The University of Algiers traces its institutional history through the higher schools established in Algiers during the nineteenth century. The schools of medicine and pharmacy, sciences, letters, and law were organized as a university in 1909.
After independence, the institution evolved through successive reforms of Algerian higher education. It was reorganized in 2009, and University of Algiers 1 later took the name of Benyoucef Benkhedda.
This summary is based on the university’s official historical account. The source page preserves the longer chronology and supporting institutional context.