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MSB celebrates the graduation of the Eleventh EMBA Cohort
The Mediterranean School of Business (MSB) of the South Mediterranean University (SMU), the first English-speaking university in Tunisia, celebrated the graduation of the January 2012 cohort 36 "Executive MBA" students last night at the “Palais des Congrès” in Tunis. To date, over 450 business leaders have enrolled in this program that has attracted around 20 nationalities from four continents. The event brought together employers who have sponsored the graduates, the graduates' families and alumni of MSB.
Mr. Said Aidi, Former Minister of Employment and Vocational Training, was the guest of honor at the ceremony. In his speech, Mr. Aidi emphasized the importance of quality education oriented towards the needs of businesses. While congratulating the graduates, he called on them to contribute with what they have learned during the program to meet the challenges of unemployment and help the country overcome the difficulties it faces today.
Mr. Mahmoud Triki, President of the University, said the creation of SMU reflects the commitment of its founders (Enterprises, Business Leaders and Academics) to the strategic role of knowledge in the development process of countries. He recalled that the objective of SMU is to make Tunisia an educational destination with a scientific platform and an international outreach.
In addition to the Executive MBA, MSB has opened full-time undergraduate and Master’s Programs in management studies. Next year, SMU will launch its school of engineering (The Mediterranean Institute of Technology - MEDTECH) which will specialize in two strategic areas for Tunisia, namely, "Computer Engineering" and "Renewable Energy".
"The revolution has inspired us to push the potential of Tunisia to the extreme. In line with our vision of Tunisia as a country with an international scientific influence, our vision of a new campus with state-of-the-art research centers is to develop the "Stanford of the Mediterranean". We will make the Tunis-Bizerte intersection the "Silicon Valley" of the Mediterranean and it will surely be one of the most ambitious academic projects in the Maghreb" said Mr. Triki.
In six years, MSB has gained accreditation for its MBA by the London-based body AMBA (Association of MBAs) making Tunisia the third African country to earn this recognition (South Africa, and Morocco whose program is in fact offered by the French “Ecole Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées, Paris” led by Tunisian Professor Tawfik Jelassi, founding member of MSB).
In conclusion, Mr. Triki has set a ten-year goal to make SMU on of the top 500 universities in the world. As he said with conviction “Together we will succeed”.
Mr. Said Aidi, Former Minister of Employment and Vocational Training, was the guest of honor at the ceremony. In his speech, Mr. Aidi emphasized the importance of quality education oriented towards the needs of businesses. While congratulating the graduates, he called on them to contribute with what they have learned during the program to meet the challenges of unemployment and help the country overcome the difficulties it faces today.
Mr. Mahmoud Triki, President of the University, said the creation of SMU reflects the commitment of its founders (Enterprises, Business Leaders and Academics) to the strategic role of knowledge in the development process of countries. He recalled that the objective of SMU is to make Tunisia an educational destination with a scientific platform and an international outreach.
In addition to the Executive MBA, MSB has opened full-time undergraduate and Master’s Programs in management studies. Next year, SMU will launch its school of engineering (The Mediterranean Institute of Technology - MEDTECH) which will specialize in two strategic areas for Tunisia, namely, "Computer Engineering" and "Renewable Energy".
"The revolution has inspired us to push the potential of Tunisia to the extreme. In line with our vision of Tunisia as a country with an international scientific influence, our vision of a new campus with state-of-the-art research centers is to develop the "Stanford of the Mediterranean". We will make the Tunis-Bizerte intersection the "Silicon Valley" of the Mediterranean and it will surely be one of the most ambitious academic projects in the Maghreb" said Mr. Triki.
In six years, MSB has gained accreditation for its MBA by the London-based body AMBA (Association of MBAs) making Tunisia the third African country to earn this recognition (South Africa, and Morocco whose program is in fact offered by the French “Ecole Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées, Paris” led by Tunisian Professor Tawfik Jelassi, founding member of MSB).
In conclusion, Mr. Triki has set a ten-year goal to make SMU on of the top 500 universities in the world. As he said with conviction “Together we will succeed”.
