Improving the employability of university graduates has been one of my main objectives since I joined higher education. My first task was to improve the curricula of the courses I taught. Together with my colleagues, we assessed and improved other courses. The accomplishment of all this work was the introduction of new curricula for the training of architects, urban planners and city professions, which I had the opportunity to carry out with the fellow members of the National Pedagogical Committee of the field.
Oussama Kharchi is an Associate Professor at Ferhat Abbas University Setif. He teaches the history of architecture, the project and urban context, as well as the project studio. His research focuses on the history of architecture and urban policies in Algeria and Europe. Oussama Kharchi holds a PHD degree in Urban Planning from Paris Nanterre University, a Master degree in Urban Project from École nationale supérieure d'architecture de Normandie, and an Architect degree from Ferhat Abbas University Sétif. He held many positions, including guest lecturer at Creighton University (USA), dean of the Institute of Architecture and Earth Sciences, president of its scientific council, etc. Currently, Oussama Kharchi is a member of the National Educational Committee for Architecture, Urban Planning, and City Professions. As an architect-urban planner, he has developed urban studies and carried out projects in Algeria, France, and Senegal.