Tunis University (Arabic: جامعة تونس, French: Université de Tunis) is a public university in Tunis, Tunisia. It was founded in 1960 on the basis of earlier educational establishments.
جامعة تونس Université de Tunis | |
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Former names | Institute of High Studies of Tunis |
|---|---|
| Type | Public |
| Established | 1960 |
| Rector | Pr H'maied Ben Aziza[1] |
Administrative staff | 1,861[2] |
| Students | 28,000[2] |
| Location | , |
| Affiliations | UNIMED, Agence universitaire de la Francophonie |
| Website | utunis |
The University of Tunis is a member of the Mediterranean University Union (UNIMED) and of Agence universitaire de la Francophonie.
Organisation
editThe university is organised into the following institutions.[3]
- Ecole Normale Supérieure (the oldest institute of the university[4])
- 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
- Tunis Business School
- National Heritage Institute (Co-Supervision with the Ministry of Culture and the Safeguard of the Heritage)
Preparatory Engineering Institute
editThe Tunis Preparatory Engineering Institute (Arabic: المعهد التّحضيري للدّراسات الهندسيّة بتونس) was created according to the law N°95-40 on 24 April 1995.[5]
Notable alumni and academics
edit- Hédi Annabi (4 September 1943[6] – 12 January 2010[7]), 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.[8]
- 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.
References
edit- ^ (in French) The new Tunisian universities chancellors Archived 18 April 2013 at archive.today
- ^ a b "Key Figures". Tunis University. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
- ^ "Higher education and research institutions". Tunis University. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
- ^ History of Ecole Normale Supérieure Archived 10 June 2015 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ ""Presentation de l'IPEIT"". www.ipeit.rnu.tn (in French).
- ^ ANNABI, Hédi – Operation Spaix.net Archived 17 January 2010 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Delva, J. G. (2010): Reuters: U.N. mission chief in Haiti killed in quake Retrieved on 17 January 2010.
- ^ Biographie de Thouraya Jeribi.
External links
edit- Tunis University Website (in Arabic, French, and English)
- UNIMED
- AUF