BENCHMARKING AS PART OF MODERNIZATION OF BIOTECHNOLOGY EDUCATION AND TRAINING IN TUNISIA

The coordinators of the Project BiotechTunisia in TAMK University, Tampere, Finland presented the results of the benchnarking visit to TAMK realized in Sptember 2023 by the Tunisian delegation in the INTED2024 in Valencia, Spain. The study explores benchmarking of the best practices as part of national educational reform. We present a case as an example of such benchmarking visit of a Finnish HEI. This benchmarking visit was arranged as part of a work package included in a Capacity Building in Higher Education (CBHE) Erasmus+ project namely ‘Modernization of Biotechnology training for better employability of graduates in Tunisia’ (also called BioTech Tunisia). The benchmarking visit was held from 25th to 29th September 2023, in which 21 Tunisian delegates visited Tampere University of Applied Sciences (TAMK). This benchmarking visit provided delegates with good contents of theoretical and practical knowledge during the sessions on different interesting topics, which in turn improved participants’ competence in the field of good practices in the higher education to fulfill the aim of the project.