University of Sfax

The University of Sfax (جامعة صفاقس) is a university located in Sfax, Tunisia. It was founded in 1986 and is organized in 8 Faculties.

It was founded in 1986 under the name University of the South and then covers all academic institutions in the South. It is divided into three universities, including the current University of Sfax, with the creation of the University of Gabes in 2003 and the University of Gafsa in 2004.

Organization[]

The University of Sfax had 43,473 students in 2008–2009. The students were distributed among 21 higher education institutions, five research faculties, three colleges, twelve institutes, and a research center. They are the:

• Faculty of Medicine
• Faculty of Economics and Management
• Faculty of Law
• Faculty of Arts and Humanities
• Faculty of Science
• National Engineering School
• Graduate School of Business
• Graduate School of Science and Technology in Health
• Higher Institute of Arts and Crafts
• Institute of Music
• Higher Institute of Computer Science and Multimedia
• Higher Institute of Business Administration
• Higher Institute of Sport and Physical Education
• Preparatory Institute for Engineering Studies
• Institute of High Business Studies
• Higher Institute of Industrial Management
• Higher Institute of Electronics and Communication
• Higher Institute of Biotechnology
• Higher Institute of Technological Studies
• Institute of the Olive Tree
• Biotechnology Center

The University of Sfax maintains partnerships with large corporations and academic cooperation in research and exchange programs with foreign universities in several countries like France, Canada, Belgium, Morocco, etc.

Faculty of Medicine of Sfax[]

Faculty of Medicine of Sfax (FMS)

كلية الطب بصفاقس‎
FMS entrance.
Other name	Faculté de Médecine de Sfax‎
Type	Public
Established	1974 (1974)[1]
Location	Sfax , Tunisia 34°44′26″N 10°45′24″E / 34.74056°N 10.75667°E / 34.74056; 10.75667
Language	Arabic, French, English
Website	www.medecinesfax.org
Location in Tunisia

The Faculty of Medicine of Sfax (Arabic: كلية الطب بصفاقس‎) or FMS, is a Tunisian university establishment created according to the law N°74-83 of December 11, 1974.^[1]

See also[]

• List of colleges and universities
• Sfax

References[]

External links[]

• University of Sfax Website (in Arabic, French, and English)
• Media related to Universities and colleges in Sfax at Wikimedia Commons

Coordinates: 34°44′13.5″N 10°44′36.8″E / 34.737083°N 10.743556°E / 34.737083; 10.743556

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