Tunisia-based Esprit Group has joined the Honoris United Universities network, the Actis-backed largest pan-African network of private higher education institutions.
Founded in 2003 by three pioneering Tunisian higher education academics – Prof. Tahar Ben Lakhdar, Prof. Naceur Ammar, and Prof. Mohamed Jaoua – ESPRIT Group provides students with a dynamic range of specialities and courses in computer engineering, telecommunications engineering, civil engineering, electromechanical engineering, and management science.
The addition of ESPRIT to the Honoris network is expected to boost Honoris’ pan-African strengths in engineering and in STEM education, critical areas for developing highly skilled and competitive professionals in the African, digital and globally disrupted worlds of work
Commenting on the announcement, Honoris CEO Luis Lopez said “Welcoming the highly regarded ESPRIT Group into Honoris United Universities adds significant breadth and expertise to the network and its pan-African mission as students across the entire continent will have access to best of class industry-oriented STEM education. ESPRIT Group students will also gain access to diverse academic experiences at Honoris, based on our Education for Impact ethos and a singular focus on preparing for a Fourth Industrial Revolution world of work. This partnership is a unique opportunity to build on the legacy of ESPRIT by expanding its success and impact to Africa’s future leaders. I congratulate ESPRIT Group for its significant trajectory and look forward to our future journeys.”
Tahar Ben Lakhdar, CEO of ESPRIT Group said, “There is a very clear shared set of values between ESPRIT Group and Honoris – a challenging, disruptive and innovative pedagogical model that places prime importance on learning for solutions and educating for impact, a firm belief in the power of collaboration and shared experiences; and a desire to build capacity to put Africa on the global business map with highly skilled and internationally competitive professionals. As we enter our eighteenth year, the faculty that has helped build this winning establishment will now join hands with a unique, international academic model for further future success.”
In July this year, Honoris added Nile University of Nigeria, a private university based in Abuja, to its extensive network.
With the addition of the Esprit Group, Honoris network is now present in 10 countries and 32 cities