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Tunisia – Italy Cooperation: Genoa – Italy

November 27-28, 2019

Outline

Tunisian Higher Education

International Partnership

Erasmus+ in Tunisia (ICM and CBHE

Projects)

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Tunisian Higher Education: Universities

13•12 Public Universities

•1 Virtual University

274

•203 Public Higher Education Institutions

•71 Private institutions

281 000

•250 000 Students in public universities (65 % female students)

•31 000 in the private universities

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•25 Higher Institutes for Technological Studies

Tunisian Higher Education: Disciplines

•4 Medical Schools

•1 Dental School

•1 Pharmacy School

•9 Paramedical Institutes

Medical and Paramedical

Studies

•26 Public and 28 Private Engineering Schools

•25 Higher Institutes for Technological Studies

•6 Science Colleges

Engineering Science and

Technologies

•1 School of Architecture

•10 Higher Institutes of Arts Architecture and

Art

•29 Institutes of Economics and Business Administration

•5 Schools of Law and Political Science

Economics,

Business Administration

and Law

International Partnership

Scientific partnership in joint supervision of PhD students “Cotutelle”:

hundred theses per year.

Academic partnership in training programs (masters and engineering

courses) with opportunities for double degrees and/or joint degrees.

Participation in several European projects:

- Horizon 2020 (Tunisia is the unique associate country in Africa and the

Arab World)

- PRIMA

- ERASMUS +

Erasmus+ in Tunisia

Erasmus+? Erasmus + is the program of the European Union which aims

at strengthening the capacities in the field of higher education through

cooperation projects between higher education institutions (HEIs) from

program countries and eligible partner countries.

Who can put projects? Public or private higher education institutions,

associations or organizations in the fields of education, training and youth.

Who can participate?

- Student having an inscription in a Tunisian HEI.

- Staff employed in Tunisian HEIs (administrative / academic staff).

- Staff employed in an association.

Erasmus+ in Tunisia: ICM and EMJMD

Two Mobilities for

Students

International Credit Mobility

(ICM)

Erasmus Mundus Joint

Master Degree (EMJMD)

• Mobility for Bachelor, Master and Doctoral students having inscriptionsin a Tunisian HEIs

• Study periods of 3 -12 months, traineeship of

2-12 months

• Mobility for students Having a first higher educa-tion degree or demonstratea recognized equivalent level of learning

• The programs last fromone to two years during

which students study in atleast two different Europeancountries

Staff

International Credit Mobility

(ICM)

• Training or Teaching periodsfor Profs

•Periods of 5-60 Days

• Training periods for Administrative

Erasmus+ in Tunisia: ICM and EMJMD

Erasmus+ in Tunisia:Received and Selected Tunisia E+ ICM Projects 2015-2019

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2015 2016 2017 2018 2019

Received Projects in Tunisia Selected Projects in Tunisia

Erasmus+ in Tunisia:E+ ICM projects of Tunisia by Program Countries 2018

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Erasmus+ in Tunisia: CBHE

Capacity Building in Higher Education (CBHE) projects aim to

encourage the cooperation between the EU and Partner Countries and

support eligible Partner Countries in addressing challenges in the

management and governance of their HEIs. This includes improving the

quality of higher education, developing new and innovative education

programs, modernizing higher education systems through reform policies as

well as fostering cooperation across different regions of the world through

joint initiatives.

Erasmus+ in Tunisia: CBHE

Joint Projects:

curriculum development

university governance & management

Links between HE institutions and the wider economic and

social environment

=> Impact Institutions

Structural Projects:

modernisation of policies, governance and management of higher education systems

Links between HE systems and the wider economic and social environment

=> Impact Systems

Erasmus+ in Tunisia: CBHE

Types of Activities

Categories of Priorities

Curriculum

Development

Governance

and

Management

Higher Education

and Society

1. Subject Areas X2. Improving Management

and operation of HEIsX

3. Developing the HE sector

within society at largeX

Only 1 choice per type of project is possible

Erasmus+ in Tunisia:Received, Selected and coordinated Tunisia E+ CBHE Projects

2015-2019

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Received Projects in Tunisia Selected Projects in Tunisia Coordinated Projects by Tunisia

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Erasmus+ in Tunisia:Accepted Tunisia E+ CBHE Projects by Type 2015-2019

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Joint Projects Structural Projects

Erasmus+ in Tunisia:New Projects with Program Countries 2019

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Erasmus+ in Tunisia:E+ CBHE projects of Tunisia by Program Countries 2015-2019

Spain (25)Italy (25) France (19) Portugal (8) Belgium (8) Greece (7) Romania (6) Germany (4)

England (3) Finland (3) Slovakia (3) Poland (2)Norway (2) Sweden (2) Denmark (2)

Hangary (1)

Croatia (2)

Netherlands (2) Cyprus (1) Latvia (1) Britaine (1) Austria (1) Turkey (1)Lithuania (1)

Erasmus+ in Tunisia:E+ CBHE projects of Tunisia by Partner Countries 2015-2019

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Erasmus+ in Tunisia:E+ CBHE Selected Projects of South Med Countries 2015-2019

Algeria9%

Egypt14%

Israel7%

Jordan17%

Lebanon8%

Lybia3%

Morocco14%

Palestine10%

Syria3%

Tunisia15%