On July 1, 2025, the first international education exhibition was successfully held in the city of Annaba, Algeria. Higher education in Russia was presented by the RACUS organization at the Study in Russia – 2025 stand. The exhibition generated significant interest among prospective students and their parents from Annaba and the surrounding region, who sought up-to-date information on opportunities to obtain a quality higher education abroad.
The city of Annaba is one of Algeria’s key industrial and educational centers. According to the official data from the Algerian National Office of Statistics, Annaba has a population of over 379,000 people, and the urbanization rate in Algeria as a whole exceeds 74%, confirming the region’s high educational and social potential. The World Bank also reports that Algeria has a predominantly young population, with a median age of 28.6 years, creating a steady demand for higher education.
Currently, around 5,000 Algerian citizens are studying at Russian state universities. This high level of interest is explained by the affordable cost of education, the availability of programs in Russian, English, and French, the global recognition of diplomas, and a wide selection of sought-after fields including medicine, engineering, and economics. The RACUS group of Russian state universities has traditionally been perceived as a reliable academic partner, offering Algerian youth modern, practice-oriented education since 1995, which provides graduates with competitive advantages in the international labor market.
Holding such exhibitions in Annaba underscores the strategic importance of the region for training specialists to meet the demands of the modern global labor market and further strengthens the position of Russian state universities of the RACUS group as a trusted partner in the field of international education. The exhibition in Annaba was the final event of the RACUS exhibition tour, following exhibitions in Algiers and Oran.
