TASDIR+, Carthage Business Angels launch cross-border operation to support Tunisian startups overseas

The TASDIR+ and Carthage Business Angels are launching a cross-border operation to support Tunisian startups overseas, which is due to be initiated as of September 2019, the Export Promotion Centre (CEPEX) said on Wednesday. The overall cost of the project is estimated at 2,727,500 million dinars. The TASDIR+ funds will repay up to 70% of the costs incurred by the project holder. This “StartUp Overseas” project aims to position the Tunisian innovative and high-potential startups in the international markets. Relying on innovation for a sustainable and high-added-value export, the TASDIR+…

China Campus 2019 exhibition held to attract more Tunisian students

The exhibition of “China Campus 2019” was held on Tuesday with the participation of 31 Chinese universities. It was jointly hosted by China Scholarship Council (CSC), the Chinese embassy in Tunis and Tunisian Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research. CSC Vice Secretary-General Wang Shenggang said that the Chinese delegation came to Tunisia to introduce China’s higher education and attract more Tunisian youth to study in China. He said that in 2018 more than 660,000 Chinese students went abroad to study, while about 490,000 foreign students came to China to…

16th South-South cooperation conference opens in Tunis

The 16th International Ministerial Conference on South-South Cooperation on Population and Development was inaugurated Tuesday in Tunis. The conference aimed to discuss developing national leadership that can facilitate youths and adolescents’ access to sexual and reproductive health. It also provides the opportunity to enhance the experience on family planning and medical and psychological services to migrants. The two-day event was held at the initiative of the National Office of Family and Population, Partners in Population and Development and United Nations Population Fund. Interim Minister of Health Sonia Ben Sheikh said…