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Sfax: studying in Tunisia
Verified information about Sfax in Tunisia and the universities located there.
Verified facts about Sfax
- University of Sfax: 33,852 students in 2023/24 across 19 establishments (MESRS workbook), including a faculty of medicine, National Engineering School of Sfax and a school of electronics and telecommunications.
Universities in Sfax
University of Sfax
Sfax · Public
Official MESRS fee scale (StudyInTunisia platform, undated) for international students applying individually to Tunisian public universities, annual, in Tunisian dinars (TND): Licence and Bachelor 5,000; Master 6,000; Doctorate 7,000; engineering preparatory cycle and engineering/architecture diploma 9,000; general medicine, dental medicine and pharmacy 15,000. Students nominated by their governments under cooperation agreements are covered by a different scheme (seats with or without scholarships, per the MESRS guide). The platform page publishes no VAT, registration or other extra fees; check with the institution.
Private Higher Institute of Technologies and Advanced Sciences of the South
Sfax · Private
Private Higher School of Administrative and Commercial Studies of Sfax (ESEAC)
Sfax · Private
International Private Higher School of Technology of Sfax (IIT)
Sfax · Private
International Private Higher School of Business of Sfax (ISB)
Sfax · Private
International Private Higher School of Multi-Technology of Sfax (ESPIN)
Sfax · Private
Private Higher School of Modern Technology of Sfax (iTech)
Sfax · Private
Cost information for Tunisia
The information below is not specific to Sfax; it applies to Tunisia as a whole.
- Monthly living cost (country-level)
- No official government cost-of-living figure found. SMU (private university) lists approximate monthly costs in USD: shared apartment 90-150; studio 180-260; individual housing in northern suburbs 290-440; food 90-180; local transport about 73. The MESRS guide notes public-university meals cost at most 0.2 TND, a basic public health-centre consultation 7 TND (generalist) or 10 TND (specialist) without insurance, and the residence-card file requires a solvency document of 1,500 TND (guide, c.2020).Source
- Accommodation (country-level)
- MESRS guide (c.2020): public university housing requires enrolment in a public institution and DGCI approval for scholarship/housing allocation; other international students may use private university hostels. Online applications for returning students go through the regional offices (ooun/oouc/oous.rnu.tn): create an account, apply, receive acceptance, pay online by e-Dinar Jeune card, deposit file at the hostel. For private rentals the guide recommends an agency and a signed, legalised lease. Public university restaurants serve two meals a day at a state-subsidised price of up to 0.2 TND; students of private institutions may not use them.Source
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