Objectives
- To contribute to the modernisation of the HE management and to the improvement of governance in Tunisia, providing an operational support methodologically rigorous and based on international best practices.
- To create an integrated definition and control system for quality in university education in every university of the consortium.
- To support the creation of new decision and management procedures to define the internal/external staff of the HEIs charged of the management and control of processes.
- Development of skills and competencies by academic, administrative and managerial staff.
- To promote the creation of an e-administration department in every university of the consortium for an innovative, effective and more autonomous management.
Activities
- Research and analysis about best practices concerning governance in Tunisia.
- Training seminars, study visits and best practice exchange to train the administrative and managerial staff.
- Design of a Quality Handbook about financial management procedures.
- In each university of the consortium: definition of a strategical project and related Action Plans and creation of offices to put them in place.
- Information seminars about good governance addressed to the Tunisian Ministry for Higher Education and Scientific Research and the Tunisian National Body for Evaluation, Quality Assurance and Accreditation.
- Elaboration of a White Book of recommendation addressed to interest groups and national, regional and international authorities.
Results
- Development of skills about governance and quality assessment by managerial and academic staff of the universities.
- Development of skills about financial management by administrative staff of the universities.
- An e-administration department is created in every university of the consortium.
- Increased awareness of universities and policy makers about the importance of better governance.
- Increased academic and financial autonomy of the universities of the consortium.
- Increased openness towards the socioeconomic world of the universities of the consortium.
Partners
- UNIMED (Italy, coordinator)
- University of Siena (Italy)
- University of Roma “La Sapienza” (Italy)
- University Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne(Francia)
- University of Barcellona (Spagna)
- University of Tunisi (Tunisia)
- University of Tunisi El Manar (Tunisia)
- University of Cartagine (Tunisia)
- University of Susa (Tunisia)
- University of Sfax (Tunisia)
- University of Gabès (Tunisia)
- University of Manouba (Tunisia)
- University of Monastir (Tunisia)
- Virtual University of Tunisi (Tunisia)
- University of Kairouan (Tunisia)
- University of Gafsa (Tunisia)
- University of Jendouba (Tunisia)
- University Ez-zitouna (Tunisia)
- Ministry for Higher Education and Scientific Research (Tunisia)
- National Body for Evaluation, Quality Assurance and Accreditation (Tunisia)
- CESIE (Italia)
