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.

Tunis University
جامعة تونس
Université de Tunis
Former names
Institute of High Studies of Tunis
TypePublic
Established1960
RectorPr H'maied Ben Aziza[1]
Administrative staff
1,861[2]
Students28,000[2]
Location,
AffiliationsUNIMED, Agence universitaire de la Francophonie
Websiteutunis.rnu.tn

The University of Tunis is a member of the Mediterranean University Union (UNIMED) and of Agence universitaire de la Francophonie.

Faculty of Human and Social Sciences
Preparatory Institute for Engineering Studies

Organisation

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The 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

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The 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

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References

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  1. ^ (in French) The new Tunisian universities chancellors Archived 18 April 2013 at archive.today
  2. ^ a b "Key Figures". Tunis University. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
  3. ^ "Higher education and research institutions". Tunis University. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
  4. ^ History of Ecole Normale Supérieure Archived 10 June 2015 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ ""Presentation de l'IPEIT"". www.ipeit.rnu.tn (in French).
  6. ^ ANNABI, Hédi – Operation Spaix.net Archived 17 January 2010 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ Delva, J. G. (2010): Reuters: U.N. mission chief in Haiti killed in quake Retrieved on 17 January 2010.
  8. ^ Biographie de Thouraya Jeribi.
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