Symposium on Tunisian Higher Education and U.S. Institutional Engagement

Tunisia’s revolution has sparked a renewed interest in investing in and supporting Tunisian higher education. AMIDEAST was therefore pleased to partner with Tunisia’s Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research to host a symposium in Tunis on Nov. 7-8 on the future of Tunisian-American institutional cooperation in higher education. Key MHESR leaders, senior academics and other experts from Tunisia’s universities and higher institutes of technology studies were joined by Tunisian industry and civic leaders and American experts in higher education reform for a timely discussion of how to strengthen the research and development capacity of Tunisian institutions of higher learning, as well as core issues of higher education reform.

Below is a list of topics discussed at the Symposium held on November 7-8. To see an overview of the discussion, click on the presentation title.

Speaker	Presentation
Topic: University Governance and Leadership: Tunisian and U.S. Perspectives
Mary W. Gray, PhD Professor, American University; Board Chair, AMIDEAST	The Freedom to Teach and to Learn
Najla Ben Romdhane Cabinet Advisor, Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research	Gouvernance universitaire en Tunisie: Entre acquis et défis
Dr. John Shumaker Chief of Party, Palestinian Faculty Development Program, AMIDEAST	University Governance and Leadership
Topic: U.S. Community Colleges as a Model for Addressing Issues Confronting the ISETs
Katherine Boswell, PhD President, Education Policy Associates	The U.S. Community College and the Needs of Tunisian ISETS
Abdallah Harizi General Director of Technological Studies, Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research	The General Directorate of Technological Studies
Topic: Models of Faculty Development that Improve Teaching and learning
Dr. Chris Shinn Chief of Party, Leadership and Teacher Development Program, AMIDEAST	Faculty Development and Improving Teaching and Learning
Dr. Gregory Light Director, Searle Center for Teaching Excellence, Northwestern University	Models of Faculty Development in Learning and Teaching
Mekki Ksouri Cabinet Adviser, Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research	Models of Faculty Development that Improve Teaching and Learning (Teaching and Learning in Tunisian Engineer Schools)
Topic: Work-Integrated Learning and Cooperative Education: Approaches to University-Private Sector Engagement
Professor Adel Ben Amor Director General of Academic Renovation, Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research	Enseignement collaboratif : approche basée sur le partenariat université – entreprise
Abdelaziz Halleb Tunisian Union of Industry, Commerce and Handicraft	Action de l’UTICA pour développer à la Formation en alternance
Dr. Sheila Martin Portland State University; Director, Institute of Portland Metropolitan Studies	Industry-University Partnerships for Economic Development
Helen Oloroso Director of Cooperative Education at the McCormick School of Engineering, Northwestern University; Board member of the World Association for Cooperative Education (WACE)	Work-Integrated Learning: Approaches to University-Private Sector Engagement

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Symposium on Tunisian Higher Education and U.S. Institutional Engagement

Speaker

Presentation

Topic: University Governance and Leadership: Tunisian and U.S. Perspectives

Topic: U.S. Community Colleges as a Model for Addressing Issues Confronting the ISETs

Topic: Models of Faculty Development that Improve Teaching and learning

Topic: Work-Integrated Learning and Cooperative Education: Approaches to University-Private Sector Engagement