Tunisia's Education

Tunis, December, 22,2008- During a meeting between the Minister of Higher Education, Scientific Research and Technology, Mr Lazhar Bououni and Mr Yves Chauvin (see photograph), the 2005 Nobel Chemistry Prize, the French Nobel Prize winner hailed Tunisia’s scientific achievements ,under the leadership of President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali.
This success in various ...

Tunis, November 25, 2008- A high- level delegation from the World Bank met on Tuesday in Tunis, with the Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Mr Lazhar Bououni.
The delegation which is led by Mr Steen Jorgensen, the Bank’s Head of human resources, hailed Tunisia’s efforts in higher education and scientific research, ...

Tunis, November 11, 2008- The Ministry of Higher Education, Scientific Research and Technology has recently published a book retracing the history of higher education in Tunisia , entitled “Fiftieth anniversary of the Tunisian University: 1958-2008”.
The publication of the book coincides with the celebrations underway (November 11 and 12, 2008) of the 50 ...

Tunis, October 30, 2008- On November 11, 2008, the Tunisian University will celebrate 50 years of existence. The Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, has set up a rich nationwide program to celebrate the event in style.
Scientific and cultural events, as well as sports competitions will be part of the program, ...
Middle East Online – Tunis, October 29, 2008- Young women are becoming the majority in university fields that have long been dominated by men.
Official university figures, recently released in Tunisia, show that female pre-eminence has become a fact of life in the overwhelming majority of the academic branches, ...

Tunis, September 11, 2008- President Ben Ali was briefed on Thursday on plans for a new Faculty of economic Sciences, which will be built in the El Mourouj area in Tunis.
The Head of State was presented the plans by Mr Lazhar Bououni , Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research and Mr Slaheddine ...

Tunis, September 11, 2008- Some 91,000 new baccalaureate holders have enrolled in Tunisian higher education institutions, taking the number of students for the 2008-2009 academic year up to 370,000.
The news was announced on Wednesday by Mr Lazhar Bououni, Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, during a press point. The new students ...