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

2. 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

3. 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

4. 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.

5. Sfax University Created in 1986, but since 1974 for 3 institutions
Number of institutions
Nb. of Academic Staff
Nb. of Students

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

7. 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.

8. 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.

9. 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)

10. 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

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

12. 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

13. 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

14. Specialty training Basic sciences - Technical sciences
Sciences Faculty of Sfax (1976)  
National Engineering School of fax  
National School of Electronics and Telecommunication of Sfax 
Higher Biotechnology Institute of Sfax  
Higher Institute of Computer Science and Multimedia of Sfax  
Sfax Preparatory Engineering Institute

15. Specialty training Laws - Economic Sciences – Management
Law Faculty of Sfax  
Faculty of Economic Sciences and Management of Sfax (1974)  
Business School of Sfax  
Institute of Advanced Business Studies of Sfax
Higher Institute of Business Administration of Sfax
Higher Institute of Industrial Management of Sfax

16. Specialty training
Languages Literatures - Human and social sciences- Arts
Faculty of Literatures and science Humanities of Sfax
Higher Institute of Arts and Crafts of Sfax
Higher Institute of Music of Sfax  

17. Specialty training
Medical Sciences - Health -Sports and Physical Education
Faculty of Medicine of Sfax (1974) 
Higher School of Health Sciences and Techniques of Sfax 
Higher Institute of Nursing Sciences of Sfax
Higher Institute of Sport and Physical Education of Sfax  

18. 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

19. Sfax university – Web site
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