UNIVERSITY OF SFAX: UNIVERSITY OF SFAX: HIGHER EDUCATION AND HIGHER EDUCATION AND INTERNATIONALISATIONINTERNATIONALISATION

Adel M. ALIMIDirector of National Engineering School of Sfax,

University of Sfax ,Tunisia

March 1st, 2010, Alicante, SPAIN

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Year of creation: August 1986

Number of students – graduate and postgraduate: 42000

Degree structure: LMD

Other information (campuses, etc) : 18 Faculties, schools and institution

University of SfaxBasic Data

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Number of incoming exchange students and their origin: 50, mainly in engineering, health sciences, and law.

Number of local students who are on an exchange programme: 20

Disciplines offered to foreign students: All disciplines

Language classes for foreign students/academics: Arabic, French and English

Students Mobility

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Double diplomas of:* Licence degrees and Engineer degrees with

european universities (Tempus projects)* co-tutelle and co-direction of thesis with

european universities (Tempus projects,bilateral projects)

Joint degrees of many Masters degrees: * with european universities

(Erasmus Mundus and Tempus projects) * with US universities (USA Embassy)

International degrees / programmes

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Services offered by the international relation office: * scolarship and trainings for students and* researchers, * missions for professors and visitors,* management of international projects (with Maghrebian universities and european universities)

Is there an internationalisation strategy ? Is it formal or ad-hoc ?

The International Relation Office

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Funding of internationalisation activities: local budget and international projects funding

Participation in international projects and/or research projects: Tempus (10), Erasmus Mendus (1), FP5,6,7 (3), INTERREG (2), NATO (1), AUF (12), Japan (2), USA (1), etc. in multiple disciplines for higher education or research programs

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Example of a Tempus Project supporting

the University Chair of Innovation of Sfax

The achievement of the specific objectives of UNCHAIN project activities is distributed in 10 Work Packages (WP): WP1 MEDA University Chairs on innovationWP2 Technology Transfer Policy TTPWP3 Re-skilling program on InnovationWP4 EU MEDA Twinning MSc Thesis ProgramWP5 EU-MEDA Virtual EnvironmentWP6 Strategy for University - Industry Cooperation in InnovationWP7 DisseminationWP8 SustainabilityWP9 Quality Control and MonitoringWP10 Management

Thanks for your attentionThanks for your attention

Adel M. ALIMIDirector of National Engineering School of Sfax

(ENIS),

University of Sfax, Tunisia

ENIS Teaches Sustainable Innovation