The Polytechnic School of Architecture and Urbanism [EPAU] was created in 1970. Designed by the architect Oscar Niemeyer, it is located in the municipality of El Harrach, east of Algiers. It reinforces the already established university pole, which includes the National Institute of Agriculture, the Veterinary School, the École Polytechnique and a university campus.

The EPAU is a public institution which is the only one of the specialty to have kept a certain autonomy of management and programming compared to the university. In this school there is only one branch.
Regarding the diploma, this is a State Architect degree of architecture is obtained after five years of study. Two years of basic training, introduction to architectural language, drawing and Architecture project. A pivotal year focused on architectural projection.

Two years conceived as a cycle of deepening of knowledge; the last of which offers the choice of a specific option for the preparation of the diploma project. New graduates can register and submit their greeting card, at the level of the university closest to the place of residence. The classification of graduates is based on the general average obtained in the Baccalaureate. In 2016, the EPAU was named after the Moudjahid Hocine Ait Ahmed.

Mission
First University of Algeria, open to the world and driven by a culture of demand, the UHBC contributes to the development of society:

• by training competent people.
• by advancing and sharing knowledge.
• in a dynamic environment of research and creation.

Values
The actions of members of the university community put the student’s success first and reflect the following core institutional values:

• respect for the diversity of people, societies, knowledge and ways of thinking.
• the humanistic and ethical approach.
• the development of critical thinking and thinking.
• individual and collective commitment, and leadership.
• promoting creation, innovation and excellence.

Directions
A shared, stimulating and forward-thinking vision mobilizes members of the university community to become one of the best universities. To this end, the UHBC intends to stand out by being:

• a modern university that invests in sustainable development and manages its resources responsibly.
• a comprehensive university, which is recognized as an institution of international reputation for its students and its valuable training programs.
• a state-of-the-art university in research and creation, which stands out nationally for the exceptional quality of its achievements.
• an open university that promotes the exchange, cooperation and participation of its members.
• a university committed to its community that, in keeping with its fundamental mission, its autonomy and its responsibilities, builds fruitful partnerships with all components of society.
• a model university that enables all members of its community to flourish, develop their potential and assert themselves in a dynamic, stimulating, diverse and respectful institutional.

Mustapha STAMBOULI University stands out for its cultural influence, its scientific capital and its contribution to the development of the Mascara Wilaya. It was founded in 1986, in the form of the National Institute of Higher Education (INES), specialized in the field of Agronomy which has developed at the present time into a University composed of seven (07) faculties, spread over three university centers.

This remarkable development has allowed the continuation of the desired growth program, both in terms of necessary land space and in the diversification of the sectors and specialties offered to students, with a view to permanently improving the quality of excellence.

The University of Oran1 is a classical university where all disciplines coexist: the social sciences and humanities, the arts and languages ​​with the exact sciences, the medical sciences, biology, biotechnology and technology in the classical system. Science and Technology, Science of Matter, Mathematics and Computer Science, Science of Nature and Life, Earth and Universe Sciences, Social Sciences, Economics, Law and Literature and Foreign Languages ​​in the New System of LMD training.

The University of Oran1 is a scientific center and thousands of students in various disciplines graduate each year, it contributes to the training of thousands of foreign students from Arab, African and even European countries.
This effort is the result of the dedication of the entire university community; executives, teachers and workers who all work together to meet the challenge of modernity and enable the university to access the rank of the developed world.

The University of Oran1 is making every effort to create a climate conducive to the improvement of the working conditions of all students, teachers and workers.