Academic calendar
Academic Year 2026-2027 runs Sep 1, 2026 – Aug 31, 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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B
- Bourse
- The quarterly scholarship stipend provided to students by the state.
C
- Cité Frantz Fanon
- The primary residence hall area for female students near the center of the city.
- Couscous du Vendredi
- The traditional Friday meal served in the residence dining halls, often a social touchstone for students remaining on campus.
D
- Dettes
- Failed subjects (credits) that a student must carry over and retake in the following academic year.
F
- FHC
- Faculté des Hydrocarbures et de la Chimie (Faculty of Hydrocarbons and Chemistry), formerly known as 'INH'.
- FS
- Faculté des Sciences (Faculty of Sciences).
- FSGEC
- Faculté des Sciences Économiques, Commerciales et des Sciences de Gestion.
- FSI
- Faculté des Sciences de l’Ingénieur (Faculty of Engineering Sciences).
G
- Grève
- A student strike or class boycott, which can occasionally disrupt the academic calendar.
I
- IGEE
- Institut de Génie Électrique et d’Électronique (Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineering), often called by its legacy name 'Inelec'.
L
- La 17 Octobre
- A large student residence named after the 17 October 1961 date.
- La 2000
- The Cité Universitaire 2000 Lits, a major male student residence hall.
- La 800
- The Cité Universitaire 800 Lits residence hall.
M
- Module
- A specific subject or course of study within the semester.
O
- ONOU
- Office National des Œuvres Universitaires, the body managing student transport, housing, and dining.
R
- Rattrapage
- The remedial/makeup exam period for students who did not pass their initial exams.
- Resto U
- Short for Restaurant Universitaire, the subsidized dining halls found in residences and near faculties.
S
- Synthèse
- A comprehensive final examination covering the entire semester's material.
Places and practicalities
Buildings, logistics, and other local references drawn from the approved campus snapshot.
- Bloc A
- A standard designation for specific lecture hall wings within the larger faculty complexes.
- Ex-INH
- The Hydrocarbons and Chemistry building, still widely called by its old acronym INH (Institut National des Hydrocarbures).
- Ex-INIM
- The Mechanical Engineering building, referring to the former Institut National des Industries Manufacturières.
- L'affichage
- The physical bulletin boards where official exam results and schedules are posted (though digital systems are increasing).
- La Carte
- The magnetic student ID card required for access to the campus, library, and dining hall.
- Le Bus
- The blue or yellow university buses managed by ONOU that transport students between residences and faculties.
- Le Quitus
- A mandatory clearance document showing the student owes no books or fees, required for graduation or dormitory exit.
- Pédagogie
- General term used to refer to the central teaching blocks or administrative areas of a specific faculty.
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- Restaurant Central Boudouaou
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- Restaurant Central Boumerdès
- Salle de lecture
- The designated study halls within the residences or faculties, often open late for exam prep.
- TD
- Travaux Dirigés; small-group tutorial sessions where students solve exercises.
- TP
- Travaux Pratiques; mandatory laboratory or practical sessions.
Quick answers
Useful facts students can verify from the guide above.
- What academic term is relevant now?
- Academic Year 2026-2027 runs Sep 1, 2026 – Aug 31, 2027.
- How much campus context is included?
- 18 approved campus terms and 13 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.