Tunis-based Merian centre for humanities will investigate fallout from Arab spring
German universities and research institutions are getting ready to launch an international centre for advanced studies in Tunis, Tunisia.
The Merian Centre for Advanced Studies in the Maghreb (MECAM) will be run in collaboration with the University of Tunis, according to a statement by the German government. The German research ministry will fund the German-Tunisian cooperation project for an initial three years to establish the centre and develop a joint research programme.