University–Business Liaison Office (BLEU)
January 22, 2026 2026-09-29 17:37University–Business Liaison Office (BLEU)
EPAU · University–Business Liaison Office (BLEU)
Connecting the School with the economic world
The BLEU builds bridges between EPAU, companies and the socio-economic sector to foster innovation, knowledge transfer and the employability of our graduates.
About the BLEU
A collaborative space between university and business
EPAU officially launched its University–Business Liaison Office on 1 October 2023, to engage with the entrepreneurial ecosystem and strengthen its relationships with local communities and the economic and social fabric.
The BLEU is a space for exchange designed to foster innovation and knowledge transfer between the university and the region. It works to revitalise cooperation between research institutions and businesses and to promote new forms of partnership adapted to the Algerian context. Its core objective is to establish and maintain lasting relationships between EPAU and the socio-economic sector.
Head of the BLEU: Dr. Mounia DAOUDI
What we do
Activities with our economic partners
Business cafés
Informal meetings where companies and student project holders explore new collaborations.
Prototyping with industry
Working sessions with companies and research centres to design and develop prototypes of innovative projects.
Partnership agreements
Agreements with national networks and institutions, such as the National Network for the Circular Economy.
Fairs & exhibitions
Showcasing students’ innovative projects at national and international fairs.
Company visits
Working visits to companies and their laboratories to support incubated projects.
Innovative project launches
Awareness events, with the Business Incubator, to launch each new batch of innovative projects.
Highlights
Recent activities
February 2026
Working visit to CETIM (GICA Group) in Boumerdès to support innovative projects incubated at EPAU.
November 2025
International Waste Valorisation Fair: EPAU students presented four innovative projects, from recycled paving to date-stone insulation.
October 2025
Working meeting with three economic partners on the final prototype of the “Wood Alternative” project.
January 2025
Business café on an innovative wood-substitute material, with Neoquim and CNERU.
November 2024
Agreement signed with the National Network for the Circular Economy.
October 2024
Entrepreneurship Awareness Week and launch of the third batch of innovative projects and startups.
Innovation ecosystem
Working hand in hand with EPAU’s interfaces
Business Incubator
Startups and patents, from idea to prototype.
CDE
Entrepreneurship training and micro-enterprise creation.
CATI
Technology and Innovation Support Centre – patents and intellectual property.
House of AI
Artificial intelligence applied to architecture and urban planning.
A company interested in working with EPAU?
Internships, partnerships, innovative projects: contact the BLEU team.
