Last Wednesday, January 11, a delegation from the New Initiative for Middle East Peace (NIMEP), a student-run think-tank at the Institute for Global Leadership at Tufts University, visited the new campus of MSB based at Lac II. In the past decade, this group has traveled to Turkey, Lebanon, Syria, Iran, Kuwait, the UAE, Egypt, and Iraqi Kurdistan. And in its first trip to the post-revolution Tunisia, they have chosen to sit and talk with some of the staff and the students of MSB in order to learn more about the educational system and challenges in Tunisia.

They have also visited other institutions and would attend few events to research a variety of other topics including: The role of the U.S. Government's non-military aid, The role of the EU and other foreign actors in Tunisia’s economic recovery, The relationship between the police and civil society, the demise of Ben Ali's secret police and their relationship with Tunisian activists, The links between Primary Education and Democracy Building, the relationship between Tunisia's education system and economic development, The role of Secularist and Islamist politics in Tunisia, The process of drafting a new constitution, and finally a photo journalism project to document life in Tunisia. The exchange of experiences and ideas was very interesting for both sides and MSB looks forward to collaborating with the delegation on their ongoing research on Tunis.