Safouene Mili is a Fullbright Foreign language Teaching Assistant who came to the U.S. at The University of Texas at Austin to teach Arabic for one academic year. From his own initiative, he started the “Tunisian Table” which is a weekly one hour meeting during which arabic speaking American students gather and practice the Tunisian dialect.

“Tunisian Arabic, like other Maghrebi dialects, has a vocabulary mostly Arabic, with significant Berber substrates, and many words and loanwords borrowed from Berber, French, Turkish, Italian and Spanish.”

Safouene represents the international spirit of our country and culture. He plays the role of a young ambassador of the Tunisian culture in the U.S. The Tunisian Community Center is proud of those Tunisians like Safouene who contribute to the shining of our country in North America.

Here is the testimonial of Safouene:

“ I am a Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching Assistant. In Tunisia, I am a Teacher of English and I was selected to come to the U.S to teach my native language (Arabic) to Americans. UT (The University of Texas at Austin) has the best Arabic Language Program in all the Unites States so I consider myself lucky for having this great opportunity to work closely with great Professors and Teachers especially Dr. Kristen Brustad and Dr. Mahmoud Al-Batal. I also served as a Language Partner in the Arabic Flagship Program and I could create a “Tunisian Table”. In fact, I had some students who visited Tunisia and fell in love with its culture, customs and traditions. They became very interested in the Tunisian dialect and they wanted to learn more about it. The Tunisian table in a one hour informal weekly meeting during which we talk about general topics using only the Tunisian dialect. It was a great opportunity for all of us: For students as they were practicing their Tunisian and learning new vocabulary while chatting and for me as I was serving as a Cultural Ambassador of my country. The Tunisian Table is the first one ever at UT and I will be happy if Tunisian students and teachers in the U.S would do the same. Americans, and especially those who are learning Arabic, need to know more about our beautiful Tunisia so let’s give them the chance to learn about it and enjoy its amazing dialect! … “

Reserve your seats! 

http://www.tunisiancommunity.org

Dear student,

Are you ambitious? Do you have the answers? Can you cooperate and lead? Are you part of the next generation of world leaders? Then join the STeLA international leadership forum!
What is STeLA?
Each year the Science and Technology Leadership Association organizes an international leadership forum for 50 of the world’s best students. This year’s forum will be held at the Delft University of Technology centred around the theme Managing 10 billion people: Overpopulation and Urbanization. The forum encompasses leadership theory from the Harvard Business School and the MIT Sloan School of Management together with motivating lectures and demanding workshops. You will be challenged, confronted and inspired. Are you ready?

Why should you apply?
The STeLA forum is an amazing opportunity to learn from the best. You will enhance your leadership skills together with other outstanding students from all over the world in an intensive and demanding program. Each day you focus on reaching your individual goals with ample feedback from personal coaches and your peers. This results in your admittance to the international network of future leaders and an experience that lasts a life time.

Apply online before the 30^th of April!
The forum will take place this August 23-31 at the renowned Delft University of Technology. During nine days, 50 students from all over the world are brought together to learn about leadership and create a lasting network of like-minded ambitious people. Apply and learn more at stelaforum.org.

Questions? Contact us via contact-eu@stelaforum.org or ask us anything at one of our information sessions:

• TU Delft 4 & 5 April 12:30 – 13:30 at the University Library Hive room
• VU 11 April 17.30 – 18.30 at BV-1H50 (BelleVUe building)
• UvA 22 April 18:00 – 21:00 at OMHP A1.18C

Application link: http://stelaforum.org/eu/applicants/application-form.html

http://www.oneyoungworld.com/

Founded in 1999, the Tunisian Community Center or TCC, is a US-based non-profit organization, dedicated toward community building and cultural outreach for Tunisian Americans. TCC organizes multiple programs and events throughout the nation.

WHAT:
The Tunisian-American Day celebration / The Ibn Khaldun Award ceremony

Program:
-Reception
-Award Ceremony
……Honoree: Dr Mahmoud Triki (Scroll Down)
-Catered Tunisian Dinner
-Live Music Entertainment

WHEN:
Saturday June 1st, 2013
6:00 pm – 11:30 pm

WHERE:
University of Texas at Austin
AT&T Confrence Center, Salon C
Directions

HOW MUCH:
Individual= $100.
Couple= $150
Student= $50

RESERVE YOUR SEATS
- Online 

- You may, also, mail a Check/Money order payable to TCC:

Teenage secondary school students are invited to apply for participation in the 2013 TechGirls program. The program will bring teenage girls, ages 15-17, from select countries in the Middle East and North Africa to the United States in June-July 2013 for a month-long U.S.-based exchange program focused on promoting high-level study of technology.

Deadline: 26th of February! 

Students who may apply are those who:
1) are between the ages of 15 and 17 as of June 1, 2013 (born after June 1, 1996, and before June 1, 1998);
2) have demonstrated advanced skills and a serious interest in technology, engineering, and/or math in their academic studies;
3) intend to pursue higher education and careers in technology;
4) have strong English language skills;
5) are excited about learning;
6) exhibit maturity, flexibility, and open-mindedness; and
7) will attend at least one more semester of secondary school upon their return to their home country.
8) are willing to complete a follow-on project upon their return home

Please find more information using this link.

A four week summer undergraduate level program on Women’s Leadership! 

Deadline: January 17th 2013

It’s perfect for young Tunisian undergraduate students who are involved in social activities and want to enhance their leadership potential.

This program is a series of seminar discussions, readings, group presentations, and lectures, educational travel, site visits, leadership activities, and volunteer opportunities.

Topics related are:

• Women’s economic empowerment
• Global women’s movements
• Women’s leadership skills and intercultural development
• Women’s participation in U.S. politics, economics, culture and society
  Check here a video of the first week of the event
  More about how and where to apply can be found in the US Embassy in Tunisia website 
  The program is hosted this year by Saint Mary’s College, Indiana

If you are a Tunisian Woman with at least 2 years of full professional experience in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) fields, this is the time for you to apply for the TechWomen program that will allow you visit the San Francisco Bay Area and participate for 5 weeks in a series of workshops and projects to develop your leadership skills and become a great mentor for other women in Tunisia.

Application deadline: February 2013

Extract from the TechWomen Initiative website: ”TechWomen is an initiative of the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA). Under Secretary Clinton’s leadership, the United States has engaged in “smart power diplomacy,” thereby utilizing every asset at the United States’ disposal to create opportunities for greater understanding.”

See more details about the program, its benefits, the eligibility criteria and other information through the U.S. Embassy in Tunisia website or the TechWomen Program website.

Age: 19 years old

Passion: Guitar playing, Music composing

Region: Originally from Gafsa, Oussama lives currently in Tunis.

A talented young musician, who became early in love with the 6 strings guitars, Oussama started composing his own tracks in various genres (Progressive rock/metal, Oriental influenced instrumentals) and recording them by him self; he is now running a One Man Band under the name of Flash Skylight, released his first homemade album “Sudden Impact” in summer 2011.

You can find his tracks in:

Reverbnation page

YouTube Channel

Wikipedia link

Passion: web-designing and computing

Age: 21 years old

Amani is a Tunisian undergraduate student in the United States.
She has created a blog about Tunisian Real Estate aiming to make her American friends and Americans in general discover the Tunisian architectural and design specificity.

Her blog is where you will enjoy discovering the richness of Tunisia and Tunisian history through architecture and design.

Link to her blog

Extract: “Dar Othman is one of the oldest houses of Tunis, built in the sixteenth century according to the will of Othman Dey, sovereign chooses at the time a relatively eccentric of the kasbah and political institutions to build his palace. He had time to live a dozen years before his death (1610).”