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The student Guide The International Institute of Technology

Website: www.iit.tn

2018 / 2019

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Plan

Chapter I: Presentation of the IIT

1) Overview

2) Majors and Programs

3) Governance

4) Faculty members

Chapter II: Teaching, Exams and Trainings

1) Admission

2) Registration file

3) Exams

4) Attendance

5) Discipline

6) Trainings

7) The student life at IIT

Library

Clubs

Chapter III: Tuition fees and scholarships

1) Tuition fees

2) Scholarships

3) Sponsorship

4) Coaching

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Chapter I : Presentation of the IIT

1) Overview

The IIT is a private institution of higher education approved by the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific

Research (approval N ° 02-2012)

It is part of the North American Private University which includes the ISB (International School of Business) as well.

It is founded by Tunisian academics who received their education in North American universities and by industrial

investors from Sfax such as SOPAL, SIVO, AMI, ACIA SOUTH, SKG, Tunisia Gold, CTM, Teamwill Consulting and

Tricomode. Its main objective is to spread an innovative teaching model as the North-American and European models.

To achieve this goal, the IIT signed agreements with North American universities such as Sherbrooke university and

the Moncton University and with French universities such as EPSI of Lyon and Grenoble and the Ecole Central Nantes.

2) Majors and Programs

Bachelor degrees: (bac+3) which are 4:

- Development of IT systems

- Multimedia and Web

- Maintenance of IT systems –

- Embedded systems

Preparatory cycle for engineering schools (Bac + 2)

Engineering degrees (Bac + 5) which are 6 majors:

- Computer engineering

- Industrial engineering

- Mechanical engineering

- Civil engineering

- Process engineering

- Telecommunications engineering

The National Diploma of Architecture (bac + 6)

The Applied master in Project Management

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3) Governance

It is ensured by 4 bodies:

The Board of Directors

The Scientific Board

The Board of Trusties

The administrative and educational staff:

- Director

- Advisors

- The manager of the students’ affairs department

- Administrative and financial management

- Purchasing department

- Technical department

- communication department

- Library

- The departments’ heads: At the head of each department or educational program, a person in charge

acts as a facilitator between the teachers and the management.

4) Faculty Members

The faculty members are researchers from different disciplines:

- Full-time faculty members who are well qualified and experienced and who provide academic and administrative follow-up. - Faculty members from partner universities are it local or foreign, and experts to foster practice.

Many scientific and academic criteria are required and monitored on a daily basis by the Direction of the Institute. The latter is inviting the most qualified and experienced teachers: professors, lecturers, assistant professors and expert engineers. In addition, a set of sophisticated evaluation mechanisms are put in place to ensure a good quality of teaching.

Chapter II: Education, Exams and Trainings

1) Admission

To be accepted at IIT, you should sit for a competitive examination and an interview. It is open to new baccalaureate

holders and students willing to continue their studies.

* New baccalaureate holders can choose between:

A scientific preparatory cycle for engineering studies: it leads to the National Competition for Engineering Schools

organized each year by the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research.

- Bachelor degree LMD (3 years studies)

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- Architecture degree (durée des études 6 ans)

* Enrolling for the first-year engineering can be accessed by:

• Students who succeeded in the national competition of the second year in the preparatory cycle whether studied in

a private or a public school/ or those in the pending list.

• Bachelors (license– LMD).

• A university first degree DUPC

* Registering in the master degree:

• Bachelor graduates (licence – LMD).

• Holders of a master degree (bac+4)

• Holders of an engineering degree

2) Registration file

The accepted student should provide the following documents for registration:

Registration form (found in the students’ affairs department- or to download from the web site) however, the pre-

inscription can be done remotely through the internet

• A copy of the ID for Tunisian students and of the passport for international candidates.

* A Certified copy of the Baccalaureate diploma and any diploma obtained after it.

• 5 envelopes with stamps and the parents’ address.

3) Examinations

The students are tested continuously in each subject and they obtain different grades (oral, test, mini project, project

and semester exam). If a student does not succeed in the main session, he sits for the catch-up session.

For each subject, there are credits awarded whether for engineering cycles or architecture.

4) Attendance

Students must attend all the courses (integrated courses, practical work, internships, seminars, company visits).

Attendance is monitored by faculty members and the students’ affairs department.

If the student is absent for illness or force majeure, the student must submit a medical certificate or proof to the

students affairs department on day at maximum after the beginning of the absence.

It should be noted that medical certificates are not systematically considered a proof of absence. Any unjustified

absence from a test, assignment, examination or any other type of testing is sanctioned by the zero mark.

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If the number of unjustified absences at a subject equal to or exceed 20% of the load, the student is systematically

eliminated from the main session.

If the absence is repetitive and recurrent, the student’s file is submitted to the director of the institute to decide if

the incident should be brought to the Disciplinary Board or to exclude him/her.

However, in case of absence for proved force majeure, the Director of the Institute is the only one entitled to take

the appropriate decisions.

5) Discipline

Discipline is important at IIT. Mutual respect must govern all relationships between students, teachers and all

Institute staff.

Any breach of the rules of conduct or prevention of normal flaw courses, fraud or an attempt of fraud in exams can

forward the offending student before the Disciplinary Board of the Institute.

The sanctions can be: warning, blame, cancellation of the result of a subject or session, exclusion for a period or

definitively from the Institute.

The first 3 sanctions can be taken by the Director without going through the Disciplinary Board. In the case of a final

exclusion for misconduct deemed serious by the Disciplinary Board, the student is not reimbursed the tuition fees.

6) Internships

All the students in engineering and architecture cycles must perform internships: initiation internship (for 1st year

students), perfection internship (for 2nd year students) and Graduation projects (for 3rd year students).

For students in the architecture cycle, the 6th year is entirely devoted to the graduation internship in an architect's

office or consulting cabinet.

These internships can be carried out in Tunisia or abroad at the students' intention and the availability of cooperative

foreign universities.

IIT students can spend a part of their curriculum (one or two semesters) at one of these cooperative foreign

universities. The designed period should be approved by the IIT.

7) Students’ life at the IIT

Since its creation, IIT has encouraged all scientific, cultural and sporting activities. The latter are carried out through

specialized clubs.

At the beginning of each academic year, a club day is organized. It is primarily intended for new engineering students

so that they can join the club of their choice or create new clubs if they wish.

Clubs’ list (Academic year 2018-2019)

Clubs’ names Faculty member in charge Major

Microsoft Ahmed KALLEL Computing

Google Ahmed KALLEL Computing

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Robotics Saïd TAKTAK Robotics

African Business Leaders Hassen MRABET Miscellaneous

Artistry Club Fatma KSENTINI Painting and architecture

Tunivision Hassen MRABET Miscellaneous

Photography Club Karama KOLSI Photography

Process Club Issam KSENTINI Sciences

English club Mariem MAATAR English

Theater Club Leila ELEUCHI Theater

The wonder Club IIT Ahmed KALLEL Soft Skills

Camper Club Mariem MAATAR Leisure and hiking

IEEE Club Eya MEZGHANI Electronics

Most of these clubs are supervised by full-time faculty members have the necessary financial and logistical means

In addition to their budget, some clubs resort to contacting industrial companies for sponsorship to organize large-

scale events.

Some events are organized by the IIT clubs such as ‘Welcoming Day’ and ‘IIT Clubs Day at’ the beginning of each

academic year. These ceremonies help new students, especially internationals, to integrate in the traditions of the

region.

In addition to regular activities, these clubs actively participate in competitions organized either at the IIT or in other

academic institutions.

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Chapter III: Tuition Fees, Scholarships, Sponsorship and Coaching

1) Tuition fees

Registration and tuition fees (Academic year 2018-2019) in Tunisian dinar (1 euro = 3.45 dinars in April 2019)

Preparatory cycle (International students)

For each academic year: 500 euros registration fees + 2400 euros tuition fees

Preparatory cycle (Tunisian students)

For each academic year: 500 dinars registration fees + 4640 dinars tuition fees

Engineering cycle (internationals)

For each academic year: 500 euros registration fees + 2400 euros tuition fees

Engineering cycle except computer engineering (Tunisian students)

For each academic year: 500 dinars registration fees + 4640 dinars tuition fees

Computer engineering (Tunisian students)

Each academic year: 500 dinars registration fees + 5440 dinars tuition fees

Remarks:

- For the new candidates who obtained their baccalaureate with an average equal or greater than 12, they can join

the preparatory classes with a reduction of 10%.

- A 5% discount is given to students who pay the full tuition fee at registration.

- Scholarships are always part of IIT policy.

- A 5% increase may apply on year-to-year rates of registration.

- In case of abandonment or withdrawal, the registration and tuition fees are not returned.

- The payment is made by bank transfer to the IIT account:

BANK: Zitouna BANK Address: Majida Boulila branch Sfax

Account number: 25 007 000 0000066789 17

At the command of: North American Private University Iban Code: TN 59 25 007 000 0000066789 17

Swift Code: BZITTNTTXXX

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2) Scholarships

The IIT accords four types of scholarship: excellence, performance, glory social and specific needs after the commission

meeting and with reference to the following modalities:

Scholarship Number of

scholarships/ academic year

Sum Conditions

Excellence Maximum 30% of the students’

number 30% of the tuition fees

Having an average equal or greater than

16/20

Performance Maximum 30% of the students’

number 20% of the tuition fees

Having an average equal or greater than

14/20

Glory Maximum 20% of the students’

number 20% of the tuition fees

Depends on the commission

Social help social and

specific needs

Maximum 20% of the students’

number

From 30% to 100% of the tuition

fees Depends on the commission

Notes:

- The scholarship is valid only for the on-going academic year and for a number of students that do not

exceed 10% of the newly registered.

- The scholarships’ requests should be submitted, in maximum, after one week of the registration.

- A commission appointed by the director shortlists candidates and sets up the final list.

3) Sponsorship and coaching

In 2017-2018, and aside from the scholarships, the IIT started some new procedures to support students. They are

sponsorship and coaching:

Sponsorship

Sponsorship aims to support students financially by an industrial or a service company. It pays fully or partially the

tuition fees during the three years of the engineering cycle.

The company intending to sponsor some of its workers coordinates with the IIT to short-list top-ranked candidates.

The company sets two conditions:

- The selected student and the sponsoring company should sign an exclusive employment contract in which they

agree about a certain period of time.

- The selected student must ensure good educational results and behave politely.

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Coaching

Coaching is another form of support. In this context, the industrial company requests that one or more IIT students

realize an invention project. For this reason, an agreement is signed to define the rights of each party.

Based on the scope of the project, the selected student / students are required to devote the two internships

(initiation and perfection), the end-of-year project and possibly the graduation project to the realization of the idea.

The Direction of IIT