Université du 20 Août 55 de Skikda

The Université du 20 Août 1955 de Skikda (جامعة 20 أوت 1955 سكيكدة) is a university in the city of Skikda, Algeria. According to the figures published on its website, it is organised into six faculties, two institutes and an annex, and has 27,853 students, 1,263 teaching staff and 1,155 other staff.

Students are spread across several levels of study:

• Licence (bachelor's level): 18,647 students
• Master's: 6,763 students
• Engineering: 1,279 students
• Medicine: 799 students
• Primary school teacher training: 365 students

The university welcomes international students through the Study in Algeria programme and has recently opened a new track in applied mathematics, specialising in probability and statistics. It runs a joint research unit with Sonatrach. Its news pages mention the preparation of the university residences in Skikda for the new academic year; the 2026-27 year opened with an official ceremony on 22 September 2026. Students use online platforms such as Moodle and DSpace. The website is mainly in Arabic, and the rectorate can be contacted at [email protected].