THE IEEE SMU Student Branch hosted an exciting company tour, on the 26^th of May 2023, exclusively for SMU students interested in renewable energy. The adventure at Biome Solar was an absolute blast! Biome Solar Industry is a Tunisian Company specializing in the design, production, and supply of solar products. 

The IEEE SMU Student Branch organized an amazing Company tour at Axe Finance on the 23^rd of May 2023. Axe Finance offers ACP, Axe Credit Portal, a powerful end-to-end integrated software for credit automation. The Tour took the IEEE members through the innovative headquarters, highlighting the commitment to pushing boundaries and witnessing the software platforms of Axe Finance.

The Metaverse Tunisian Summit, or shortly the MTS, is a 3-day national summit focused on emerging technologies, including Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality, XR technologies, Blockchain, Gaming, and NFTs. 

The first edition of the MTS was a real masterstroke, bringing together more than 300 participants, and marking a decisive step in Tunisia. It was the very first of its kind, dedicated to the technologies of the metaverse, blockchain, virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR), NFTs, and much more. 

The second edition was even more grandiose. More than 400 attendees were present during the event and assisted engaging keynote sessions, innovative panel discussions, technical workshops, a startup fair, a hackathon, and a wealth of opportunities to explore the latest technological advancements in the metaverse, blockchain, VR, AR, Web3, and NFTs. 

The industry’s brightest minds, experts, content creators, game developers, entrepreneurs, and visionaries came together from all over the world to explore the endless opportunities offered by the Metaverse, providing an invaluable experience for all 400 participants of this second edition. 

The event took place on the 24^th, 5^th, and 26^th of November 2023 in “Diar Lemdina”, a 5-star hotel in Yasmine Hammamet, Nabeul Governorate (Tunisia), and tackled emerging technologies namely: Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality, XR technologies, Blockchain, Gaming and NFTs. 

The Summit was organized by our very own IEEE SMU Student Branch, along with the IEEE SUPCOM Student Branch, and many other partners and sponsors. 

The event took place on the 1^st of November 2023 at SMU. 

Guests from the Tunisia Section were present and shared with us their experiences within IEEE where they unraveled stories of innovation and the boundless possibilities within IEEE. Indeed, they shared with the attendees the IEEE’s benefits and grants. They also mentioned the obstacles they faced while organizing events and emphasized how they shaped their characters and personalities.

On October 8th, 2023, various Tunisian Student Branch clubs from diverse backgrounds converged in a harmonious union of nature’s beauty and technological innovation. Our gathering took place at Bazina Bizerte. Together, we commemorated this special occasion. It was a harmonious blend of innovation and natural splendor, symbolizing our collective commitment to technological advancement and collaboration.

TryTech, our Engineering Bootcamp For Freshmen and Sophomore students, was an exciting event introducing participants to various engineering fields. Through hands-on workshops and insightful sessions, attendees gained a deeper understanding of Software Engineering, Renewable Energy Engineering, and Computer Systems Engineering. Held on September 16th and 17th at SMU Campus, TryTech provided a unique opportunity for students to explore their interests and discover their engineering passion.

With MetaVerse being Tech’s newest trend and with the biggest tech CEOs talking about how the MetaVerse is the future of the internet, we did not hesitate to join in on this movement. The Metaverse Tunisian Summit is a 3-day conference that took place from the 25th to the 27th of November 2022, at DiarLemdina Hotel, Hammamet, Tunisia. It tackled emerging technologies namely: Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality, XR technologies, Blockchain, Gaming, and NFTs. The main goal of this event is to shine the line and concept of the MetaVerse Eco-system in Tunisia and Build a Strong community.

During this first-of-its-kind event, the participants had the opportunity to attend conferences and keynotes delivered by amazing national & international guest speakers, benefit from technical and non-technical workshops, and take part in a Startup Fair featuring exhibitions of Tunisian Startups leveraging metaverse technologies. Among the participants, 15 teams had the chance to participate in the MTS Hackathon in which they solved pressing problems related to Metaverse.

This summit was the perfect opportunity for students, engineers, gamers, and businesses, and startup owners to gather together, create and build a strong network.

The SMU and ISI Student Branches of IEEE celebrated IEEE Day on the 12th of October, 2022 at the South Mediterranean University.

We gathered, members of both student branches, to listen to our dear speaker, Ms. Feriel Saied, talk about her experience in IEEE and share different opportunities with us. We ended the celebrations with a networking buffet to further get to know each other.

We would like to thank the IEEE Tunisia Section Ambassadors for their efforts:

Abir Tabarki: [email protected] 

Baraa Abir: [email protected]

Mohamed Aziz Zouari: [email protected] 

Ranim Afayat: [email protected] 

Rima Fathallah: [email protected] 

Salsabil Ouni: [email protected] 

Takoua Bouchouicha: [email protected] 

Zied Khechin: [email protected]