Tunis University
Tunis University (Université de Tunis) is a public university in Tunis, Tunisia. It was founded in 1960 on the basis of earlier educational establishments. The University of Tunis is a member of the Mediterranean University Union (UNIMED) and of Agence universitaire de la Francophonie. • Illustration — Faculty of Human and Social Sciences • Illustration — Preparatory Institute for Engineering Studies
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Tunis University (Université de Tunis) is a public university in Tunis, Tunisia. It was founded in 1960 on the basis of earlier educational establishments. The University of Tunis is a member of the Mediterranean University Union (UNIMED) and of Agence universitaire de la Francophonie. • Illustration — Faculty of Human and Social Sciences • Illustration — Preparatory Institute for Engineering Studies
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• Name — Tunis University • Native Name — جامعة تونس Université de Tunis • Established — 1960 • Type — Public • Administrative Staff — 1,861 • Rector — Pr Slim Driss • Students — 28,000 • City — Tunis • Country — Tunisia • Affiliations — UNIMED, Agence universitaire de la Francophonie • Website — utunis.rnu.tn/
Organisation
Organisation
The university is organised into the following institutions. • Ecole Normale Supérieure (the oldest institute of the university) • Higher School of Economic and Commercial Sciences • Higher School of Technological Sciences • Faculty of Human and Social Sciences • Preparatory Engineering Institute • Higher Institute of Literary Studies and Humanities • Higher Institute of Dramatic Arts • Higher Institute for Youth-Club Activities and Culture • Higher Institute of Fine Arts • Higher Institute of Applied Studies in Humanities • Higher Institute of Applied Studies in Humanities of Zaghouan • Higher Institute of Management • Higher Institute of Music • Higher Institute of Crafts Heritage • Merian Centre for Advanced Studies in the Maghreb (MECAM) • Tunis Business School • National Heritage Institute (Co-Supervision with the Ministry of Culture and the Safeguard of the Heritage)
Preparatory Engineering Institute
Preparatory Engineering Institute
The Tunis Preparatory Engineering Institute was created according to the law N°95-40 on 24 April 1995.
Notable alumni and academics
Notable alumni and academics
• Hédi Annabi (4 September 1943 – 12 January 2010), a Tunisian diplomat and Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General • Noureddine Bhiri (born 10 July 1958), Tunisian politician • Mohamed Brahmi (15 May 1955 – 25 July 2013), Tunisian politician • Fatma Chamakh-Haddad (10 March 1936 – 2 May 2013), professor, philosopher, feminist and activist • Fadela Echebbi (born 23 January 1946), Tunisian author and poet • Michel Foucault (15 October 1926 – 25 June 1984), French historian, philosopher, and literary critic • Mohamed Ghannouchi (born 18 August 1941), the former Prime Minister of Tunisia and self-proclaimed acting president of the country for a few hours starting 14 January 2011 • Mohamed Ghozzi (born 24 February 1949 in Kairouan), Tunisian poet and critic • Hamadi Jebali (born 12 January 1949), Prime Minister of Tunisia from December 2011 to March 2013 • Jeanne-Claude, (13 June 1943, Casablanca – 18 November 2009, New York City), environmental artist • Thouraya Jeribi Khémiri (born 21 August 1960), Minister of Justice. • Souhayr Belhassen (born 1943), human rights activist and journalist • Sadok Chaabane (born 23 February 1950), University Professor • Abdelfattah Mourou (born 1 June 1948), Politician and Lawyer • Chahrazed Helal (born 1976), Singer & Musicologist
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