The Ministry of National Education has launched the national phase of the national school innovation award, dedicated this year to robotics. Projects from award-winning students at the wilaya level will be evaluated from March 8 to 19 by a specialized national commission. This was announced this Monday in a ministry press release.
Innovation is taking center stage in Algerian schools. After a first phase organized at the wilaya level, the National School Innovation Award competition advances to a new stage with the official launch of the national phase. This first edition focuses on the theme “Innovation in the Field of Robotics.”
The Ministry of National Education stated that this decisive stage will evaluate projects from students who secured top places locally. The works will be reviewed by a competent national commission, tasked with assessing them according to predefined criteria before establishing the final ranking and announcing national winners.
The competition generated widespread enthusiasm across the country’s wilayas. Schools recorded high-quality participation, reflecting students’ growing interest in sciences and modern technologies.
Robotics, selected as the inaugural theme, has become a strategic lever in training young generations. It fosters skills in logical thinking, engineering, and technological innovation, while stimulating analytical thinking and creativity.
The period from March 8 to 19 has been set for receiving projects qualified for the national phase. During this time, achievements will be presented and defended before the national commission, which will evaluate them to designate the best initiatives nationwide.
Through this competition, the ministry aims to permanently embed a culture of innovation in schools. The stated goal is to encourage students to transform theoretical knowledge learned in class into concrete scientific and technological projects.
This approach aligns with the public authorities’ vision, led by President Abdelmadjid Tebboune, to build a modern Algerian school based on scientific and logical thinking. The objective is to train a generation steeped in values of cooperation and analysis, while steering the education system toward digitization and the knowledge economy.
Education Minister Mohamed Seghir Saâdaoui specified during the contest’s launch in July that this edition would focus on robotics to stimulate student skills, encourage creativity, and detect new talents in technology. He also emphasized that the initiative aims to foster children’s development.
For reference, the contest began on October 1, 2025, in all public and private schools nationwide. The project submission deadline was set for January 25, 2026, while the award ceremony will take place on April 16, 2026, coinciding with Knowledge Day (Youm El-Ilm). Participation can be individual or collective, with groups of 2 to 6 students maximum. Projects must be developed within school establishments, and participants cannot submit the same project to other contests.