University of Biskra

University of Mohamed Khider Biskra

جامعة محمد خيضر بسكرة
Type	Public Non-profit University
Established	1984
Rector	Pr. Ahmed Boutarfaia
Students	30,000-34,999
Address	BP 145 RP , Biskra , 07000 , Algeria
Website	univ-biskra.dz

The University of Mohamed Khider Biskra (Arabic: جامعة محمد خيضر بسكرة, French: Université Mohamed Khider Biskra, Acronym UMKB) is one of the 106 institutions of higher education in Algeria, located in the state of Biskra. Established in 1983, the University of Mohamed Khider Biskra is a non-profit public higher education institution located in the urban setting of the medium-sized city of Biskra (population range of 500,000-1,000,000 inhabitants).^[1] Officially accredited and/or recognized by the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research,^[2] the University of Mohamed Khider Biskra (UMKB) is a very large (uniRank enrollment range: 30,000-34,999 students) coeducational higher education institution, it offers courses and programs leading to officially recognized higher education degrees such as bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, doctorate degrees in several areas of study.^[3] The university has its origins in three national institutes that were administratively, pedagogically, and financially autonomous: National Institute of Hydraulics, National Institute of Architecture, National Institute of Electrotechnics. These three institutes became a university center in 1992, the university center became the Mohamed Khider University of Biskra in 1998, now the university has six faculties.^[4]