Erasmus+ PACTUM Project Update: Needs Analysis in Tunisian Universities
The Erasmus+ PACTUM Project focuses on enhancing academic capacities in Tunisian universities through master courses in social and political sciences. Work Package 1 involves conducting a needs analysis and identifying gaps and priorities in these fields. Through desk research, surveys, and focus groups, the project aims to address the specific needs of universities, providing insights into the Tunisian higher education system, teaching practices, and key findings. The report serves as the foundation for future project activities.
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Erasmus+ PACTUM PROJECT PACTUM PROJECT Projecting Academic Capacities with Tunisian Universities through Master courses. PACTUM Work Package 1 Presentation of the Update needs analysis Report State of the Art of system in the field of social and political sciences Partnership Meeting Siena, November 2nd, 2022 www.pactum-project.eu 1 Event Place - Date
Erasmus+ PACTUM PROJECT WP1 Deliverables D1.1 Updated needs analysis (completed) D1.2 Catalogue of good practices in the field of Social Political and Behavioural Sciences (completed) D1.3 Position Paper on policy reforms in social, political and behavioural sciences at the academic level (by the end of the project) www.pactum-project.eu 2 Event Place - Date
Erasmus+ PACTUM PROJECT WP1 : What has been done for D1.1 & D1.2 1. Desk research has been performed in order to collect general information on the current situation of the social, political and behavioural sciences in Tunisia. 2. Two surveys have been delivered by UNIMED to different groups of stakeholders. - A first survey has been sent to the five Tunisian universities members of the consortium. - A second survey has been delivered to the other public Tunisian universities not partner of the PACTUM project. All the surveys combined both quantitative and qualitative research approaches. 3) Focus Group has been arranged in September 2021 on Zoom. The objective of this virtual focus group was to validate the analysis conducted on the survey responses and to jointly discuss the dimensions of the universities needs which needed to be addressed, improved and revised, and subsequently focused on during the capacity building action. www.pactum-project.eu 3 Event Place - Date
Erasmus+ PACTUM PROJECT Objectives of the WP1 Report (D1.1) Identifying the current situation of the universities involved in the project about their specific needs in the field of social, political and behavioural sciences. Identifying both gaps and priorities in fields like social, political and behavioural sciences The current Report sums up all the activities performed, representing on the one side the first achievement of the project, on the other side the knowledge base upon which the subsequent activities are designed. www.pactum-project.eu 4 Event Place - Date
Erasmus+ PACTUM PROJECT The report is composed of five main sections: Structure of the Report Methodology: this section offers a summary of the research methodology used during the research. Overview on the Tunisian Higher Education System: section provides details on the history, legislation and national policies of the higher education system in Tunisia Teaching System in the Field of social, political and behavioural sciences: this section provides information on the current education offer in social, political and behavioural sciences in Tunisia and provides a series of good practices. Key findings: this section presents the main findings as results of the quantitative and qualitative research Needs of the Tunisian Higher Education system in the field of social and political sciences: section dedicated to the conclusions and recommendations. www.pactum-project.eu 5 Event Place - Date
Erasmus+ PACTUM PROJECT Key findings - Political sciences teaching in Tunisia is still part of the educational offers provided within the law faculties, in particular public Law, and there are no faculties or institutes in Tunisia dedicated exclusively to the teaching of political sciences. - In Tunisia there is no bachelor s degree in political science, but instead there are a number of professional master's degrees. - The languages most commonly used for teaching and learning are Arabic and French. Political science courses should be integrated with English language teaching - The educational offer of political and social sciences still remains too theoretical. It has been suggested to abandon the purely theoretical approach and include elements of applied political sciences in the current modules or masters courses. www.pactum-project.eu 6 Event Place - Date
Erasmus+ PACTUM PROJECT With regards to the teaching methodologies and practices in the field of social, political and behavioral sciences the following needs have been identified: Information about training needs Training on digital teaching and learning; Training on using new ICT technologies to manage the collected data; Training on international cooperation management; Training on quality and project management; Training on methods of policy analysis (Qualitative and quantitative methods of analysis); Specific topics have been suggested as particularly needed: Training on Administration Science; Training on International Studies; Training on Political Science (theory of political science); Training on Law (Public Law, Constitutional Law, Administrative Law etc.) Economic analysis of democracy www.pactum-project.eu 7 Event Place - Date
Erasmus+ PACTUM PROJECT Needs of the Tunisian Higher Education system in the field of social and political sciences After the conclusion of the thorough analysis, we have drawn conclusions about the current state of the art of the educational offer and defined a number of priorities to be followed for the improvement and modernization of the Higher Education Institutions in the field of analysis. The priorities have been summarized as follow: Increasing the independence of political science teaching Modernizing teaching and learning practices Increasing the multi-disciplinarity of the Tunisian education offer in political and social sciences Enhancing the social role of universities Strengthening staff capacity to manage internationalisation opportunities www.pactum-project.eu 8 Event Place - Date
Erasmus+ PACTUM PROJECT D1.2 Catalogue of Good practices While conducting the analysis, the UNIMED team identified the practices that may be taken into consideration for next activities, in particular the development of a new master degree in social and political sciences. Among those practices, a selection has been made to identify inspiring actions at national and regional level, which may serve as good practices for stakeholders, university leaders and in general for all the actors involved in the field of study. Demos Rights - Master s Degree in Democratic Governance and Human Rights INSAF-Fem - Technologie et Innovation Sociale Pour une Meilleure Employabilit des Femmes Tunisiennes ARMA - Arab Master in Democracy and Human Rights MIGRANTS - Master Degree in Migration Studies: Governance, Policies and Cultures RAQMYAT - Strat gies num riques pour la formation doctorale en sciences humaines et sociales en Tunisie www.pactum-project.eu 9 Event Place - Date
Erasmus+ PACTUM PROJECT What is missing for WP1 D1.2 The catalogue of good practices has to be translated into Arabic and French and has to be disseminated among all the 13 Tunisian public universities and among the civil society actors and at the political level, included Ministry of higher education representatives and other relevant ministries and national public authorities. D1.3 Position Paper on policy reforms in social, political and behavioural sciences at the academic level www.pactum-project.eu 10 Event Place - Date
Erasmus+ PACTUM PROJECT About the policy paper The involvement of NGOs and other civil society associations, professional organisations, public authorities at regional and national level has the objective to elaborate a position paper on policy reforms in social, political and behavioural sciences at the academic level. In order to achieve this step, UNIMED will map the relevant stakeholders through a stakeholder map that will allow , with the help of Tunisian HEIs to know the impact of each stakeholder at institutional and national level and to know how to involve them in the next activities of the project In order to meet with all the relevant stakeholders already mapped and to elaborate the position paper on policy reform in social, political and behavioural sciences at the academic level, a consultative workshop should be organised in Tunis hosted by Tunis El Manar University (To be defined when). The position paper will be in three languages: English, French and Arabic and will be disseminated e disseminated among all the 13 Tunisian public universities and among the civil society actors and at the political level, included Ministry of higher education representatives and other relevant ministries and national public authorities. www.pactum-project.eu 11 Event Place - Date
Erasmus+ PACTUM PROJECT PACTUM PROJECT Projecting Academic Capacities with Tunisian Universities through Master courses. PACTUM PROJECT 618888-EPP-1-2020-1-IT-EPPKA2-CBHE-JP The European Commission support for the production of this publication does not constitute an endorsement of the contents which reflects the views only of the authors, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein. www.pactum-project.eu 12 Event Place - Date
