University of El Manar organizes 1 st edition of “Science Day”

TUNISIAONLINENEWS- The University of Tunis El Manar organizes from March 1 to 8, 2010 the first edition of “Science Days”.

The event is an opportunity to discover the different activities of the university its laboratories, research units, graduate schools, learned societies and socio-cultural clubs.

In addition to the …

“Ezzitouna University” conference stresses need to reform religious teaching

TUNISIAONLINENEWS- An interesting international conference on “the teaching of religious sciences in academic institutions” organized by “Ezzitouna University” jointly with the Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (ISESCO) is currently taking place in Tunis.

The conference which gathered scholars from scholars from the Arab world focuses on the need to review and renew the teaching of …

World Bank: “Tunisian experience in higher education and research remains reference model”

TUNISIAONLINENEWS- As part on the longstanding  cooperation between the World Bank and Tunisia, Mr. Béchir Tekkari, Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research met on Monday with Mr. Steen Jorgensen Director of World Bank Social Development Department for the Middle East and North Africa to discuss the Tunisian experience in higher education.

During the meeting, Mr. …

Gafsa: employment programs target 1900 university graduates

TUNISIAONLINEWS- With a view to promoting the employment sector, and as part of the 2009-2014 presidential program to recruit 10,000 university graduates by  2010, local authorities in Gafsa recruited  4848 young people in 2009, including 1900 university graduates.

In addition, 1832 young people including 477 university graduates were directly employed, whereas 1600 professionals out of 2600 …

British Council committed to boosting English language teaching in Tunisia

TUNISIAONLINENEWS- During his meeting on Thursday with Mrs Sue Beaumont, regional director of the British Council for the near east and north Africa, the Minister of Education, Mr Hatem Ben Salem  voiced his satisfaction at the support of the British Council to the process of promoting English-language teaching in Tunisian schools and called for developing …

Arab Maghreb Union: towards the creation of a Maghrebi university and a research website

TUNISIAONLINENEWS- The means to establish a network of North African scientific research on priority development including alternative and renewable energies were the focal points of the Ministerial committee of senior officials of higher education in countries of the Arab Maghreb Union (AMU).

During a meeting held recently in Morocco to study the prospects of development of …

Tunisia: signing of framework agreement to boost employment

TUNISIAONLINENEWS- As part of  the implementation of  presidential measures which aim at recruiting 10, 000 university graduates,  and in line with the agreements signed on the implementation of the national program of voluntary civil service, a framework agreement between the Ministry of Commerce and Handicrafts and the Ministry of Vocational Training and Employment, was signed …

Tunisian-Canadian cooperation enables development of books in Braille

TUNISIAONLINENEWS- Tunisia continues to give a particular interest to the disabled people in order to ensure their effective integration into everyday life.
In a view of the Tunisian-Canadian cooperation, the regional union of the blind in the governorate of Gabes, printed textbooks materials into Braille, a tactile written system of communication for the blind or visually …

First batch of unemployed university graduates given half-time contracts

TUNISIAONLINENEWS- The problem of the unemployment of university graduates  remains a “priority” for the Tunisian government.
In this sense and as part of  the implementation of the presidential measures which aim at recruiting 10, 000 university graduates through half-time contracts, an agreement on the implementation of the national program of voluntary civil service was signed on …

Program offers opportunities for Tunisian students to study in Japan

TUNISIAONLINENEWS- The Tunisian -Japanese cooperation continues to gain momentum in several sectors, including higher education especially. The “Study in Japanese Universities” program, which was the focal point in a seminar, held on Wednesday at the Auditorium of the National Agronomic Institute of Tunisia (INAT), aims at encouraging
Tunisian students to study in major Japanese universities.
The seminar …