University of Sfax

National School of Engineering of Sfax

April 16th 2010, Concept Plan

TU DELFT Mohsen AKROUTMoufida BEN CHROUDAFaiza AL MAJDOUB

Acknowledgments :

Good training organization Very nice city Very interesting training Very kindly group

Develpment of the valorisation centre :

Valorisation centre was inaugurated by the Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research

Showroom not yet readyIncubator for start-up projects :It exists since some years and it incubated

about 20 start-up entreprisesThere is another one more bigger outside the

university which contains many other companies in different sectors

End of April 2010 :

Visit of the State Secretary of scientific reserach for robotic competition organized by ENIS with industrial presence

End of May 2010 :

Visit of the Minister of Industry and Technology with signing of several agreements with industrialists

University Program

Collaboration with industry : Invite the industrialists to participate to teach

engineering studentsMake Study final projects with both industrial and

academic supervisorsEncourage to choose research topics in applied

sciencesOrganize many meetings with the most

industrialists of our region in order to listen to their technological problems and try to solve them

Developping a communication network between research laboratories and industrial institutions :

• Developpment of our school website in order to receive industrial needs

Develop Teaching Programs : Pass to system of ModulesDevelopment of formation and teaching methodsDevelop the continuous formation Encourage to choose research topics in applied sciences Make different seminars for PhD and master students and teachers to learn how to register patents and know all about IP rightsDevelop a library software to make the e-library accessible for all usersGive prices for best students for innovative study final projects

Decomposition of the new building of innovation centre :

Reception box Advisers office : lawyer, financial, communication, informatics… Entrepreneurship : coaching students to write their business plan… Showroom : Prototypes of innovation projects Office for following-up graduate engineers Office for design

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