The first Joint Working Group (JWG) between Malaysia and Algeria was convened on 15 November 2018 at the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research of Algeria. The JWG was established in the framework of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on higher education that was signed on 5 December 2016. The Algerian delegation was led by Mr. Saidani Arezki, Director General of International Cooperation of the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Algeria.