Sfax University Sfax Pr. Rafik Boouaziz President of Sfax University - Tunisia

Located 270 km (168 miles) away from the south east of Tunis. The city, founded in AD 849 on the ruins of SYPHAX (Berber), Thaenae and Taparura (Roman) Sfax

Population: nearly one million people A comprehensive university with: Technopark T Population: nearly one million people A comprehensive university with: ü 19 institutions 3 research centers Technopole "ICT" 6 incubators Sfax university Airport

SFAX constitutes the center of a vast region known, since the Roman epoch, for its intense economic activities, primarily agriculture and commerce.  In fact, it is the first oil producer, first fishing port, second industrial pole, energy producer, and small petroleum and gas producer.

Sfax University Created in 1986, but since 1974 for 3 institutions Number of institutions 19 Nb. of Academic Staff 3000 Nb. of Students 33 000

Short Presentation 2/2 Nb. of Administrative Staff 1 500 Nb. of Research labs 56 Nb. of Research Units 53 Nb. of Graduates/yr 7600 Wide international Cooperation EU; USA; Japan; Mena; Africa, …

Mission: Ensuring the academic activities. Developing R&D: Valorization, Innovation, … Improving the governance of its institutions. Towards entrepreneurial University. Promoting the professional partnership and interaction with the national and international environment (with a wide opening at the international level.

Mission: Addressing the needs, executives and studies, of economic and social environment. Promoting studies for the social and economic environment. Developing human resources: teachers, researchers and technical staff. Animating the academic life by cultural and sport activities.

International collaboration and research Mobility: Erasmus Mendus (8) ERSMUS+, Key action 1 (28) Capacity building: Tempus (22) ERSMUS+, Key action 2 (13) Projets en cours Tuniso : Turques (5), Belges (2), Allemands (3), Algériens (8), EuroMéditerranéen (4) Projets soumis : PHC-Utique (25); PHC-Maghreb (13); Tuniso-Marocains (57); Tuniso-Indiens (22) Old projects achived : FP 5,6,7 (3); NATO (1); INTERREG (2); AUF (12); Japan (2); USA (1)

RANKING Best university in Tunisia , U.S.News, Octobre 2017 10th Best Arab Region Universities 4th in Agriculture and Biological Sciences, Earth and Planet Science 5th in Computer Science, Decision Sciences, Chemical Engineering, Environmental Science ... Among the first thousand universities in the world - U.S.News, Octobre 2017, 929th Best Global Universities in the world, 22th Best Universities in Africa - URAP, Octobre 2017 761th Best Global Universities in the world 13th Best Universities in Africa

Main Challenges Improving teaching efficiency and attractiveness (LMD- Co-construction) Enhancing the R&D activities: Valorization, Innovation, Patenting,… Improving the governance: Quality Assurance, Assessment, …

Training L.M.D (License , Master and doctoral degrees) 36 Fundamental Licenses 46 Applied Licenses 6 Applied “co-construction” Licenses 03 preparatory cycles for engineering studies (MP, PC, Biology) 11 cycles of Engineering Studies 01 Medical Study 46 Research Masters 71 Professional Masters

Training A comprehensive university with Basic sciences - Technical sciences Laws - Economic Sciences - Management Languages Literatures - Human and social sciences- Arts Medical Sciences - Health -Sports and Physical Education A comprehensive university with

Specialty training Basic sciences - Technical sciences Sciences Faculty of Sfax (1976)  www.fss.rnu.tn National Engineering School of fax  www.enis.rnu.tn National School of Electronics and Telecommunication of Sfax www.enetcom.rnu.tn Higher Biotechnology Institute of Sfax  www.isbs.rnu.tn Higher Institute of Computer Science and Multimedia of Sfax  www.isimsf.rnu.tn Sfax Preparatory Engineering Institute www.ipeis.rnu.tn  

Specialty training Laws - Economic Sciences – Management Law Faculty of Sfax  www.fdsf.rnu.tn Faculty of Economic Sciences and Management of Sfax (1974)  www.fsegs.rnu.tn Business School of Sfax  www.escs.rnu.tn Institute of Advanced Business Studies of Sfax www.ihecsf.rnu.tn Higher Institute of Business Administration of Sfax www.isaas.rnu.tn Higher Institute of Industrial Management of Sfax www.isgis.rnu.tn

Specialty training Languages Literatures - Human and social sciences- Arts Faculty of Literatures and science Humanities of Sfax www.flshs.rnu.tn Higher Institute of Arts and Crafts of Sfax www.isams.rnu.tn Higher Institute of Music of Sfax  www.ismsf.rnu.tn

Specialty training Medical Sciences - Health -Sports and Physical Education Faculty of Medicine of Sfax (1974) www.fmsf.rnu.tn Higher School of Health Sciences and Techniques of Sfax www.esstssfax.rns.tn Higher Institute of Nursing Sciences of Sfax www.issepsf.rnu.tn Higher Institute of Sport and Physical Education of Sfax  www.issepsf.rnu.tn

University Hub The University hub include a large technology park specialized in information and technology, 3 research Centers and 6 Start Up incubators.   5 Doctoral schools Economic, Management and  computer Sciences Doctorate School Literature, Arts and Humanities Doctorate school Sciences and Technologies Doctorate school Law Sciences Doctorate school Fundamental Sciences Doctorate school  

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