Academia in Tunisia gaining rights
7th of November Carthage University to be renamed. The ousted Tunisian ex-president Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali had a firm hold on the academic community in Tunisia for more than two decades. Now that he is out of the picture after four months of national protests sparked by unemployed university graduates, the professors are trying to right all the wrongs done. Every action by the scientific community required permissions, ranging from meeting foreign researchers to holding a science conference. Universities were required to submit regular reports of all the ongoings within their walls. Now, Tunisian professors are rejoicing at their new-found … Read more
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