University Lounici Ali of Blida

36°27′00″N 2°38′25″E / 36.45°N 2.6402778°E / 36.45; 2.6402778CampusEl Affroun University CampusLanguageArabic, French, English, ItalianWebsiteuniv-blida2.dz

University Lounici Ali of Blida, also known as University of Blida 2 (commonly referred to as "University of El Affroun"), is a public university in El Affroun, Blida Province, northern Algeria.

Established by Executive Decree No. 13-162 on April 15, 2013 (2013-04-15), which created the University of Blida 2,^[1][2] it is named after Ali Lounici, a former captain of the ALN.

A new university campus with several university residences was constructed in El Affroun. It partially opened for the academic year 2011/2012, initially as an annex of the University of Blida, Saâd Dahlab.

For the academic year 2013/2014, the University of Blida was divided into two independent universities:^[3] University of Blida 2 was officially established and became independent from the former University of Blida, Saâd Dahlab, now known as University of Blida 1.

University of Blida 2 was inaugurated in May 2014 at the new El Affroun site and named "University Lounici Ali".^[4]

Faculties at University of Blida 2 include:^[5]

• Faculty of Letters and Languages
• Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
• Faculty of Law and Political Science
• Faculty of Economics, Commercial Sciences, and Management Sciences

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  General view of the El Affroun annex under construction in 2012