University of Sousse

Location in Tunisia

University rankings
Global – Overall
QS World^[2]	1001–1200 (2024)
THE World^[3]	1201–1500 (2024)
USNWR Global^[4]	=1476 (2023)

The University of Sousse (French: Université de Sousse, Arabic: جامعة سوسة) is a public university in Sousse, Tunisia.

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 and Gafsa.^[5]

Organisation and administration

The Rector is Professor Ahmed Nourreddine Helal.^[6]

Alumni

Samir Dilou, Minister of human rights, transitional justice and government spokesperson under Prime Minister Hamadi Jebali since 20 December 2011.^[7]

References

^ (in French)The new tunisian universities chancellors Archived 2013-04-18 at archive.today
^ "QS World University Rankings: Université de Sousse". Top Universities. 29 June 2023. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
^ "Université de Sousse". Times Higher Education (THE). 28 September 2023. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
^ U.S. News & World Report. "Université de Sousse". Retrieved 27 February 2024.
^ Historical Overview on university website Accessed 25 October 2010
^ UniMed Accessed 25 October 2010
^ Ahmed Lachheb, Samir Dilou Archived 2012-06-25 at the Wayback Machine, Tunisia Live, 15 August 2011

External links

University website in English

Media related to University of Sousse at Wikimedia Commons

Mediterranean Universities Union (UNIMED)

Africa
Algeria	Abou Bekr Belkaïd Algiers Annaba Béjaia Blida Constantine ENP Oran ENSSP EPAU Mostaganem Oran Tizi Ouzou
Egypt	AAST Alexandria Cairo
Libya	Al-Arab Medical Al Fateh Libya
Morocco	Cadi Ayyad University of Hassan II Casablanca Ibnou Zohr Mohammed V
Tunisia	Carthage Gafsa Jendouba Kairouan Monastir Sfax Sousse Tunis Tunis El Manar

Europe
Albania	Tirana
Cyprus	CUT University of Cyprus
Finland	Tampere
France	Montpellier 2 Paris 8 Paul Cézanne
Greece	Athens Panteion
Italy	Bari Bologna Camerino Caserta Catania Chieti–Pescara D'Annunzio Messina Modena and Reggio Emilia Campobasso Naples Federico II Padua Palermo Perugia Perugia Foreigners Reggio Calabria Rome III Rome la Sapienza Rome S. Pio V Salento Sassari Teramo Turin Urbino
Malta	University of Malta
Montenegro	University of Montenegro
Portugal	Aveiro Évora
Slovenia	Primorska
Spain	Barcelona University of Córdoba (Spain) Granada UCM Valencia

Western Asia
Israel	Ben-Gurion Jerusalem Tel Aviv
Jordan	Al al-Bayt Hashemite JUST University of Jordan
Lebanon	Lebanese University Saint-Esprit de Kaslik
Palestinian territories	Al-Azhar An-Najah Bethlehem Birzeit
Syria	Al-Baath Aleppo Damascus Tishreen