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Tunis: studying in Tunisia
Verified information about Tunis in Tunisia and the universities located there.
Verified facts about Tunis
- Seat of the Universities of Tunis (17,953 students, 2023/24), Tunis El Manar (28,294), Carthage (33,366) and La Manouba (17,385) per MESRS workbooks.
- SMU/MedTech campus is in the Lac 2 district, 10-15 minutes from Sidi Bou Said, La Marsa, La Goulette and Carthage (SMU page).
- SMU estimates 90-150 USD per month for a shared apartment and 180-260 USD for a studio (SMU page; university estimate).
Universities in Tunis
University of Carthage (UCAR)
Tunis (Amilcar) · 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.
University of Tunis (UTunis)
Tunis · 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.
University of La Manouba (UMA)
Manouba (Tunis) · 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.
University of Tunis El Manar (UTM)
Tunis · 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.
South Mediterranean University (SMU) - MedTech, Mediterranean Institute of Technology
Tunis (Lac 2) · Private
University of Ez-Zitouna
Tunis · Public
Virtual University of Tunis
Tunis · Public
Private Faculty of Montplaisir
Tunis · Private
Institut des Hautes Etudes (IHE Tunis and Sousse)
Tunis · Private
Université Libre de Tunis (Bouebdelli University)
Tunis · Private
Université Arabe des Sciences (UAS)
Tunis · Private
Université Centrale
Tunis · Private
Private Higher School of Technology and Business Administration (Suptech)
Tunis · Private
Private Higher School of Information Technologies and Business Management (TIME)
Tunis · Private
International Private Higher School of Tunis (UIT)
Tunis · Private
Private Higher School of Aviation and Technology (ESAT)
Tunis · Private
Private Higher School of Architecture, Audiovisual and Design (ESAD)
Tunis · Private
Université Ibn Khaldoun (UIK)
Tunis · Private
Université Mahmoud El Materi (UMM)
Tunis · Private
Private Higher Institute Tunis Dauphine
Tunis · Private
"Ibn Sina" Private Higher School of Business Administration and Law (APBS)
Tunis · Private
Private Higher School of Computer Science and Business Administration (EBS)
Tunis · Private
Polytech Internationale University
Tunis · Private
Private Higher School of Computer Engineering and Business Administration (iTeam)
Tunis · Private
Private Higher Institute of Business Administration of Tunis (IAE Tunis)
Tunis · Private
International Private Higher Institute of Digital and Audiovisual Studies (IINA)
Tunis · Private
Private Higher School of Business (AUNA)
Tunis · Private
Private Faculty of Political and Economic Sciences (UE Tunis)
Tunis · Private
Private Higher School of Insurance and Finance (ESPAF)
Tunis · Private
Private Higher School of Computer Science and Technology (ESGITECH)
Tunis · Private
Maghreb Private Higher School of Science and Technology (MUST)
Tunis · Private
Private Higher Institute of Digitalization Technology (TED)
Tunis · Private
International Private Higher School of Hotel Management (Eight University)
Tunis · Private
Private Higher School of Computer Science and Digital Technology
Tunis · Private
"Amilcar" Private Higher School of Modern Technologies and Management
Tunis · Private
"Pioneer" Private Faculty of Technology and Business Administration
Tunis · Private
Private Faculty of Management of Tunis (MBC)
Tunis · Private
Cost information for Tunisia
The information below is not specific to Tunis; 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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