Tunis University
Tunis University is a university in Tunis, 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 and of Agence universitaire de la Francophonie.
Organisation
The university is organised into the following institutions.
- Ecole Normale Supérieure
- 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
Notable alumni and academics
- Hédi Annabi, a Tunisian diplomat and Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General
- Noureddine Bhiri, Tunisian politician
- Mohamed Brahmi, Tunisian politician
- Fatma Chamakh-Haddad, professor, philosopher, feminist and activist
- Fadela Echebbi, Tunisian author and poet
- Michel Foucault, French historian, philosopher, and literary critic
- Mohamed Ghannouchi, the former Prime Minister of Tunisia and self-proclaimed acting president of the country for a few hours starting 14 January 2011
- Mohamed Ghozzi, Tunisian poet and critic
- Hamadi Jebali, Prime Minister of Tunisia from December 2011 to March 2013
- Jeanne-Claude,, environmental artist
