Tunisia combines a sizeable ICT market with a strong engineering pipeline: 80,000+ ICT professionals and more than 7,000 IT graduates every year. A broad education and innovation landscape – including 54 public and private universities, 16 research centres and 9 technopoles – continuously develops talent across Software Development, Engineering and emerging technologies.
French is deeply rooted in education and business, while English is increasingly important in tech and international projects. Combined with Tunisia’s proximity to Europe, this gives companies access to multilingual professionals experienced in international environments.
And the ecosystem can produce technology with global impact: Karim Beguir and Zohra Slim founded AI company InstaDeep in Tunis. From there, it grew into an international AI specialist working with companies including Google and Deutsche Bahn before being acquired by BioNTech for around $700 million.
At a Glance
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Tunisia has invested in technical and scientific education for many years. More than 7,000 IT graduates enter the market every year, continuously adding new expertise across Engineering, IT and technology-related disciplines.
French is deeply rooted in Tunisia’s education and business environment, while English plays an increasingly important role in tech and international projects. This gives companies access to professionals who can work across multilingual project and customer environments.
Around 80,000 professionals already work in Tunisia’s ICT sector. More than 1,800 companies, alongside international technology providers and local start-ups, have created a market spanning Software Development, Data and AI through to Cybersecurity.
Tunisia operates in the same or almost the same time zone as Germany, depending on the season. This enables close coordination during German business hours, while the short geographical distance also makes in-person meetings easily accessible.
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Our local presence gives us direct insight into Tunisia’s talent market, universities and tech ecosystem. We use this network to search where the expertise required for your project can be found.
The number of available profiles is not what matters – their fit is. We translate your technical requirements into the local market and search specifically for professionals with the expertise and personal qualities your project requires
English, French or a combination of both: we consider language skills from the start and align our search with your actual project and customer requirements.
Finding the right specialists is only one part of our role. From onboarding and local employment to ongoing operational support, we remain your local point of contact.
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