The Student Front for the Defence of Rights and Gains said it had reached an agreement with the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research after a week of negotiations on university transport, union representation and better university services.
In a statement on Friday, the front said the agreement includes a reduced monthly university transport pass of 3,500 old ouguiyas for 50 trips on rapid-transit buses, or 70 old ouguiyas per trip, while the previous fare of 50 old ouguiyas is kept on routes without rapid-transit buses, provided payment is made through the E-ticket app.
The deal also introduces new ticket bundles on the conventional network: 10 tickets valid for 15 days and 20 tickets valid for a month.
On union representation, the two sides agreed to restore student representation on administrative and academic councils, launch a partnership with student organisations and set up a joint committee to draft a unified legal framework for university union activity.
For the remaining demands, joint committees will examine the list of grievances, including criteria for grants, social support and housing, better university services, transparency in awarding domestic and foreign scholarships, the case of expelled students, more master's places across institutions and a mechanism for transfers between institutions.
In light of these results, the front decided to temporarily suspend its street protests. It said the agreement is a step, not the end of its demands, and that it is ready to return to protests if commitments are not honoured.
The front invited media to a press conference on Saturday at 4 p.m., with the venue to be announced later.
