University of Sousse

{{Short description|Public university in Sousse, Tunisia}} {{Infobox university | name = University of Sousse | native_name = Université de Sousse<br>جامعة سوسة | image_name = Tunisie Université de Sousse.jpg | image_size = | image_alt = | caption = | latin_name = | motto = | mottoeng = | established = 2004 | closed = | type = Public | affiliation = | endowment = | budget = | officer_in_charge = | chairman = | chancellor = | president = Pr Fayçal Mansouri<ref>{{in lang|fr}}[http://www.lapresse.tn/11022013/34132/les-nouveaux-presidents-duniversite.html The new tunisian universities chancellors ] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20130418175354/http://www.lapresse.tn/11022013/34132/les-nouveaux-presidents-duniversite.html |date=2013-04-18 }}</ref> | vice-president = | superintendent = | provost = | vice_chancellor = | rector = Prof. Ahmed Nourreddine Helal | principal = | dean = | director = | head_label = | head = | academic_staff = | administrative_staff = | students = | undergrad = | postgrad = | doctoral = | other = | city = Sousse | state = | province = | country = Tunisia | coordinates = {{coord|35.8348|10.6276|display=title,inline}} | campus = | former_names = University of the Center | free_label = | pushpin_map = Tunisia | colors = | colours = | athletics = | sports = | nickname = | mascot = | affiliations = [[Association of Francophone Universities]]; [[Mediterranean Universities Union]]; THETYS, University of the Mediterranean; Group Compostela of the Universities | website = | logo = | footnotes = }} {{Infobox university rankings | ARWU_W = |ARWU_W_year = | ARWU_W_ref = | QS_W = 1001–1200 | QS_W_year = 2024| QS_W_ref = <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.topuniversities.com/universities/universite-de-sousse|title=QS World University Rankings: Université de Sousse|date=29 June 2023|website=Top Universities|access-date=29 June 2023}}</ref> | THE_W = 1201–1500 |THE_W_year = 2024| THE_W_ref = <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/university-sousse|title= Université de Sousse |date=28 September 2023|website=Times Higher Education (THE)|access-date=28 September 2023}}</ref> | USNWR_W = =1476| USNWR_W_year = 2023 | USNWR_W_ref =<ref name="USNWR">{{cite web|url=https://www.usnews.com/education/best-global-universities/universite-de-sousse-529855|title=Université de Sousse|author=U.S. News & World Report|access-date=27 February 2024}}</ref> }}

The '''University of Sousse''' ({{langx|fr|Université de Sousse}}, {{langx|ar|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, Tunisia|Monastir]], [[Kairouan]] and [[Gafsa]].<ref>[http://www.uc.rnu.tn/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=12&Itemid=26 Historical Overview on university website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120314062737/http://www.uc.rnu.tn/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=12&Itemid=26 |date=2012-03-14 }} Accessed 25 October 2010</ref>

==Organisation and administration== The Rector is Professor Ahmed Nourreddine Helal.<ref>[http://www.uni-med.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=67&Itemid=144 UniMed] Accessed 25 October 2010</ref>

==Alumni== *[[Samir Dilou]], Minister of human rights, transitional justice and government spokesperson under Prime Minister [[Hamadi Jebali]] since 20 December 2011.<ref name="tunisialive">Ahmed Lachheb, [http://www.tunisia-live.net/2011/08/15/samir-dilou/ Samir Dilou] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120625030419/http://www.tunisia-live.net/2011/08/15/samir-dilou/ |date=2012-06-25 }}, ''Tunisia Live'', 15 August 2011</ref> *[[Adnen Mansser]], historian and professor

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== External links == {{Commons-inline}} *[https://uso.rnu.tn/ University website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240607232209/https://uso.rnu.tn/ |date=2024-06-07 }}

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