Tunisia Polytechnic School
| Tunisia Polytechnic School | |
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| المدرسة التونسية للتقنيات | |
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| Established | 1991 |
| Type | Engineering School |
| Principal | Azgal Abichou |
| Admin. staff | 140 |
| Students | 153 |
| Location | La Marsa, Tunisia |
| Website | http://www.ept.rnu.tn/ |
Tunisia Polytechnic School (abbreviation TPS), Arabic: المدرسة التونسية للتقنيات (al-madrasa at-tounisia lit-takniat), French: Ecole Polytechnique de Tunisie (abbreviation EPT), was founded on June 26, 1991, and welcomed its first students in September 1994. This year, 50 students who passed the competitive national entry examination will be enrolled, 40 from the scientific option and 10 from the technological option.
Organization of the studies:
- Common studies: cover the five first terms which represent 2/3 of the studies except for PFE (end of studies project);
- the specialized options, covering:
- 2.5 teaching terms
- 1.5 terms for PFE
In addition, two trainings are scheduled in firms, the first one during the third term and the second one during the seventh. Besides, intensive courses in French and English take place at the beginning of the first two years. Students are invited to take part in other trainings whenever required.
The classes that students take are social studies/economics, chemistry, literature, algebra, French, and English.
Beside the common studies, the students can choose among three options :
- EGES "Economy and Scientific Management" to train economy engineers and managers having a wide scientific and technical culture as well as a capacity for economic and financial analysis.
- MEST "Mechanics and Structures" an option oriented towards civil engineering and mechanical industry.
- SISY "Signals and Systems", an option concerned with electronic, computing and communications
