Sfax-UNCHAIN:Sfax-UNCHAIN: University Chair on Innovation University Chair on Innovation CUITTS:CUITTS: Centre Universitaire Centre Universitaire

d’Innovation et de Transfert de Technologie de Sfaxd’Innovation et de Transfert de Technologie de Sfax

Innovation: the other mission of the universityInnovation: the other mission of the university

« Our mission is to make the University of Sfax « Our mission is to make the University of Sfax an international reference point an international reference point

for innovation universities »for innovation universities »

Pr. Adel M. ALIMI

Director of National Engineering School of Sfax,

University of Sfax,Tunisia

November 2nd, 2010, Aleppo, Syria

Sfax-UNCHAIN (CUITTS) Interaction

CUITTS

Incubator

Technopark

University Environment

CUITTS

R & D

Other product:

- PhD Thesis

- Master and Engineers diploma Thesis

Entreprises

Public Agencies

Financial Offices

Research Center

Partner/Network

etc.

at university

incubation of projects

industrial environment

before university

actionsactionsawarenessawareness

awareness

trainningtrainningcoachingcoaching

surveysinquiries

evaluationevaluation

evaluationevaluation

evaluationevaluation

awareness awareness educationeducationadvisingadvising

Sfax-UNCHAIN (CUITTS) Approach

The CUITTS has founded a consortium (signed conventions) with:

• NGO’s foundations: ASARIT and AUNE (financial support)

• APII : Tunisian Innovation and Industrial Promoting Agency

• ICT Technopark of Sfax

• UTICA: Tunisian Union of Industry and Commerce

• INNORPI: Tunisian National Office of Patents

• Industries: Telnet, Volta PV, Socomenin, Ecopneu, Carthago Ceramics

• GTZ

Consortium of Sfax-UNCHAIN (CUITTS)

Next Challenge of Sfax-UNCHAIN (CUITTS)

ISO 9001 Certification

in 2011

Dissemination

Summarize of

CUITTS

Dissemination Activities

Sustainability of Sfax-UNCHAIN (self iniatives)

• PDD: Creating a Platform for Sustainable Development (World Bank, obtained 2009)

• LHEM: Leadership in Higher Education Management (Europe, obtained 2010)

• PARENIS: Development and Implementation of a Program Advancing Research Education and Exploitation for the Support of National Innovation Systems (World Bank, submitted for 2011)

Sustainability of our UNCHAIN Tempus(Sfax proposal 1)

Erasmus Mendus Master Program

• Solid link between « Technology Innovation » and «Leadership Management »

• Creation of a new e-learning Master program on

« Technology Innovation and Leadership Management » =>

Eurasmus Mendus with our UNCHAIN project team ?

Sustainability of our UNCHAIN Tempus(Sfax proposal 2)

FP7 proposal (Twinning projects)

Robotics (Telnet industries)

others ?

Thanks for your attentionThanks for your attention

Pr. Adel M. ALIMI

Director of the National Engineering School of Sfax,

Sfax University, Tunisia

ENIS Teaches Sustainable Innovation