Activating the Role of the University Professor in Implementing Ministerial Decree 1275 (Amended and Supplemented) at Algerian Universities: Towards Strengthening the University Economic Institution

Abstract

The research investigates how Algerian university professors adapt their roles to implement Ministerial Decree 1275 which transforms graduation projects into economic enterprise initiatives that now encompass both start-ups and small and medium enterprises. The research demonstrates how professors now play essential roles in promoting innovation by leading students through university incubators and accelerators and linking academic research to practical entrepreneurial results. The paper examines both the possibilities of digitalization and national startup platforms and foreign student engagement and the difficulties of administrative constraints and limited funding and specialized training requirements. The research demonstrates that Algeria must integrate innovation with governance and university-industry collaboration to build its knowledge economy and meet its goal of creating 20,000 startups by 2029.  The research adds to entrepreneurial university literature while offering practical policy recommendations for Algerian higher education institutions to become national economic development catalysts.