Tunis University ( ar, جامعة تونس, french: link=no, Université de Tunis) is a university in

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, Tunisia. It was founded in 1960 on the basis of earlier educational establishments. The University of Tunis is a member of the Mediterranean University Union (UNIMED) and of

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Organisation

The university is organised into the following institutions. * Ecole Normale Supérieure (the oldest institute of the university) * 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

The Tunis Preparatory Engineering Institute ( ar, المعهد التّحضيري للدّراسات الهندسيّة بتونس) was created according to the law N°95-40 on 24 April 1995.

Notable alumni and academics

Hédi Annabi Hédi Annabi (4 September 1943 – 12 January 2010) was a Tunisian diplomat and Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General, Head of the UN Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH). He was previously an Assistant-Secretary-G ...

(4 September 1943 – 12 January 2010Delva, J. G. (2010)
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Retrieved on 17 January 2010.), a Tunisian diplomat and Special Representative of the

United Nations Secretary-General The secretary-general of the United Nations (UNSG or SG) is the chief administrative officer of the United Nations and head of the United Nations Secretariat, one of the six principal organs of the United Nations. The role of the secretary- ...

Noureddine Bhiri Noureddine Bhiri (also known as Noureddine El-Beheiry; born 10 July 1958) is a Tunisian politician. He served as the Minister of Justice under Prime Minister Hamadi Jebali. Career Born in Jebiniana, he received a Master's degree in Law and Poli ...

(born 10 July 1958), Tunisian politician *

Mohamed Brahmi Mohamed Brahmi ( aeb, محمد براهمي; 15 May 1955 – 25 July 2013) was a Tunisian politician. Brahmi was the founder and former leader of the People's Movement, which, under his leadership, won two seats in the constituent election in ...

(15 May 1955 – 25 July 2013), Tunisian politician * Fatma Chamakh-Haddad (10 March 1936 – 2 May 2013), professor, philosopher, feminist and activist * Fadela Echebbi (born 23 January 1946), Tunisian author and poet *

Michel Foucault Paul-Michel Foucault (, ; ; 15 October 192625 June 1984) was a French philosopher, historian of ideas, writer, political activist, and literary critic. Foucault's theories primarily address the relationship between power and knowledge, and ho ...

(15 October 1926 – 25 June 1984), French historian, philosopher, and literary critic *

Mohamed Ghannouchi Mohamed Ghannouchi ( ar, محمد الغنوشي ''Muhammad Al-Ghannushi''; born 18 August 1941) is a Tunisian politician who was Prime Minister of Tunisia from 1999 to 2011. Regarded as a technocrat, Ghannouchi was a long-standing figure in th ...

(born 18 August 1941), the former

Prime Minister of Tunisia The prime minister of Tunisia ( ar, رئيس حكومة تونس, ra’īs ḥukūmat Tūnis) is the head of the executive branch of the government of Tunisia. The prime minister directs the executive branch along with the president and, together ...

and self-proclaimed acting

president President most commonly refers to: *President (corporate title) * President (education), a leader of a college or university * President (government title) President may also refer to: Automobiles * Nissan President, a 1966–2010 Japanese ...

of the country for a few hours starting 14 January 2011 *

Mohamed Ghozzi Mohamed Ghozzi ( ar, محمد الغزي; born 24 February 1949, Kairouan) is a Tunisian poet and critic, known for his poems with rich allusions for Sufism and childhood. He has also written many tales and several plays.Abdul Kader El-Janabi an ...

(born 24 February 1949 in

Kairouan Kairouan (, ), also spelled El Qayrawān or Kairwan ( ar, ٱلْقَيْرَوَان, al-Qayrawān , aeb, script=Latn, Qeirwān ), is the capital of the Kairouan Governorate in Tunisia and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The city was founded by t ...

), Tunisian poet and critic *

Hamadi Jebali Hamadi Jebali ( ar, حمادي الجبالي, '; born 12 January 1949) is a Tunisian engineer, Muslim politician and journalist who was Prime Minister of Tunisia from December 2011 to March 2013. He was the Secretary-General of the Ennahda Mov ...

(born 12 January 1949), Prime Minister of Tunisia from December 2011 to March 2013 * Jeanne-Claude, (13 June 1943,

Casablanca Casablanca, also known in Arabic as Dar al-Bayda ( ar, الدَّار الْبَيْضَاء, al-Dār al-Bayḍāʾ, ; ber, ⴹⴹⴰⵕⵍⴱⵉⴹⴰ, ḍḍaṛlbiḍa, : "White House") is the largest city in Morocco and the country's econom ...

– 18 November 2009, New York City), environmental artist * Thouraya Jeribi Khémiri (born 21 August 1960), Minister of Justice.Biographie de Thouraya Jeribi.
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Souhayr Belhassen Souhayr Belhassen (born 1943 Gabès, Tunisia) is a Tunisian human rights activist and journalist. She has served as the President of the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) based in Paris since April 26, 2007. Belhassen is a vocal cri ...

(born 1943), human rights activist and journalist. *

Sadok Chaabane Sadok Chaabane (born 23 February 1950) is a Tunisian University Professor, holding the prestigious Agrégation degree in Public Law and Political Science. In addition to this academic position, he has held numerous ministerial and political port ...

(born 23 February 1950), University Professor. *

Abdelfattah Mourou Abdelfattah Mourou (Arabic: عبد الفتاح مورو) is a Tunisian politician and lawyer. He is a co-founder of the Ennahdha Party and serves as its Vice-President. He has been First Deputy Speaker of the Assembly of the Representatives of ...

(born 1 June 1948), Politician and Lawyer.

References

External links

Tunis University Website

UNIMED

AUF
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