In accordance with the new ministerial directives calling for the establishment of specialized teams to ensure quality at the level of colleges, the inauguration ceremony of the Quality Assurance Cell took place on Tuesday, September 21, 2021, in the meeting hall at the directorate. The event was supervised by the University Director, Professor Ahmed Boutarfaia, and attended by the cell's president, its members, and staff. It's worth noting that the quality assurance team at the college level includes employees and professors who have been endorsed by the deans of the colleges.

The meeting was chaired by the president of the Quality Assurance Cell, Professor Mubarak Bahri, who aimed to define the tasks assigned to the members of this cell and discuss the established work procedures.

At the beginning of the session, the university director delivered a speech in which he acknowledged the efforts made over the past years, welcomed the new members of the cell, and emphasized the importance of working together to identify both positive and negative aspects. He highlighted the goal of enhancing the institution's program, developing the quality of education and student life, and improving professional environments and external relations. The director mentioned the University of Biskra's participation in the DIGITAQ project, which aims to strengthen universities' capacities in digitizing quality in various areas.

The president of the cell began his intervention by providing an overview of the initial texts that laid the foundation for the quality assurance cells in 2006. These cells aimed to improve the level of university institutions in all aspects through seven fields divided into assessable categories. He emphasized the shift from an emotional evaluation system to an objective evaluation system based on agreed-upon criteria. Professor Mubarak Bahri provided clarifications to those responsible for quality at the college level regarding their work methods and activation, presenting principles and examples to facilitate the understanding of concepts in a straightforward and flexible manner. He stressed the seriousness and discipline required for these tasks to enhance the cell's role, urging the definition of members' roles and understanding the required responsibilities. He also emphasized the need to prepare a job description card to specify and limit each official's duties and responsibilities, allowing for accurate evaluation of the entire university based on quality system principles.

In their interventions, the cell members addressed various points related to the overall work program and highlighted their assigned tasks at the college level. They also presented suggestions regarding the activities of these offices and called for organizing training workshops for members of the Quality Assurance Cell to enhance their performance.

In conclusion, the president of the cell considered the mission of these teams exceptional, aiming to provide clear guidance for competencies to improve management and achieve better results. He called for a conscious and intelligent approach to managing the cell's activities, reinforcing its role in the advancement and elevation of the university's level. He mentioned the scheduling of future meetings to present the cell's program and develop an action plan for the year in the near future.