The Université de Ouargla (officially Université Kasdi Merbah Ouargla) is a university located in Ouargla, Algeria. It was founded on March 22, 1988. The university covers 88 hectares, has 6 libraries and 26 research laboratories.
For the academic year 2012/2013, there were 18,767 undergraduate students, 3,590 Masters students and 709 PhD students enrolled in the university.
Faculties and departments
The university contains 6 faculties and 21 departments:
Faculty of Science and Technology and Sciences of MatterDepartment of Material SciencesDepartment of Mathematics and Computer ScienceDepartment of Electrical EngineeringDepartment of Process EngineeringDepartment of Mechanical EngineeringDepartment of Hydraulic and Civil EngineeringDepartment of Energy and HydrocarbonsFaculty of Natural Sciences, Life Sciences, Earth and the UniverseDepartment of Science and the Nature of LifeDepartment of Earth Science and the UniverseDepartment of Agricultural SciencesFaculty of Economics, Management and CommerceDepartment of EconomicsDepartment of ManagementDepartment of CommerceFaculty of Law and Political ScienceDepartment of LawDepartment of Political ScienceFaculty of Letters and LanguagesDepartment of Arabic and LettersDepartment of Foreign LanguagesDepartment of TranslationFaculty of Humanities and Social SciencesDepartment of Social SciencesDepartment of HumanitiesDepartment of Science and Technology of Physical and Sports Activities