Sup'Com (or SUP'COM or Higher School of Communication of Tunis or Engineering School of Communication of Tunis) (), founded in 1998, is the main school of educating engineers in telecommunications in Tunisia. It is affiliated to the University of Carthage.
Member of the Réseau Méditerranéen des Ecoles d'Ingénieurs (Mediterranean engineering schools’ network), Sup’Com was admitted since December 2008 as an associated member in the Conférence des Grandes Écoles (CGE). It is the first foreign school to be associated internationally with the Institut Mines-Télécom.
Sup’Com is an engineering school, which main objectives are:
* Training engineers to implement and manage services, systems and telecommunication networks.
* Contributing to the national effort related to the scientific and technological research in the field of information and communication technology (ICT).
* The in-service or qualifying training, of senior managers in the ICT field.
Departements and laboratories
There are 4 departments in Sup’ Com:
* Electronics, physics and distribution
* Applied mathematics, signals and communications
* Computer and networks
* Economy, management, law, humanities and languages
The supervised practice takes place in the diverse laboratories of the university:
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Electronics
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optics
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, transmission and microwaves laboratory
* Simulation and computer-aided design laboratory
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Mobile network
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s laboratory
* Broadcasting and multimedia laboratory
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Computer science
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laboratory with microcomputers and working stations connected to networks
* Switching systems laboratory
* Language laboratory
Diplomas
SUP' COM awards the following diplomas:
* National Diploma in Telecommunications Engineering
* Master's degree in ICT
* Master's degree in Telecommunications
* PhD in ICT
* Merit Award in ICT.
See also
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Carthage University
The University of Carthage (, ) is a university located in Tunis, Tunisia, and was founded in 1988.
Organization
University of Carthage is formed by 21 institutions under single-supervision and 12 under joint-supervision. The first category is ...
References
Higher School of Communication of Tunis
Education in Tunis
1998 establishments in Tunisia
Universities and colleges established in 1998
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