University of Monastir

University of Monastir
جامعة المنستير
Type Public
Established 2004
President Abdelwaheb Dogui[1]
Academic staff
 6
Administrative staff
 559
Students 22,577
Location Monastir, Tunisia
Website www.um.rnu.tn/

The University of Monastir (Arabic: جامعة المنستير‎) or UM is a is a Tunisian multidisciplinary university with its own financial and administrative autonomy located in Monastir, Tunisia. It was founded in 2004 following the reform of the university higher education education system and is organized in 5 Faculties, 2 graduate schools and 9 institutes.[2][3]

Its main activities are related to higher education, learning and research in a broad sense, with the aim of decentralizing services, supervising and improving the profitability of the higher education system[4].

With approximately 27,500 students, 2,044 lecturers and 758 administrative and support staff, the University of Monastir offers a wide range of undergraduate and postgraduate courses, with an average graduate count of approximately 4,700 per year.

It is ranked by U.S. News & World Report as 18th in the 2016 Arab Universities Regional Ranking[5]. According to UniRank, the university ranks third in Tunisia[6].

History

The University of Monastir was created by Law No. 86-80 of August 9, 1986, and became the University of the Center in accordance with the provisions of Decree No. 91-1991 of December 31, 1991. It then supervised educational institutions in the governorates of Monastir, Sousse, Kairouan and Mahdia.[7]

Following the reform of the university higher education system, there is a return to the old name in accordance with Decree No. 2102 of 2 September 2004 establishing the current University of Monastir.[4]

Organization

Faculties

Graduate schools

  • National School of Engineering of Monastir
  • Graduate School of Health Sciences and Technologies of Monastir

Higher Institutes

  • Higher Institute of Biotechnology of Monastir
  • Preparatory Institute for Engineering Studies of Monastir
  • Higher Institute of Computer Science and Mathematics of Monastir
  • Higher Institute of Applied Languages for Business and Tourism of Moknine
  • Higher Institute of Computer Science of Mahdia
  • Higher Institute of Applied Science and Technology of Mahdia
  • Higher Institute of Arts and Crafts of Mahdia
  • Higher Institute of Applied Studies in the Humanities of Mahdia
  • Higher Institute of Fashion Trades of Monastir

References

  1. ↑ (in French)The new tunisian universities chancellors Archived 2013-04-18 at Archive.is
  2. ↑ "University of Monastir". Times Higher Education (THE). Retrieved 2018-05-30.
  3. ↑ "Tunisie : Vers la création d'un pôle universitaire regroupant les universités de Sousse et Monastir". Webdo (in French). 2017-07-18. Retrieved 2018-08-30.
  4. 1 2 "History : university of monastir". www.um.rnu.tn. Retrieved 2018-08-30.
  5. ↑ "Arab Region Universities Search". usnews.com. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
  6. ↑ "University of Monastir | Ranking & Review". www.4icu.org. Retrieved 2018-05-30.
  7. ↑ "Untitled Document". www.uc.rnu.tn. Retrieved 2018-08-30.

See also

Coordinates: 35°46′16″N 10°49′31″E / 35.77111°N 10.82528°E / 35.77111; 10.82528

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