Sfax-UNCHAIN University Chair on Innovation CUITTS Centre Universitaire

Sfax-UNCHAIN: University Chair on Innovation CUITTS: Centre Universitaire d’Innovation et de Transfert de Technologie de Sfax Innovation: the other mission of the university « Our mission is to make the University of Sfax an international reference point for innovation universities » Pr. Adel M. ALIMI Director of National Engineering School of Sfax, University of Sfax, Tunisia November 2 nd, 2010, Aleppo, Syria

Sfax-UNCHAIN (CUITTS) Interaction University Environment Incubator Entreprises R&D Other product: Public Agencies CUITTS Research Center - Ph. D Thesis - Master and Engineers diploma Thesis Financial Offices Partner/Network Technopark etc.

Sfax-UNCHAIN (CUITTS) Approach industrial environment surveys inquiries evaluation awareness incubation of projects evaluation at university evaluation before university trainning coaching awareness education advising awareness actions

Consortium of Sfax-UNCHAIN (CUITTS) 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

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) FP 7 proposal (Twinning projects) Robotics (Telnet industries) others ?

Thanks for your attention Pr. Adel M. ALIMI Director of the National Engineering School of Sfax, Sfax University, Tunisia ENIS Teaches Sustainable Innovation