection, use and
transmission are subject to transparent procedures.
• Continuity: Continuity requires ensuring, when handing over tasks, that everything
necessary to carry out the task is accessible.
• Efficiency: Efficiency is the value that ensures the optimal performance of tasks
while maintaining the minimum use of resources.
 • Diligence: Diligence ensures that one is diligent in executing one's work with great
care.
• Compliance: Members must comply with applicable laws, regulations, policies and
procedures while carrying out their duties.
• Confidentiality: maintaining a high level of confidentiality by protecting the
integrity and security of the university's information system, especially the personal
files of students, staff, faculty, administrative, educational and scientific documents.
• Accountability: Accountability is the possibility of holding a person, from a
physical and moral point of view, responsible for his or her actions.
• Freedom of teaching and research: It is one of the foundations of academic
freedom, as it is the necessary condition for searching for the truth. It also assumes
independence in managing relationships with professional circles and partners

V. Rights and duties

V.1 University Ethics and Deontology Charter

It is universally recognized that the functions and mission of a university institution

are teaching, research and community service. These core tasks are detailed in the
UNESCO Universal Declaration of 9 October 1998, which was ratified in 2009.

The ethical issue in the Algerian university dates back to the 1990s. In this context, a
preliminary draft decree establishing a University Ethics and Deontology Council,
chaired by the Minister of Higher Education, initiated in 1993, did not come to
fruition, unlike the Code of Medical Ethics, issued in 1992.

Subsequently, the need to develop and publish a charter of university ethics and
deontology was strongly mentioned in the report of the National Commission for
Education Reform in 2001.

In 2004, the National University Professional Ethics Council was created by

Executive Decree No. 04-180 of June 23.

In April 2010, the University Professional Ethics Code was established by the
National University Ethics Council. This charter aims to:

• Empowering the university community with its tasks, mission and roles.

• Act collectively in order to enhance trust between teachers/students/administrative

staff and especially between the university institution and its environment

V.2. Student rights

The student has the right to:

• Information related to the institution of higher education to which he belongs,

especially its by-laws.
• Freedom of expression and opinion, within the framework of respecting the
regulations governing the functioning of university institutions.

• Respect by members of the university community.

• Security, hygiene and necessary health protection, both in universities and in

university residences.

• Qualitative teaching and coaching based on modern and adapted pedagogical

methods.

• The student has the right to a fair, just and impartial evaluation. Therefore, he has
the right to file an appeal if he considers himself wronged in correcting a particular
exam.

• The postgraduate student is entitled to research training through his practice as well
as support measures.

• View training programs and various educational units at the beginning of the
academic year, and the lessons should be available to him in the form of a curriculum.

• Submitting the grades accompanied by the model correction and the scoring scale,
and the student must be able to view the examination paper.

• The student has access to the library, IT resource center and all material means
necessary for quality training.

• The student elects his representatives in the educational committees without

hindrance or pressure.

• Establishing student associations of a scientific, artistic, cultural or sports nature in

accordance with the legislation in force. These associations are not entitled to
interfere in the administrative management of university institutions outside the
framework of the applicable regulation.

• A student, whether a citizen, an alien or a refugee, must not suffer any

discrimination based on gender, religious beliefs, political opinions, ethnicity,
minority, social origins, disease or disability.

V.3. Student obligations

The student is committed to the following:

• Provide accurate and correct information upon registration and fulfill its
administrative obligations towards the university institution.

• Respect the rules of procedure of the university institution and the applicable
regulations, as well as the University Charter of Ethics and Ethics.
• The student must respect the dignity and safety of members of the university
community.

• Respecting the right of members of the university community to freedom of

expression and opinion.

• Refrain from impeding the functioning of the institution, particularly the total or
partial closure of access doors to educational and research structures. In this context,
the student must also respect the right of all members of the university community to
be able to carry out their activities and jobs.

• The student must wear clothes appropriate to his student status.

• Characterized by civic sense in his behavior inside and outside the university
campus.

• Preserving the places and equipment that he put at his disposal available to him and
respecting the rules of safety and hygiene throughout the university institution.

• Respect the results of the deliberations committees that enjoy sovereignty in their
work.

• Never resort to fraud or scientific theft. The penalties to be incurred by the student in
the case of cheating are stipulated in the applicable regulations and the internal rules
of the institution, are the responsibility of the Disciplinary Board and may reach the
extent of final exclusion from the institution.