Under the Auspices of HE TawfikJelassi. Tunisia UK University Networking Day

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1 Under the Auspices of HE TawfikJelassi Minister of Higher Education, Scientific Research Tunisia UK University Networking Day June 27 th, Tunis Sciences City The British Universities are seeking opportunities of cooperation with the Tunisian higher education institutions within the framework of Erasmus+ and H2020 Programmes. Please read underneath the cooperation ideas as stated by the representatives of the British universities: 1-Liverpool John Moores University: Developing and delivering graduate career development capacity /concepts within HE institutions to support university students by working collaboratively with key stake holders Creating a framework for engaging students, alumni employers as partners. Working collaboratively with all Tunisian HE institutions to develop staff and to share good practice in this partnership and stakeholder model. This could also provide recognition in the form of CPD awards for staff undertaking the training and development within the institution. Providing university students with a key graduate career development resource by supporting the development and production of a digital and hard copy career development guide covering Tunisian career essentials including how to find local, national and international jobs and other opportunities, how to successfully apply for jobs, how to manage the selection process, being inspired by role model case studies etc. Establishing and offering a key fundamental resource again this could be done collaboratively for all Tunisian HE institutions and offered on-line/hard copy. Contact person: Terry Dray, Director Graduate Advancement and Employer Engagement T.Dray@ljmu.ac.uk 1

2 2-London School of Economics As part of our commitment to working with the region, the centre runs a yearly round of collaboration projects with Arab Universities. These projects can either be research or capacity-building based. In addition to providing funding for these projects, the centre also helps bring academics from LSE and Arab Universities together as well as coordinate and implement the projects. The research can focus on any discipline, as long as it covers the region. We are always on the lookout for new partnership opportunities and would like to meet academics at Tunisian universities who would be interested in working with LSE. Here's some more information about the programme: Academic-Collaboration-with-Arab-Universities-Programme-.aspx Contact person: Ribale Sleiman-Haidar, Centre Coordinator, Middle East Centre r.sleiman-haidar@lse.ac.uk 3-University of Salford Media and culture Creative economy Digital, knowledge exchange and collaborative research with non-hei partners Contact persons: Professor George McKay, Professor of Cultural Studies g.a.mckay@salford.ac.uk Professor Farid Meziane, Associate Head of School International and Head Data Mining and Pattern Recognition Research Centre f.meziane@salford.ac.uk 2

3 4-University of Brighton Participation in postgraduate activities doing joint Masters and PhD supervision with ECOLE NATIONALE D INGENIEURS DE TUNIS Participation in postgraduate joint research activities leading to PhD ( joint supervision ) with University of ENSI Joint Course development in Computer Science (Progression to L5 or L6 of our Computing Undergraduate awards) University of Tunis. Contact person: Saeed Malekshahi Gheytassi, Associate Head Of School (Academic Affairs) M.S.Malekshahi@brighton.ac.uk 5- King s College London The Challenges of Liberalism: Civic Education in Democratic Tunisia This project will seek to understand how pedagogical processes shape the domain of public deliberation in democratic Tunisia. Through this case study, it is interested in exploring the tensions inherent in the liberal model of cohabitation in relation to encompassing and negotiating alterity. To this purpose, it aims to conduct ethnographic fieldwork among diverse civic education programs (focused on young adults) that formulate multiple ideas of citizenship, democratic deliberation, and pluralism. - Social Science - Media - Conflict Mediation 3

4 Contact person: Dr Charis Boutieri: Lecturer in the Social Anthropology of the Middle East 6- Edinburgh Napier University Sustaining Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH or Living Culture) and its local owner communities through sensitively managed tourism development This proposal focuses on the processes involved in securing regional development through implementation of a sustainable tourism plan based upon introducing living culture to external paying audiences in a sensitive way which will not place what is often very special and delicate non-material heritage (patrimoine immateriel) at risk of damage, dilution or destruction. It is suggested that key themes such as retaining authenticity while protecting the fragile and sometimes sacred - and invariably special - character of ICH should be examined in the comparative context of case study sites in the UK, France and Tunisia. To do so will assist in identifying common aspects of the process of sustaining living culture through tourism. This will enable a model of best practice which is applicable across cultures to be developed and tested with a view to wider dissemination initially in anglophone and francophone situations. Notes The proposer is a fluent French speaker The proposer has previously visited Tunisia as part of a scientific delegation The proposer works as part of a wider team based at her University Other themes which Edinburgh Napier University is able to lead and upon which Professor McCleery can comment knowledgeably on behalf of colleagues include: - Engineering: Sustainable Construction - Nursing: Compassionate Care - Computing: Digital Society Contact person: Dr Alison McCleery: Director of Research Strategy & Practice Am.McCleery@napier.ac.uk 4

5 7- Anglia Ruskin University Anglia Ruskin University was awarded university status in Today, with a student population of 31,000, we are one of the largest universities in the East of England, and a large provider of part-time education. Our students are on courses leading to undergraduate and postgraduate degrees, as well as to a range of professional qualifications. In addition to being one of the most significant suppliers of nurses and teachers to the professions, we offer an ever expanding range of contemporary courses designed to meet the needs of the individual and the requirements of a knowledgebased economy. Our main campuses at Cambridge and Chelmsford attract students not only from the East of England but in increasing numbers from mainland Europe and from further afield. In addition, our University has an extensive network of contacts with institutions throughout the world, delivering courses in countries as far removed as Malaysia and Trinidad. We currently have four faculties: Science and Technology; Arts, Law and Social Sciences; Health, Social Care and Education, and; The Ashcroft International Business School with a fifth, Faculty of Medical Sciences opening September We also have four research institutes: Cultures of the Digital Economy, Postgraduate Medical Institute, Global Sustainability Institute and Institute for International Management Practice with a fifth opening in September 2014; Anglia Ruskin IT Institute. - Accountancy and audit - The ageing population - Social inclusion and mental health - Sustainable built environment - Mechanical and bio mechanical engineering - Corporate social responsibility Contact person: Aimi MacCormac, EU and International Funding Manager Aimi.Maccormac@anglia.ac.uk 5

6 8- Strathclyde University Transitional Justice in the Middle-East (International Law, Sociology, Anthropology and Islamic Studies/Law) Transitional Justice in the Middle East and North Africa Taking Account of Islam In view of Islam s strategic position in global socio-political and economic configurations, this research advances a focus on Islam as a salient cultural value in the MENA for dealing with the past and mapping out a sustainable future in the region. Religion has much to offer political reconciliation practices now required in the MENA. This is because religion is a major carrier of ethics of reconciliation. It has a great deal to contribute to the question of what constitutes justice in dealing with past injustices and is attractive to religious believers for resolving issues of injustice (Philpott 2012, 8-9; also Gopin 2002, 4-6). An important factor that makes religion thrive is the fear of the unknown; the uncertainty hypothesis (Barber 2013) or insecurity theory (Norris and Inglehart 2004; Norris and Inglehart 2011). So, people subscribe to religion because it assists them to cope psychologically in times of danger and with uncertainty. It is surprising therefore that little attention has been devoted to what positive role religion can actually play in social transformation in societies where it has considerable influence like the MENA. This project proposes to address some of the current gaps in this area. - Innovative floating foundations for deep water wind turbines - Monitoring and asset management of wind farms - Carbon storage construction and monitoring - Large scale energy storage - Sustainable construction materials. - Robotics Contact persons: Dr Mohamed Saafi, m.bensalem.saafi@strath.ac.uk 6

7 Dr Andrea Hamilton, Dr Hakeem Yusuf, 9- Cardiff University School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences Educational" or skills training themes around postgraduate research student training and Graduate Colleges. Ion channels are important targets for current medicines, but still remain relatively under-exploited despite the wealth of chemical tools available. They have potential in a range of disorders from neurodegenerative diseases to the cancers and natural products from both marine and terrestrial sources are a potential source of active molecules. This presentation will discuss some current ideas and some future directions for drug discovery in cell based assays. - Pharmaceutical Science - Biomedical Science - Arts and Humanities Contact person: Prof Ken Wann: Professor of Cell Physiology & Deputy Dean of the University Graduate College Wann@cardiff.ac.uk 7

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