Academic calendar
Academic Year 2026-2027 runs Sep 23, 2026 – Sep 22, 2027. Calendar aliases that share a date range are grouped together, with every source term still shown.
- Academic Year 2026-2027Relevant now
Campus language
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A
- AREN
- Alliance Renouveau Étudiant National; a student representative organization.
C
- Cité 19 Mai
- A major female student residence located near the city center.
- Cité 2000 lits
- A common way to refer to the large capacity residences in the Heliopolis campus area.
- Cité El-Fedj
- A large male student residence complex.
- Cité Oued Maiz
- A student residence area often used by students in specific faculties.
L
- Le COUS
- Often used to refer to the dining and social services provided by the ONOU.
M
- Module
- A specific subject or course of study.
O
- ONOU
- Office National des Œuvres Universitaires; the body managing dorms, transport, and dining.
P
- PV
- Procès-Verbal; the official document where student grades are recorded and displayed.
R
- Rattrapage
- The make-up exam period for students who did not pass their initial modules.
- Restau U
- The university restaurant where students eat using pre-purchased tickets.
T
- TD
- Travaux Dirigés; mandatory small-group tutorial sessions.
- Ticket
- The physical meal voucher required to access the university dining hall.
- TP
- Travaux Pratiques; mandatory laboratory or practical sessions.
U
- UGEL
- Union Générale des Étudiants Libres; a prominent student union on campus.
- UNEA
- Union Nationale des Étudiants Algériens; a national student organization with a local branch.
Places and practicalities
Buildings, logistics, and other local references drawn from the approved campus snapshot.
- Affichage
- The physical bulletin boards where exam results and schedules are posted; checking these is a daily ritual.
- Amphi
- Short for Amphithéâtre; used to refer to any large lecture hall (e.g., Amphi A, Amphi B).
- Bloc
- The standard term for faculty buildings, usually followed by a letter (e.g., Bloc L for Languages).
- Bourse
- The quarterly student scholarship/stipend payment.
- Carte d'étudiant
- The mandatory student ID card required for campus entry, exams, and bus access.
- central_campus_dining_hall
- Central Campus Dining Hall
- h_liopolis_campus_dining_hall
- Héliopolis Campus Dining Hall
- Heliopolis
- The new campus located in the Heliopolis district, housing several faculties.
- Souidani
- The Souidani Boudjemaa campus, which is the main/old campus of the university.
- Transport COUS
- The fleet of university buses (usually orange or blue) that transport students between campuses and dorms.
Quick answers
Useful facts students can verify from the guide above.
- What academic term is relevant now?
- Academic Year 2026-2027 runs Sep 23, 2026 – Sep 22, 2027.
- How much campus context is included?
- 16 approved campus terms and 10 local details are included in full.
- Are all approved campus terms included?
- Yes. The complete approved glossary is available in the scrollable, searchable campus-language section.
- Where does this guide come from?
- Calendar dates, campus terms, and local details come from DormWay's approved campus reference library.