Faculty Staff

Introduction to the faculty

The nucleus of the college was the Institute of Arabic Language and Literature (1998) within the university center. After the creation of the University of M’sila (2001), it evolved into the Department of Arabic Language and Literature and the Department of French was created, thus forming the nucleus of the college which came together in the same year to form the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. The English department was also created in 2009. In November 2012, the Faculty of Arts and Languages was officially established as it is today.

Organizational Structure of the faculty

According to Executive Decree No.: 03-279 dated: August 23, 2003, which defines the university’s missions and the rules for its organization and operation, as amended and supplemented. And according to the joint ministerial decision dated: August 24, 2004, which specifies the administrative organization of the university directorate, the college, the institute, the university annex and its common services.

The college “is an educational and research unit in the university in the field of science and knowledge”.

In particular, it carries out the following tasks:

• Training in undergraduate and postgraduate studies
• Research activities
• Continuous training activities, level improvement and knowledge renewal.

It consists of departments and a library and is also provided with a faculty council and a scientific council.

Dean of the faculty

The Dean manages the college and is responsible for its operation. He manages its human, financial and material resources. In this capacity, he:

• Is the ordering officer for the operating appropriations delegated to him by the President of the University
• Appoints college staff for whom no other appointment method has been determined
• Exercises disciplinary authority over all users under his authority
• Attends meetings of the Faculty Council
• Prepares the annual activity report and sends it to the President of the University after approval by the Faculty Council.

He is assisted by two vice-deans, a general secretary of the college, a librarian and heads of departments.

Vice-Dean for Studies and Student Affairs

He is responsible for the following:

• Ensuring the management and monitoring of undergraduate student registration
• Monitoring the progress of teaching activities and taking or proposing any measures to improve them to the Dean
• Keeping the nominal and statistical list of students
• Collecting, processing and disseminating pedagogical information for the benefit of students

Vice-Dean for Postgraduate Studies, Research and External Relations

He is responsible for the following:

• • Monitoring the progress of postgraduate entrance exams
  • Taking or proposing the necessary measures to ensure the progress of postgraduate training
  • Ensuring the progress of the discussion of postgraduate theses and dissertations
  • Monitoring the progress of research activities
  • Initiating partnership work with social and economic sectors
  • Initiating actions to promote and support cooperation between national and international universities

• Implementing programs to improve the level of teachers and renew their information
• Monitoring the progress of the Faculty’s Scientific Council and maintaining its archives

General Secretary of the faculty

He is responsible for the following:

• • Preparing a draft human resource management plan for the college and ensuring its implementation
  • Managing the career path of college staff
  • Ensuring the management and documentation of the college’s archives and maintaining them
  • Preparing a draft college budget and ensuring its implementation
  • Promoting scientific, cultural and sports activities for students in coordination with the relevant bodies of the university directorate

• Managing the movable and real estate resources of the college and ensuring their maintenance
• Ensuring the implementation of the college’s internal security plan

faculty Librarian

He is responsible for the following:

• Proposing acquisition programs for university publications and documentation
• Organizing the documentary collection using the latest processing and ordering methods
• Maintaining the documentary collection and constantly updating the inventory process
• Establishing appropriate conditions for the use of the documentary collection by students and teachers
• Assisting teachers and students in their bibliographic research

Head of Department

The Head of Department is responsible for the pedagogical and administrative management of the department and exercises disciplinary authority over the users under his responsibility.

He is assisted by two assistant heads of department:

Assistant Head of Department for Undergraduate Teaching and Learning

He carries out the following tasks:

• Monitoring student registration and re-registration processes in the undergraduate program
• Ensuring the smooth running of teaching
• Ensuring the smooth running of exams and knowledge assessment tests

Assistant Head of Department for Postgraduate Studies and Research

He carries out the following tasks:

• Ensuring the progress of teaching in postgraduate programs
• Ensuring the follow-up of research activities
• Ensuring the follow-up of the work of the scientific evaluation committee