Credits

Publication Editor : M-N AmmarEditor in chief: Service CommunicationPhotos : Service Communication Graphic design: Service CommunicationRelease date : February 2017

00CONTENT

ESPRIT IN FOCUS

ESPRIT IN FIGURES 4

ESPRIT Tech 4

ESPRIT Alumni 4

ESPRIT Prépa 4

Esprit School of Engineering 4

Resources 4

EDITORIAL 5

Operating principles 6

Corporate structure chart - Esprit School of Engineering 6

Corporate structure chart - Esprit School of Business 7

Corporate structure chart - Esprit Entreprise 7

ACADEMICS

SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING 8

Admission 8

What’s next? 8

Specialties and options 9

Advocating the Training of trainers 10

Esprit LANGUAGE CENTER 11

ESPRIT PRÉPA 12

Results from the national and international Entrance examination MP 2016 12

ESPRIT INNOVATION HUB

ESPRIT INCUBATOR 13

What have they become? 13

Novelty projects 13

ESPRIT TECH 14

Research, a strategic choice 14

The creation of the RDI commit tee 14

Current and emerging Themes 14

RDI production and outreach 15

Academic and industrial partnerships 15

ESPRIT: ABOVE AND BEYONDStudent mobility abroad 16

All eyes on Africa 17

MORE OF ESPRIT

SCHOOL OF BUSINESS 18

Esprit is thriving 19

ESPRIT EDUCATION 20

Esprit Youth 20

Training of trainers 20

FONDATION ESPRIT 21

Towards accomplishment 21

STUDENT LIFE

“CHALLENGE ACCEPTED” 22

Awards and challenges 22

CONSTRUCTIVE COMMITMENT 23

Associations and clubs 23

ABOUT PROJECTS 24

Project Bash 24

GD3 24

Renc’art ecolo 24

PEOPLE OF ESPRIT

PRESS REVIEW

THEY WROTE ABOUT US 26

The annual activity report of Esprit is the sum of the policies set by the top management. In 2015-2016, many projects have come into being:

The official opening of the Management school, i.e. ‘Esprit School of Business’, a flagship project is an essential component of the Esprit group, The implementation of a train-the trainer structure which bolsters the school’s adoption of the ever-popular active learning pedagogy and expand it for all levels and specializations, Structuring research with the creation of a research and development and Innovation committee and setting up new research units, Phasing in of the ‘Fondation Esprit’ works to assist talented students and to help reduce the social divide among youngsters, Last but not least, the 2015-2016 academic year, led all the school’s stakeholders to come together and focus on the upcoming EURACE accreditation audit, for the sake of a renewal for the ICT department and filing an initial application for the Electromechanical and civil engineering departments, the conclusions of which will be reached in the summer of 2017.

Have a pleasant reading!

Taher Ben Lakhdar, the Director General

ESPRIT AT A GLANCE

4

01ESPRIT IN FIGURES

ESPRIT Tech

ESPRIT Prépa

ESPRIT Ingénieurs

Ressources

ESPRIT Alumni17 research teams focusing on state of the art technologies (Mobile, Cloud, M2M, Robotique, ISBI, LEM, etc.)

800 graduates per year

600 students in evening course

1300 students in Electro-mechanics and Civil Engineering

3000 ITC engineering students

More than 1200 new students each year More than

40student clubs for extra-curricular activities

More than

10agreements international dual degrees and joint programs

3700graduates

235instructors 1 instructor for

18 students

130 students in MPSI/MP

40 Dual degree graduates each year

4 academics

30 programs – courses – options

153 technical and administrative personnel

90% admit ted to the MP national competition and the “Grandes Ecoles” in France

Esprit is equipped with Cisco Wireless controllers (WLC) built to support corporate networksHigh-speed internet of 220 Mbits/s for the new building Innovation Hub (Bloc E)Fiber-optic line for Esprit-PrépaAcquisition of an ip telephony solution

2Sites covering about 50000m2

1Residence hall with 400 beds1 Restaurant2 Cafeterias

1 Sports ground1 Indoor swimming pool1 Gymnasium

ESPRIT IN FOCUS

01

Chairman of the Board of Directors

-Esprit Co-founder Professor Naceur

Ammar, the strategic direction policy has

been defined for the next 5 years. How do you envision the

development of Esprit by the year 2022?

First, I should like to point out that this present policy note was draf ted jointly by the Chair of the Board of Directors and the Director-General. It shall be submit ted to the governance bodies, namely the Board for strategic Direction (BSD) and the Board of Directors (BD) for approval. That will lead to an action plan that will involve all internal and external stakeholders. Back to the policy note now, Esprit has just graduated its class number 11, and we are now well into the maturing phase. Now is the time to reflect on what we intend to achieve in the future. There are three interrelated missions of initial training, continuing education, and research-development-innovation in dif ferent engineering specialties that integrate the economic, digital, energy, environmental and societal challenges of development. So the pondering must include these three missions, even if our most immediate priority remains the initial education. Moreover, the objective is crystal-clear. Esprit-School of Engineering” must reinforce its position as a national leader (12% of the graduate engineers flow), a ranking that is internationally recognized within quality engineering education dubbed “operational”.

Beyond the final objectives, what are the main axes around which the school will have to work?

First, training must evolve in line with socio-economic expectations and integrate new business-oriented options (3 to 4 new ICT options and 1 to 2 new EM options). In particular, the Civil Engineering program must take into account aspects related to the current transitions, energy, environmental, digital, technological, etc. The diversification of educational pathways will thus give more options to the students, to stick to their professional project, on the one hand, and to reinforce their employability on the other hand. Secondly, we will also continue to progressively introduce active pedagogies and programmed or non-programmed activities (within the framework of clubs, national and international challenges). 80% of the lessons will be based on these pedagogies. Entrepreneurship and innovation will be fostered by a stronger interaction between training activities and the incubator. Finally, we wish to make our engagement with the corporate world the keystone of the development of the school of engineering. The school will promote a comprehensive partnership framework for all activities, including initial and continuing education and RDI. In this context, the company will of fer

internships, additional training modules provided by the company, alternating courses, integrated projects for students in the 4th year, projects for RDI teams, professional certification programs, Development plat forms, etc.

How does the new Esprit School of Business entity compare to the Group’s existing entities?

ESB is obviously part of the large Esprit family and should lead us to strengthen the group’s cross-entity synergies. Crossover courses within both the school of Engineering and the Business school need to be set up for the sake of enhancing the learners skills, for instance by assigning them real-life projects in mixed teams, so that they bet ter grasp the complexity of the problems they will have to subsequently face at the workplace. In addition, the school of engineers will also interact with Esprit-Education to promote engineering among high school students in order to help them pre-select academic pathways in higher education. Another focus of action would be put ting engineering students to test in supporting middle-school and or high-school students with learning challenges, as part of a voluntary and socially responsible approach.

Tunisia is opening up to the African continent, do you support that initiative?

In the course of this year, we have begun a more systematic ef fort to at tract more international students, especially from West African countries. At the same time, we consider that the opening and the international deployment of the school constitute an axis of development impossible to circumvent. The school must multiply the academic partnerships to promote instructor and student mobility alike. Agreements relating to joint courses, dual degrees, academic stays of one semester or one year. Graduation internships must be strengthened to further encourage outgoing mobility. To do so, we will benefit from the networks of which we are members, the CDIO-Initiative since 2013, the Grandes Ecoles Conference since 2014, and the UNESCO Chair recently created in 2016.

What remains now of the 2003 Esprit?

One thing has never changed since the beginning, something to which we, the founders, remain particularly fond of: the values of the school. The slogan “Learn our of the box ...” will always remind all the stakeholders that the student remains the key actor of his / her education and that he / she is positioned at the core of our learning system. Just like the let ters of Esprit, the values of the school are defined for all the stakeholders (administrators, managers, teachers, personnel, students, partners, etc.).

Chairman of the Board of Directors -Esprit Co-founder

EditorialEncounter with Mr. Mohamed Naceur Ammar

5

6

ESPRIT IN FOCUS

01

Corporate structure chart

Operating PrinciplesCivil EngineeringEletro-mecanicsIT (Computer science)Telecommunication

LicencesMastères

MPSI Mathematics, physics, and engineering science

MP/MP*Mathematics and physics

Mobile, M2M,GRAFICS, Wireless communicationsSamba, MINOS, TASCS, Esprit cloud teamRFID et Sensors, OSN, m-Vision, EMSys, BioTech, INOBI, REEE

Corporate governance and business management in line with academic ethics A pioneering spirit and a risk-taking capacity Pragmatism and adaptability skills Sense of responsibility Responsiveness and mobilization The responsiveness and ability to mobilize, openness, diversity, and equal opportunities

7

ESPRIT IN FOCUS

01Corporate structure chart

Corporate structure chart

02 ACADEMICS

SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING

Admission

4525

3913 full-time students

612students

(3615 en 2014/2015)

in evening classes (578 in 2014/2015)

26%

74% Evolution of admissions:

More and more students applied to sit for the 1st year entrance examination in contrast to the previous one where the 3rd year was dominant,

Each year, the rate of freshmen having obtained their baccalaureate with honors is constantly growing; 55% this year,

Most of enrolled students are mainly from the metropolitan area of Tunis (Grand Tunis), however, number students from other governorates is gradually increasing.

These students are divided into 4 academic departmentsComputer Science Telecommunications Electro-mechanics Civil Engineering

2 cycles the first 3 years

the last 2 years within 14 options

1st

2nd

Esprit? What’s next?Since employability remains the primary concern of Esprit in post-graduation, (The main objective of Esprit in the preparation of the next generation of engineers is employability). In order to achieve that, the school provides numerous sets of tools enabling its graduates to get best condition in job hiring process and employment in no time. In addition to internship programs, project-based studies, The Project Bash or face-to-face meetings with companies, an educational unit has been put in place for senior students for to prepare their integration into the labor market. This unit carries out its mission in means of workshops, techniques of searching vacant positions and necessary preparations to meet job of fers requirements. Last but not least, the Post-Graduation Employment Survey, carried out from May to August 2016, enabled us to tracking most trending fields. The survey covered the classes of 2013, 2014, and 2015 in four specialties (majors, departments, fields).

All programs combined, more than 80% of graduates found a job in the 6-month period following their degree completion.

15% were hired abroad: Europe, Asia, North America...

Around 75% of graduates report being very satisfied or satisfied with their first job (in their first job).

Main Employment Sectors (in %):

Civil Engineering Eletromechanics ITC

60% of graduates are currently working in renowned IT and Telecom companies. About 70% were hired on the spot with a permanent contract.

Consulting firms Road construction (infrastructure)

Teaching

4 sectors of activity: software companies, finance and insurance, internet technologies, consulting and design firms (offices).

Teaching/research

Consulting firms

Hydraulics Industry

17%15% 54%12.5% 23% 33% 12% 83,87%

8

9

ACADEMICS

02SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING

Specialties and Options

The NIDS option aims at preparing our future engineers who intend to specialize in network infrastructure and data security. It enables them to design and deploy security solutions to immediately and efficiently solve various security breaches by using updated methodologies tailored to this ever-growing field.The curriculum of this option provides to students with advanced skills entailing certifications such as in information systems security in management (ISO 2700X certification), ethical hacking methodology in intrusion testing (CEH certifications), and CCNA Security and IBM Application Security Specialist.

The OGI (Organization and Industrial Management) option aims to complete and perfect the training of the Electromechanical Engineers of Esprit to enable them to work in conventional (basic) or consulting companies and to occupy one of the following positions: Engineer or Consultant in Project Management (Project Manager), Engineer or Consultant in Logistics or Supply Chain, Engineer or Consultant in Continuous Improvement, Production Manager, Maintenance Manager, etc.

ITDepartments

TELECOMMUNICATIONDepartments

ELECTROMECHANICSDepartments

Option GLSoftware engineeringOption NIDS*

Network Infrastructure and Data Security

Option ERP-BI (Entreprise Resource Planning )/ Business Intelligence

Option ISEMembedded and mobile systems engineering

Option InFinI Informatique Financière

Option TWIN* Web and Internet Technologies

Option IRT Network and telecommunication integration

Option OGI*Industrial organization and management

Option Mechatronics*

Option SIM Information systems and mobile

Option SLEAMAmbient, embedded, and mobile systems and software

Option SIGMA* Information systems for management

Option ArcTICArchitecture IT & Cloud Computing

* New options

The Web and Internet technologies option is a tailored program to students aspired to start their professional career in a growing and demanding web-related industries. As a mat ter of fact, this options meets the demands of professionals who are looking for engineers with skills such as designing and managing web projects, programming and developing innovative and efficient web solutions by adopting good web practices and state-of-the-art technologies, web data analysis, content management and web marketing.

Mouna MakniHead of the TWIN optionHana Bouafif

Head of the NIDS option

Imen GuebebiaHead of the OGI option

Mechatronics Engineering is the discipline that focuses on training engineers able to simultaneously operate mechanical engineering skills in electrical engineering, automatic and computer to design, implement, monitor and maintain powerful and complex systems. The objective of this option is to provide a coherent and interdisciplinary training for students of the 4th year classes in the Electromechanics sector for the acquisition of skills in specification, design, modeling, simulation, implementation , Testing, testing and maintenance of mechatronic character systems.

Faouzi MaamarHead of the Mechatronics option

The ITC departments first obtained the three year EURACE accreditation in 2014. This year, 2017, Esprit has requested a renewal of the accreditation period and added both Electro-mechanics and Civil Engineering departments to the list. An in-depth study was carried out during the academic year 2015-2016 to meet the requirements of the file application. The result will be out by september 2017.

Preparation for the EURACE accreditation

10

ACADEMICS

02

Advocating trainer training

In 2015-2016, Esprit has reconnected with the practice of systematic teaching/instructional assessment, It was carried out at the end of each semester. Assessment was based on 1662 modules. which amounts to 88.6% of the overall modules taught to all levels. The relatively subdued / low response rate has allowed to correctly gauge about 23% of the modules.

The overall score assigned by learners to instructors is 3.24/5. It shows a fairly high level of satisfaction. However, critical remarks have been made regarding class time management, course material, and content that was deemed too consistent for the required number of hours of study.So many subjects to be dealt with in the course the upcoming train-the trainer sessions.

INSTRUCTIONAL ASSESSMENT 2015-2016

SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING

What do you mean by valuing trainer training?

Since its inception, Esprit has opted for quality education in line with the market needs. Training operational engineers, ready to face the professional world with high technical and managerial qualities requires the implementation of an innovative pedagogy. Since 2012, we have implemented an active pedagogy based on project-based learning. The student is now an actor in the learning process and the teacher plays the role of coach, tutor and facilitator. However, being the product of lecture-based learning, we are therefore very lit tle informed about the new learning methodologies. So as to bet ter adapt to this new educational format, we need to research and engage in trainings to perform our job ef fectively, which is none other than a natural vocation. Vocation actually grows in value when it is well thought through. That is why we must at tribute importance to the development, support and enhancement of the pedagogical skills of our teachers. It is obvious that all of this can only be done through organizing training sessions.

Could you tell us more about some of the completed activities within the ‘train the trainer’ structure?

First of f, Management has always been available and at tentive to trainers, guiding them and keeping company in any pedagogical system or framework they request. For instance, instructional practice analysis, guidance on technology integration into courses, the use of specific sof tware solutions, suggesting a number of MOOCs and ef fective trainings, partnering with institutions, set ting up dynamic and contextualized courses and so on. We should also keep an eye on instructional appraisals, set up exchange workshops, seminars. You should pay a special at tention on instructional quality, constantly listening to the educators needs, assisting them in solving issues on a personal, technical or pedagogical level. By the way, the 2015 Winter workshop week was organized in an active way, with trainers in small groups split into 10 workshops at tempted to sort out and disseminate the key challenges encountered during a given active learning-based lesson. This enabled us to have an improved overview of the problems and ef fective feedback on our modest / young instructional experience. Subsequent Managements- instructors meet-ups were held to further set up an action plan addressing the various challenges.

How about the upcoming actions?

I can state two major actions : the implementation of a department catering for trainers that will host this particular set of activities and nourish other tasks to support instructors in the development of their work-related skills and competences for faster career progress. And I saved the best for last, we have just been given the green light by the UNESCO to host a chair dedicated to project learning in the context of engineering education. For the upcoming year, we intend to host 3 workshops in partnership with the UNESCO Chair, in the form of a training-action for instructors using the PBL approach the framework of which is the Esprit education model as a whole and the integrated projects entrusted to students more specifically. It looks like a true laboratory for experimenting, validating and owning PBL-related concepts.

Interview with Mr. Lamjed Bettaieb School of Engineering Director

ACADEMICS

02SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING

ESPRIT LANGUAGE CENTERSince its creation in 2012, Esprit Language Center (ELC) paramount mission is to improve linguistic skills (French and English) of its candidates by providing them with various evaluation methods, support courses and/or certification systems. The Center makes sure that the proficiency level of both languages are assessed in compliance with the criteria of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR). The ELC of fers a program that goes hand in hand with Esprit’s objectives which is helping students reaching the upper-intermediate level (B2) in both French and English in order to get their degree in compliance with the accreditations’ standard.

Esprit Language Center is accredited by two international organizations

The British Council for the APTIS

test.

Paris Chamber of Commerce and

Industry for designing and certification of

TEF and TEFAQ tests.

TEF TEFAQ : Test d’Évaluation de Français pour l’accès au Québec, is a general French language assessment required by the French-speaking Canadian province Quebec which evaluates French knowledge and proficiency level in understanding and expression by reading, speaking and writing.This evaluation process is equivalent to the TEF also recognized by Quebec’s Ministry of Immigration for Diversity and Inclusion (MIDI) and it is essential for making an official immigration application.

APTIS : As part of a partnership with the BRITISH COUNCIL, Esprit Language Center provides to its candidates a new online assessment system of English language called APTIS.

Target audience

Resources

Number of TEF candidates for 2015-2016

Student trainings(both day and evening courses)

●Engineering students●Immigration applicants (candidates)●Business executives●New graduates looking for work●Secondary school students

The Center has the human and material resources to fulfill its mission:

Full-time instructors who are also qualified examiners (DELF B2, TOEIC, TEF & TEFAQ)Qualified APTIS supervisors (inspectors)Qualified (skilled) techniciansA fully equipped laboratory (PC, headphones,

high speed Internet connection),specially designed and air-conditioned rooms,Sof tware to support training,High-performance audio-visual equipment.

“We undoubtedly believe that an engineer can stand out by having compelling communication skills. His/her employability is noticeably quicker when the job seeker is endowed with a set of language and communication skills. In addition to being a vehicle of culture, language proficiency is also an indicator of the internationalization of a school like ours. This encourages student mobility and allows them to enter the national and international labor markets because of their hard and sof t skills.”

Nadia GhelalaHead of the ELC/ French Communication Instructor

336 for

19 sessions

Student tests

500 candidates for

10 sessions/ language20sessions

222 for

4 sessions of 30h each for both languages

100 instructors benifit ted from trainings and test procedures.

11

12

ACADEMICS

02

Admission results of entrance examinations to the French and Tunisian MP 2016

Like every year, the students of Esprit Prépa have excelled during this year’s competitive entrance examination to French “Grandes Ecoles” and national institutions. 90% were admitted to best institutions to pursue best education.

Entrance Examination Results:

Esprit Prépa international students by nationality:

14 Ivory Coast Nationals :10 in sup and 4 in spé2 Cameroon Nationals in sup4 Mauritanians Nationals : 2 in sup and 2 in spé

1student was admitted to the French Ecole Polytechnique (X)

11 student were admitted to “Mines-Pont” and “Mines-Télécom” examinations

40 student were admitted to national examination

I first came in Tunisia in September 2015 af ter passing my baccalaureate in Science. I was among the best in my school and the Presidency of Côte d’Ivoire encouraged me to get a scholarship to study either in Morocco or Tunisia.

“I have always been fond of mathematics and I planned to enroll at IPEST (Preparatory institute for scientific and technical studies) after obtaining the Baccalaureate. I didn’t include French Prep schools in my plans as I was not ready yet to travel abroad and leave my family behind. Having immediately dismissed the idea of studying in a preparatory school for engineering that can only open doors to national entrance examination to Tunisian universities

Alternatively, the choice of Esprit prépa was on the table.The reason why I registered at this institution was the school’s hands-on approach with students and the outstanding results in both national and international entrance examinations. For instance, the success of Aymen Jemal who joined French Polytech X in 2014 played a decisive role in my choice, proving me that I can do the same. After passing the entrance exams to the French “Grandes Ecoles”, I was accepted in X (which I am considering), ENS of Cachan, Mines-ParisTech school, and Centrale Paris. I was even ranked third in the national examination results.Af ter the first year consisting of a 6-month internship and a core curriculum study period, I am thinking about moving to an applied school or studying mathematics in a few years. In short, in 10 years time, I intend to be an engineer or a researcher, and why not both.In conclusion, the success of post-baccalaureate studies does not only rely on GPA, as is revealed by the traditional orientation system. Future development can be achieved through the combination of 3 factors: ambition, sustained and regular work, and a good study environment. These are crucial for the emergence of talent. I would say, in all modesty, that I possess the first two and Esprit-Prépa has provided us with a supportive environment.

I chose Tunisia for Esprit-Prépa, given the excellent results in the previous years’ examinations. That was my main motivation. One of my objectives is to integrate a prestigious engineering school and then take up a position related to ICT and more precisely statistics and Big Data. Esprit-Prépa will allow me to achieve my objectives by givening me the opportunites to sit for the entrance exams to the Grandes Ecoles. Personally, I am targeting ENSAE, a French graduate school in the fields of statistics, economics, finance and actuarial science.

Sadok JeradElève de Polytechnique l’X

Jean Daniel OuattarElève Esprit prépa, 2ème MP

ESPRIT PRÉPA

ESPRIT PREPA

3 students were admitted to Normales Supérieures (ENS de Cachan et de Rennes)

10 students were admitted to the Centrale-Supélec and other affiliated examinations

27students were admitted to the Concours Commun Polytechnique and related examinations

13

03ESPRIT INNOVATION HUB

ESPRIT INCUBATORWhat have they become?

Novelty Projects

BeThree with their smart bracelet that detects and prevents sudden loss of consciousness (syncope) in chronic diseases. This project draw the at tention of a Los Angeles-based accelerator called “Wonka Lab” and now in touch with the startup.

La SECURE DRIVE COMPANY (SDC) with their embedded solution created (innovated to) to help injured persons in a car accident by alerting rescuers and authorities. This project won several awards in many renowned events such as Movilty, Trade Fair (Salon des Entrepreneurs), Réseau Entreprendre, Intilaq,etc. The startup members are now in an accelerator based in Lyon, France, currently developing (anchoring) ties with car industries in the European market.

SERENEFY created a solution in telemedicine connecting patients having skin disease (condition) with dermatologists. It is considered one of the best projects in Esprit Incubator owing to numbers of awards obtained in both national and international events. The project was immediately accepted by Turn8, an accelerator based in DUBAI.

Map my Tunisia MMT (Ex-Madar) the team is working on a big data related solution in the transportation sector. The idea of this concept is updating drivers, in any kind of vehicle, on road condition (traffic jam, potholes (chuckholes)). The team has recently signed a service contract with time-honored telecom provider Saudi Telecom Company, STC.

Out of about forty projects, THREE were retained during these two selection programs: The first one was in January 2016, GIST, Global Innovation through Science and Technology, a boot camp launched by the US department of state and Esprit Incubator, and, “Samsung Fast Track” in May 2016. Since July 2016, the three startups have been benefit ting from Esprit Incubator just like the first cohort for a period of 8 months. Here are the projects:

OPEN ENGINEERING : an energy optimization project that aims to reduce energy consumption of industrial units through energy efficiency methods, acquired and made-to-order hard and internally developed sof t, which can reduce up to 20% of the overall energy usage.

OMNIA of fers to small advertisement companies and to startup with limited budget, a cheap and target marketing technique which ef fectively broadcasts advertising messages on screens in public lounges. OMNIA was ranked first and best project during the aforementioned boot camps. The startup co-founder, Rayhana Msaddek, has been selected by the Coca-Cola Foundation to benefit from a six-week intensive training (July-August 2016) on technology-based startup management in Atlanta, USA.

CLOUD STUDIO tackles three issues that developers in film production field are facing:

The very first startups incubated in 2014/2015 have remarkably thrived thanks to numerous activities provided by Esprit Incubator. Here are their updates:

Logistic constraints that cripples the collaboration of artists who are usually inadequately propped to share tasks and works between them.

Significant investment to acquire high-performance computers

The time consuming editing during production: it takes about a week to render 30 minutes of a movie.

1 2 3

14

ESPRIT INNOVATION HUB

03ESPRIT TECH

Current and emerging ThemesSensor networks and Internet of Things (IoT), and Internet network of the future.

Virtualization and Cloud Computing, Big Data and Business Intelligence

Mobile development, embedded and ambient computing.

Wireless communication

Image processing and computer vision

Data analysis in social networks and opportunistic social network

Robotics

Sustainable (renewable) energy

Calculation of risks via stochastic control, applied mathematics, and scientific calculation

Medical technologies

Education engineering

There are currently 17 researcher-instructors with over140 researcher-instructors including 32 doctoral students. Every year new RDI teams are added.During 2015-2016, 3 new teams were created:

Research: the strategic choice

The creation of the “RDI Committee”

The research activities at Esprit are top prioritized in its strategic choices. In 2010, the department of Research-Development and Innovation (RDI), Esprit-Tech, was created missions to:

Provide to full-time instructors with a framework to conduct applied research, develop their knowledge, and progress in their career,

Training future instructors through research and innovation,

A head start in major trends in technological developments,

Training the next generation of engineers ready to carry out and oversee RDI projects,

Aspire innovations, entrepreneurship, and incubation of startups,

Promote partnerships at national and international level with companies, institutions, academic institutions (establishments/entities), and, public and private research laboratories,

Prioritize Research, Development, and Innovation without excluding academic research.

Since December 2015, Esprit-Tech has set up a research commit tee named the “RDI Commit tee” to involve researcher-instructors in its operation. The members of this commit tee are RDI team leaders whose major mission is stimulating dynamicity in research activities and ensuring high quality outputs (productions/ results). The commit tee members meet once a month and tackles (discuss) questions related to RDI activities and Esprit-Tech operations. Among the 2015/2016 main decisions:

Establishing rules to ensure good quality publications (papers) of researchers by requiring international conferences to be classified or at least indexed

Establishing rules for financing participation in conferences

Encouraging Research-instructors to promote publications in scientific journals of repute or at least indexed with a ratio of one article for (out of) two communications.

Encouraging set ting up scientific workshops by involving national and international partners.

ESPRIT TECH

15

03ESPRIT INNOVATION HUB

REEE

GRAFiCS

TASC

(Renewable Energy & Energetic Efficiency) : this team conducts research in the field of renewable energies and energy efficiency.

(Risk Management in Insurance and Finance via Stochastic Control) : aims to develop, in close collaboration with industrial partners, digital and theoretical tools essential for decision-making in a random (arbitrary) environment in insurance, finance, and industrial sectors of energy and telecommunications.

(Trends in Applied Scientific Computations) : the team aims at developing plat forms and computing tools to solve industrial problems.

Academic and Industrial PartnersEsprit-Tech has partnered with renowned universities abroad such as the University of Nice Sophia Antipolis, the Mines Télécom Institute, the Université Paris-13, the University of Maine. The array of partners is still growing with new ties in 2015-16 :

Zayed University in Dubai for its participation in developing the “Smart Cities” project.

The Ministry of Culture with the creation of mobile applications for international cinematographic events in Tunisia (Carthage Film Festival / Carthage International Festival).

The Technical Agency for Terrestrial Transport under the Ministry of Transport for the development of a system that monitors driving license examination.

The CGA (General Insurance Commit tee under the Ministry of Finance) for the development of a risk center.

The French company ENERTIME and the University of Liège (in progress) for the development of a prototype in the field of renewable energies.

During 2015-2016, RDI realization were significantly improved in quantity and quality. Researcher-instructors published four (4) articles in scientific journals and 31were presented in international conferences indexed and even ranked A/ B/C.

The RDI teams have strengthened mastering in their field of expertise owing to research activities and were of ten invited to coach or conduct workshops in public academic

institutions and abroad. In point of fact, two of our instructors were invited to actively participate in the preparation of the international “World Telecommunication Standardization Assembly” held in Hammamet, from 24 October to 3 November 2016, and was organized by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), a United Nations specialized agency for information and communication technologies and which Esprit is a member.

RDI production and outreach

ESPRIT TECH

16

04 ESPRIT: ABOVE AND BEYOND

New ACADEMIC partners:

New TECHNOLOGICAL Partners

New INDUSTRIAL partners

Esprit is constantly aiming at widening its network of partners particularly in academic, industrial and technological fields. More than 15 agreements and partnerships were signed up during the academic year 2015/2016

17

ESPRIT: ABOVE AND BEYOND

04

Esprit provides all means necessary and equal opportunities to ALL of its students (Tunisians and internationals) so they can find exchange program or internship openings abroad:

International Student Mobility

All eyes on Africa

The number of our engineering students abroad has considerably risen over the last three years, as shown in the following histogram. Generally, most of the students are in France owing to the mastering of the language, proximity, and similarities (shared) in education systems. Nonetheless, Esprit has recently partnered[E1] [E2] with more universities around the world that will provide

an array of broader destinations (United States, Egypt, Morocco, etc.). On the other hand, a small number of international students have enrolled in Esprit in the last two years. A targeted communication has been put in place to reach more perspective students around the world; the result is promising so far.

Ecole 2014 2015 2016 Total

Centrale Lille

ENSIM

ISEP

Mines de Douai

SupGalilée

TEM

Ud Maine

Université de Nice

Thomas Jefferson

EISTI Cergy

0

0

0

0

3

0

0

1

0

1

6

1

1

3

5

2

6

6

2

0

3

5

2

4

5

2

8

4

2

0

9637134141131

72 12dont boursiers

CAMEROON

Partnership with Campus Tunisia March and May 2016

The objective of this is to meet face-to-face with youth and their parents in Cameroon interested in studying in Tunisia, present our curricular and facilitate accommodation once selected, and launching the admission process on the spot, thus, selecting the most motivated students wishing to combine education of excellence and opened to new cultures. Mr. Mourad Zarai and Mohamed Jaoua traveled twice for this mission

MALI

Project iRiS: 13-16 September 2015led by members of Enactus Esprit, in Bamako.

In collaboration with the Ministry of Health and Public Hygiene, a three-day program was set to help citizens of Bamako diagnosing breast cancer at its early stage.

COTE D’IVOIRE

ESATIC: 01 to 04 June 2015 in TUNISAn official partnership agreement was signed between the “Ecole Supérieure Africaine des TICs” (French for African higher school of ITC) and Esprit for the implementation of programs of common interest in education and research.

Training conducted by members of Esprit17-18 December 2015: “Training seminar on active pedagogy” by Mr. Lamjed Bettaieb 06 to 10 June 2016: Seminar on “ISO 27001: IS security management: concepts, approaches and implementation » by Mr. Ghazi Khodjet El Khil

Careers Day of the Ministry of National Education 04 March 2016Mr. Sofien Gharbi. An event led by Tunisia Export CEPEX with the support of the Tunisian ambassador to Côte d’Ivoire, Mr. Yassine El Oued, where nine private Tunisian universities participated and met with prospective students and 16 companies that offered them training opportunities.

18

05 MORE OF ESPRIT

SCHOOL OF BUSINESSEsprit is thriving

The informat ion and communicat ion technologies have revamped product ion (manufacturing) and dist ribut ion methods (processes). Management is now in turn facing this major challenge: adapt or re-engage to be in line with digital t ransformat ion.

Which position does your school aspire to occupy within the Tunisian universities?MJ: It will be a distinctive management school standing out by its inclusion in this ominous trend, that is the cross-breeding of both managerial and digital skills. As for other fields, digital technology has invaded all areas of management, thus, the next generation of managers have to master its tools or will get behind. Besides, mastering all the fundamentals of management will be the paramount objective in our courses which also focuses on soft skills and general knowledge without which the skills acquired are soon obsolescent. Our country has impressed the world by its successful political transition. The next step now is to do the same for the economic transition and the key to this endeavor lies in the quality of human resources that we will know exactly how to prepare them for technologies and management of tomorrow.

What are the links between ESB and Esprit School of Engineering?We rely on a strong partnership with Esprit School of Engineering whose reputation is firmly established in digital technology- So far Esprit is the only Tunisian school recipient of the EUR-ACE accreditation (European Engineering Programs Accreditation Label); offering progressive instruction to students. This partnership is all the easier since both entities share the same philosophy and common values: meeting international quality standards, maximum openness to companies and their needs, international openness, proficiency in languages and communication tools, social inclusion, active pedagogy that puts the student at the core of the learning process and permanent instructors to oversee it, character development through community-based activity. Mohamed Jaoua

Director of Esprit School of Business

Interview with Mr. Mohamed Jaoua Director of ESB - Esprit Co-founder

19

MORE OF ESPRIT

05Interview with Ines Masmoudi

Our institution of fers two kinds of ‘licenses’ or Bachelor’s degrees (which is equivalent to a three-year-bachelor degree); a fundamental license in management and another in Business applied to Computer Science, and, one master’s degree in digital management and information systems. Our clear-cut programs focus on active pedagogy and is conveyed to students through case studies and specific projects. Students will have to apply the knowledge acquired in a business-driven project during semester 2. The aim is to develop the student’s ability to understand and apply theoretical concepts to professional life. They will thus be operational as soon as they graduate. We have also chosen to place particular emphasis on language proficiency and personal development. We believe that a future manager must master languages and communication skills in addition to key competencies related to their specializations. The objective for each student is to reach the B1 level in both French and English (in freshmen year) at the end of the first year and level B2 at the end of the second. We of fer personal development workshops: CV elaboration, how to ace a job interview, for instance. General culture seminars are scheduled on a weekly basis with guest speakers from all walks of life on various subjects. Students get to work extensively on general culture spin-of f assignments.

Our society does not only need talented managers, but also - and more than ever - well-informed citizens, able to judge for themselves. In an increasingly globalized world, the knowledge to be taught at ESB cannot be compartmentalized or purely specialized.

The approach of of fering students a utilitarian curriculum where dif ferent subjects (finance, law, marketing, accounting, statistics, computer science, languages ...) would be juxtaposed is outdated. The aim of this seminar is to enable students to bet ter understand the environment in which they operate and develop an all-round vision, in line with their future responsibilities as managers. The approach is resolutely eclectic, as evidenced by the choice of our guests: from Raja Farhat, a national figure in theatre, to Radhi Meddeb, a Polytechnique graduate and eminent economist, Nadia Khiari, editorial cartoonist, or Badreddine Ouali, business manager.

Karim M’radHead of the Seminar Program

Ines Masmoudi

Director of Education Affairs - ESB

SCHOOL OF BUSINESS

Interview with Karim M’rad

Why a general culture seminar?

This seminar was conceived with the principle in mind that “a well-educated mind” is more important than a head filled with facts, with the desire to provide it with a civic dimension aimed at sharpening the student’s critical thinking.

20

MORE OF ESPRIT

05

Esprit Youth

Training of Trainers

ESPRIT EDUCATION

Esprit Education was founded in 2014 regrouping the three major pre-college education: Esprit pre-school, Al-Kindi (elementary), and Al-Fikr (high school). The objective of Esprit Education is to create the next generation of global citizens firmly rooted in the 21st century with extensive scientific knowledge and broad general culture (knowledge, expertise, and sof t skills).

Courses are conducted in both Arabic and French in respect to the bicultural heritage Tunisia has always advocated as well as mastering English, the ultimate international language. Teaching primary and middle school students is based on active pedagogy, triggering their curiosity which entails the development of reasoning, critical thinking through interdisciplinary activities and projects. Not to mention extracurricular programs such as sport, cultural activities (music, painting, performing arts) and participating in challenges like inter-school debate contests.

574 students have enrolled in Al-Fikr and are assigned in fairly small-sized classes.

In order to meet the requirements set by this education hub, Esprit Group decided to hire fresh graduates (with a bachelor or a Master degree, in any discipline) looking for teaching positions. Esprit ensures quality trainings for these new teachers so they can master the necessary trade for education by going through these 3 stages:

1. Secure quality communication skills of interns

2. Encourage active learning that is the practical scope rather than the theoretical dimension

44 interns benefited from this training; 37 were hired on the spot by Esprit Education.

Esprit Education is also a team of young and dedicated teachers who were familiarized in the “Training of Trainers Center” with an active and innovative pedagogy, which is individually focused approach and adapted to each learner, to bet ter guide pupils in each step. As for higher education, Esprit Educations fosters the extracurricular activities such as associations, clubs: Scratch Tour, Inter-classes and inter-school debate competitions (which they finished 3rd in the lat ter out of 57 schools), Olympiads, Mediterranean mathematics championships; some of our pupils got the bronze medal and a certified training in computer fundamentals.

3. Develop the ability to deal with recurrent and unfamiliar situations through relevant know-how

ESPRIT EDUCATION

21

MORE OF ESPRIT

05

Towards accomplishment

FONDATION ESPRIT

Since its inception, Esprit has always been concerned with the natural right to education and sought to guarantee engineering studies to the most deserving and determined youths. To this end, and on the basis of a greater democratization of higher education, the Esprit Foundation was officially launched on April 24th 2015 with the technical assistance of Proparco, a subsidiary of AFD (Agence Française de Développement).

The aim of this foundation is (to provide scholarships to

2,400 students over a five-year period. The academic year 2015/2016 marks the pivotal period of establishing and ensuring the functioning process of the foundation. Proparco has decided to support the Foundation for the second time by investing in a broader communication campaign.

Amen Bank, on the other hand, will provide loans that covers and managing the reimbursement (refund). The amount of the loan covers all enrollment fees and studies in Esprit. The repayment procedure starts only one year af ter graduation and the term loan is set for 5 years. The first file applications will be studied during the kick start of the academic year 2016/2017.

President: Taher Ben LakhdarSecretary General: Naceur AmmarVice-president: Ashraf Dammergi

Finance: Souhail OueslatiMember: Mohamed JaouaMember: Lamjed Bet taieb

Members of the executive boardHow to support the foundationFeel free to join us through your donations. We can expand the foundation’s network and provide substantially for Tunisia’s future elite.

FONDATION ESPRIT

Esprit Foundation has tailored an agreement with Amen Bank to implement a loan procedure (process): Esprit Foundation will select prospective students relying on excellence and social criteria.

22

106 STUDENT LIFE

ESPRIT STEPS UP TO THE PLATEChallenges and Victories

November 06- 08, 2015Your Robot EspritDuring the 12th edition of the international challenge “World Robot Olympiad 2015” (WRO), the team “YouRobot” finished 9th but first in African and Arabic scale.

April 17, 2016Your Robot Esprit2nd place during the Innorobots 2016, a national competition organized by ENSIT and ATEREcole Nationale Supérieure d’ingénieurs de Tunis / Association Tunisienne des Energies Renouvelables

April 16, 2016Wasselni Project: Kahlil Tounsi & Akrem Hamdi. TrackNot Project: Seifeddine Mlayhi & Houssem Sabbegh. First and second places during the “Movility 2016”; a competition for smart transportation, a bet ter mobility, risk management and prese rvation of the environment

April 24, 2016Your Robot EspritFirst place at the 7th edition of TUNIROBOTS, a national qualifier for Eurobots 2016 in France.

June 28 – 29, 2016Enactus Esprit ICT 1st place at the national competition (qualifier) of Enactus Tunisia with two mobile applications (E-bi3 and IRIS). The team Enactus Esprit ICT proudly represented Tunisia during the international finals of “Enactus World Cup” which took place from 28 to 30 September 2016 in Toronto, Canada.

May 27, 2016The team “Offensive Security Masters” (Ahmed Yakdhane/AhmedHabachi/ Wael Belasker/ Adel Belasker)First prize at the “Cyber Security Risk” (solutions), a digital contest for French-speaking communities organized by the International Organization of la Francophonie.

23

STUDENT LIFE

06STUDENT LIFE

Associations and clubsCONSTRUCTIVE COMMITMENT

Esprit club Ciné

Esprit Microsoft Dot Net

Japanese Club of Esprit (JCE)

Esprit Systèmes Embarqués

Esprit Carthage IT

Esprit Cyber Sec

Esprit Club CISCO

Esprit Futura

Esprit Gaming

Esprit Libre

ESPRO Junior Entreprise

Junior Entreprise TIC

Engineers Spark

Esprit Events

Esprit Dev

Esprit Debating Society

Club Étudiants Internationaux d’Esprit

Esprit Club Model United Nations

IEEE Esprit

Association Esprit Gaming

AIESEC Bardo

Esprit Russe

Esprit Club AERO

Clubs Enactus

Esprit Club Auto

Esprit Radio

Esprit Club Vert

Esprit You ROBOT

Le cercle des entrepreneurs

Club conceptronix

Esprit Club Musique

E-society

Esprit Club Génie Civil

Karaoke at the cafeteria

Gaming tournament

Participation in the 11th edition of “Software Freedom”

“Kharjet Esprit”

“Aviathon -24h”

“Workshop Marathon”

House of Minds

“Social Day”

“Jaafer Guesmi” Show

Solidworks training “Entrepreneurial -Day”

Preparation for the national competition of computer aided design concepts “Tuniconcept”

CONSTRUCTIVE COMMITMENT

STUDENT LIFE

06

Project Bash

GD3

Renc’art ecolo

AROUND PROJECTS

On Saturday May 21st, 2016, as is now customary, the “Project Bash” event marked the end of the academic year by regrouping students from all specialties and their projects created during the academic year at the building H. Students showcased their work to professionals, parents, and the entire Esprit community. A jury panel made of instructors and experts from the corporate world selected and awarded the best projects. An opportunity to sharpen their pitching skills in a professional-like environment.

The Game Design and Development Day (GD3) is a flagship event for freshmen to showcase their group integrated projects on video games.

Organized by the French language unit instructors, all of Esprit 1st year students took part in the 2nd edition of “Rent’art Ecolo”, an event that support ecological initiatives through recycled projects. The intent of this action is to raise awareness towards the various threats to environment and the importance of sustaining it.

AROUND PROJECTS

24

25

07PEOPLE OF ESPRIT

Professor TechnologistMy career first began in 1995 in Montreal, Canada, at Nortel Networks (Optical Networks Division) as a hardware engineer and later I became technical consultant. Af ter that, I moved to Dubai in 2002 where I held various academic positions, including Dean of the IT College at the University of Dubai. Af ter 32 years living abroad, I decided to return to my home country in 2016 where I joined Esprit. I was impressed by the stance the school has taken on education that exactly matches my expectations. Topping that, Esprit provided me with means to highlight my skills by empowering me with responsibilities and promising professional evolution.

Head of Student Af fairs and Examination PlanningAf ter graduating in computer engineering, I started my professional career in the public service as an IT manager and then to the private sector for 26 years. I actually joined Esprit in 2008, as an instructor in database and was in charge of the education department where I was assigned the mission of streamlining school management and administration. I’m persuaded that doing your job properly is fundamental and my 34-year career has always been based on this motto. By 1 January 2017, I’ll pass the torch af ter 8 years at Esprit.

Assistant technologistElectromechanical DepartmentMy life at Esprit first started in 2008 as a hyperactive yet an engaged student; I was host to the new-defunct Esprit TV channel, president of the football team, class representative, and an aspiring event planner. After graduation, I immediately applied for a teaching position in the Electro-mechanics department and set my sight on becoming a provider of new opportunities to students: planning frequent visits to companies. Shortly after, becoming president of electromechanical clubs was particularly a unique experience as my students and myself stood out in international competitions in robotics in different parts of the world, namely Russia, Qatar, Switzerland, and France.

Instructor-Researcher in Marketing GED UnitAf ter an extensive teaching and research experience in France and Tunisia, I joined Esprit in 2013 to teach Marketing and was part of a RDI Team in the COGED department (Communication, Management, Economics and Law Department). Working at Esprit is also being able to apply my teaching skills in an institution standing out by its quality education where innovation and learning go hand in hand. I also had the opportunity to participate with my team, as a an educational consultant, at the “Enactus World Cup” held in Toronto, Canada, in September 2016. This experience was a capstone on both personal and professional levels.

Head of Hygiene and Sanitat ion Department I joined Esprit from the very beginning, in 2003, as an assistant in the hygiene and sanitation department which I‘ve become in charge of later on. Our team is now made of 22 staf f members united and ever true to our main concern of guaranteeing a viable environment for everyone. I do spend more time at work than at my house, yet, I have never complained and the bond I developed with my surrogate family is unbreakable.

Instructor in Applied MathematicsHead of the Mathematics UnitI’ve been teaching applied mathematics in Esprit since 2010 and being part of this school enabled me, as well as my team members, to develop my teaching skills through the active approach thanks to trainings provided by teaching experts. Esprit work environment based on team spirit has given me the opportunity to start research around Mathematics and the development of corporate social networks. One of my career highlights started in 2015 with a collaboration with the Ministry of transportation and the incubators “Carthage Business Angel” and “Wiki-Startup”: set ting up the first entrepreneurship contest related to the mobility of the future, “MOVILITY”. Our partnership in the organization of this contest is still ongoing.

Faouzi Kamoun Fatma JebriInès Mhaya

Foued OuelbaniIbtissem Boughzou Sami Sifi

26

08 PRESS REVIEW

THEY WROTE ABOUT US!Tuniscope“Stepping up on the world’s podium of technologies!”

Kapitalis“The 2nd Samsung Fast Track from April 25th to May 20th, 2016”

Le monde Afrique “Innovating startups made in Tunisia”

lepoint“Honouring Esprit Students”

Tekiano“Esprit launches the first startup boot camp “GIST” in Tunisia”

Le monde Afrique “In Tunisia, entrepreneuring, is fighting unemployment and terrorism”

Leaders“Sadok Jerad, the history and success of an aspiring young leader”

Leaders“After l’école Polytechnique “IPEST”, and Esprit, Mohamed Jaoua launches Esprit School of Business”

Financial Afrik“Tunisia: PROPARCO supports the launching of the business accelerator, “Esprit Incubator”

30 July 2016

27 March 2016

15 March 2016

27April 2016

07January2016

15March2016

30 July 2016

18 July 2016

01 December2015

PRESS REVIEW

ESPRIT - Ecole Sup Privée d'Ingénierie et de Technologies ESPRIT : Ecole Sup Privée d'Ingénierie et de Technologies