National policy · Research, innovation and assessment · Algeria
Algeria's ProtoMarket 2 challenge selects 937 university projects for financing
The final deliberation of ProtoMarket 2, the second edition of an Algerian national challenge, has selected 937 innovative projects for financing, according to the higher education ministry.
Why it matters: For Algerian university leaders, the selection of 937 projects signals the national scale of the ministry's push for campus entrepreneurship, though financing terms remain unstated.
Algeria's Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research reported that the final deliberation of the second edition of the national challenge ProtoMarket 2 has taken place.
According to the ministry, the deliberation resulted in 937 innovative projects being selected for financing.
The ministry described the challenge as a new step to promote innovation and root an entrepreneurial culture within universities.
Editor’s view
Scott James, Research and Innovation Editor
A selection of 937 projects in the challenge's second edition shows that the ministry is running its university entrepreneurship drive at national scale, and it gives Algerian university leaders a clear signal of where official priorities lie; the decisive unknown is how much financing each selected project will receive.
What to watch
- Whether the ministry sets out the amounts and terms of financing for the 937 selected projects.
