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UN-ESCWA
- Senior Expert
2014 - maintenant
Fields: Education, Training, Higher Education, Science and Technology.
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ESMT
- Président
2013 - maintenant
Réaliser des études stratégiques pour le développement d'activités, pour des entreprises et des territoires. Gestion de la transition nécessitée par des situations nouvelles, voulues ou supportées, au niveau d'une entreprise ou d'une organisation.
Strategic studies for the development of activities for companies and territories. Managing the transition necessitated by new situations, desired or endured, at a company or organization.
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Ecole Nationale d'Ingénieurs de Tunis
- Professor, Foresight specialist.
2012 - 2012
Design, implementation and evaluation of programs, projects and institutions for higher education, training and research. Development of science and technology parks. Conception and execution of strategies of transition to an economy of knowledge and innovation. Sector and global foresight studies. Supporting corporations and organizations in their policy of developing international activities with high added-value countries, especially in the Arab world
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Institut Tunisien des Etudes Stratégiques / Tunisian Institute for Strategic Studies
- Directeur Général / General Director
2007 - 2012
As president and CEO for this institute, which is a governmental Think Tank, my mission is to:-Recruit experts, consultants, researchers and managers of the institute, set the work programs and oversee their implementation.-Develop cooperation projects between the institute and agencies of the United Nations system, and with other international development agencies and programs.-Identify and analyze the opportunities and threats for the development process of the country with a strong emphasis on:*Natural resources: energy, mining, water, agriculture, sea, Sahara,*Human resources development: youth, education, culture, employment, social vulnerabilities, research and development, business climate, development strategies, health, demographics,*The geopolitics of the Mediterranean region, Africa, Arab countries and established or emerging world powers. International relations.
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Ministery of Scientific Research, Technology and Skills Development in Tunisia.
- Minister of Scientific Research, Technology and Skills Development.
2005 - 2007
As Head of this Executive Department, my essential missions were:t-Submission of proposals in the area of scientific research, technological innovation and skills development contributing to the national development.t-Coordination with other ministries of the Government.t-Establishment of indicators of science and technology innovation, monitoring their progress over time and comparing them to those of other countries chosen as benchmark to help map out the department goals.t-Development and promotion of the national science parks program.t-Raising financial resources from public and private sectors and from international cooperation programs.t-Proposal for partnership arrangements with the productive economic sectors.t-Preparation of plans and strategies and monitoring their implementation in the field of international scientific and technological cooperation within bilateral or multilateral agreements or with international organizations.
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University of Carthage
- Rector
2000 - 2005
As President of the University, my mission was essentially to:t-Foster the mastery of technology and promotion of scientific research and encourage individual and collective innovation and creativity.t-Develop new training courses tailored to the needs of the labor market nationally and internationally.t-Prepare and execute cooperation agreements with foreign universities and with international organizations and programs.t-Establish business incubators within the university.t-Contribute to the development program of technology parks that are linked to the university.t-Recruit administrative staff and technical staff. Responsible for disciplinary authority over the staff, teachers and students of the university.t-Represent the university with third-party entities and in court as its legal representative and conclude agreements and contracts.
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Ecole Polytechnique de Tunisie / Polytechnic School of Tunisia
- Director
1995 - 2000
Director of the “Ecole Polytechnique de Tunisie” (EPT), after being member of its founding team.tAs a co-founder and as a general director, my mission was focused on:t-Founding the administrative, scientific and pedagogical structures of the school, created as a center of excellence for engineering education and training t-Developing the administrative, educational and scientific research staff.t-Oversight of the construction of the campus.t-Management and supervision of the acquisition of necessary equipment for the school and for its residence, from the preparation of technical specifications to delivery.t-Coordinating teaching activities and research and planning and managing the school budget.t-Organizing two-week study tours abroad for the first four graduating classes of engineering, respectively in Germany, France, Italy and the United States of America.t-Assisting with the creation of the Alumni Association of the Polytechnic School of Tunisia, ADEPT.
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Ecole Nationale d'Ingénieurs de Tunis / National Engineering School of Tunis
- Director
1995 - 1995
Director of the “Ecole Nationale d’Ingénieurs de Tunis” (ENIT):t-Ensure the proper functioning of the National Engineering School of Tunis, ENIT, the oldest engineering school in the country, outside of agricultural schools.-Coordinate research and teaching operations and ensure the smooth functioning of educational and training activities, to boost scientific research, technological innovation and openness of the school to its socioeconomic environment.-Plan, order and monitor the school budget.-Chair the scientific council of the school and set up its agenda.-Represent the school with third-party entities and conclude contracts and agreements on its behalf.t-Maintain and boost exchanges between the school and its alumni association, the ADENIT.
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Ecole Nationale d'Ingénieurs de Tunis
- Directeur du Département Génie Civil
1989 - 1993
-Management and supervision of the acquisition of necessary equipment for the department, from the preparation of technical specifications to delivery.t-Coordinating teaching activities and research and planning and managing the department budget.
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CNRS
- Chercheur / Researcher
Paris
1984 - 1995
Researcher at the “Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique” (CNRS) in Paris :t-Conducting research in a research laboratory associated with CNRS, the Center for Applied Mathematics at the Polytechnic School of Palaiseau, in France.t-Mathematical analysis and numerical modeling of the strength and stability of non-linear mechanical structures.t-Development of algorithms and computer programs to simulate the behavior of mechanical structures.t-Several publications in scientific journals and speaker in multiple international conferences.t-Consulting in scientific activities, leading to strategic and operational recommendations for businesses.
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University of Technology of Compiègne
- Maitre-Assistant / Lecturer
1982 - 1984
Lecturer and researcher in Applied Mathematics.
