Dr. Takoi Hamrita receives $300,000 grant by the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of the U.S. Department of State with matching funds from UGA and the government of Tunisia to establish a Partnership between UGA and the University System of Tunisia.

December, 2002

A University of Georgia delegation in the leadership of Dr. Takoi Hamrita, travels to Tunisia as a first step towards establishing the educational Partnershipbetween UGA and Tunisian institutions. They meet with minister of higher education and several university presidents and faculty members to meet and engage the government in the project.

Delegation of high level officials representing Tunisian higher education visit UGA. The visit was aimed to explore further interdisciplinary collaboration in Tunisia.

March, 2004

A group of 30 Tunisian Professors visit University of Georgia campus for three weeks, engaging in training and discussions in higher education management and distance learning.

Tunisian ambassador to US, his Excellency, Hatem Atallah, graced the last day of the exchange visit with a talk on US/Arab and US/Tunisian relations.

April, 2005

UGA delegation of six members visits Tunisia to conduct e-learning training workshops. The week-long effort consisted of a high level e-learning overview and round table discussion with decision makers, two concurrent workshops on e-learning and very focused group reflection sessions which gave insight on various issues involved in the adoption of e-learning in Tunisia.

The project is further strengthened with a $600,000 U.S. State Department MEPI grant. The unique goals of the 16-month grant is to identify real opportunities based on extensive consultations with higher education leaders, administrators and faculty in Tunisia that pair national initiatives in the country with UGA leadership. Specifically the areas include public service and outreach, assessment evaluation, and distance education, all crucial to the region's long term modernization objectives.