University Lounici Ali of Blida

University Lounici Ali of Blida, also known as University of Blida 2 (commonly referred to as "University of El Affroun"), is a public university in El Affroun, Blida Province, northern Algeria.

Established by Executive Decree No. 13-162 on April 15, 2013, which created the University of Blida 2, it is named after Ali Lounici, a former captain of the ALN.

History
A new university campus with several university residences was constructed in El Affroun. It partially opened for the academic year 2011/2012, initially as an annex of the University of Blida, Saâd Dahlab.

For the academic year 2013/2014, the University of Blida was divided into two independent universities: University of Blida 2 was officially established and became independent from the former University of Blida, Saâd Dahlab, now known as University of Blida 1.

University of Blida 2 was inaugurated in May 2014 at the new El Affroun site and named "University Lounici Ali".

Organization
Faculties at University of Blida 2 include:
 * Faculty of Letters and Languages
 * Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
 * Faculty of Law and Political Science
 * Faculty of Economics, Commercial Sciences, and Management Sciences