Prof. Jelel Ezzine (UNESCO Chair on Science, Technology, and Innovation Policy) Tunisia

Jelel Ezzine is presently full Professor of Systems Theory and Control at the University of Tunis El Manar. He has more than thirty years experience in Higher Education and Research. He taught and carried research in several countries. He launched since 2015 the “Engineering and Technology Policy (ETP)” Master Program at ENIT. He founded lately the UNESCO Chair on Science, Technology, and Innovation Policy that he is presently Chairing. He is the Founding and current President of the Tunisian Association for the Advancement of Science, Technology, and Innovation (TAASTI) Think Tank. He has been a high-level civil servant for more than a decade. He is the former Director General of International Cooperation, at the Tunisian Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research where he designed, concluded and oversaw several strategic higher education and scientific research cooperation projects with several countries and international institutions. He was the founding Director of Graduate Schools in Tunisia. Prior to that, he was the Director of University Research where he managed, evaluated and financed related programs and activities in the country. Prof. Ezzine is Senior Member of IEEE, Senior Associate at ICTP, Editor/Associate Editor of several academic journals and scientific organization, Expert/Senior STI Consultant with AAAS, AfDB, BC, World Bank-CIM, DAAD, EUC, IAEA, UNESCO. He is listed in Who's Who in the World, and Who's Who in Science and Engineering. In addition, he is a Board Member of The International Network of Resource Information Centres (INRIC), the USA, known as the "Balaton Group."