The University of Sousse ( ar, جامعة سوسة) is a
public university
A public university or public college is a university or college that is in owned by the state or receives significant public funds through a national or subnational government, as opposed to a private university. Whether a national universi ...
in
Sousse
Sousse or Soussa ( ar, سوسة, ; Berber:''Susa'') is a city in Tunisia, capital of the Sousse Governorate. Located south of the capital Tunis, the city has 271,428 inhabitants (2014). Sousse is in the central-east of the country, on the Gulf ...
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Tunisia
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History
The University of Sousse was created in 2004 from a division of the University of the Center, which had been created in 1991 from the
University of Monastir. The University of the Center had grown rapidly from 45,000 students in 2001-2002 to nearly 60,000 in 2003–2004 in 30 institutions. In 2004 new universities were created in
Monastir,
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 ...
and
Gafsa
Gafsa ( aeb, ڨفصة '; ar, قفصة qafṣah), originally called Capsa in Latin, is the capital of Gafsa Governorate of Tunisia. It lends its Latin name to the Mesolithic Capsian culture. With a population of 111,170, Gafsa is the ninth-la ...
.
Organisation and administration
The Rector is Professor Ahmed Nourreddine Helal.
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Alumni
*Samir Dilou
Samir Dilou is a Tunisian politician. He served as the Minister of human rights, transitional justice and government spokesperson under Prime Minister Hamadi Jebali.Ahmed LachhebSamir Dilou, ''Tunisia Live'', 15 August 2011Dan LittauerTunisia reje ...
, Minister of human rights, transitional justice and government spokesperson under Prime Minister Hamadi Jebali since 20 December 2011.[Ahmed Lachheb]
Samir Dilou
, ''Tunisia Live'', 15 August 2011
References
External links
University website in English
2004 establishments in Tunisia
Universities in Tunisia
Educational institutions established in 2004
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