Academic calendar
Academic Year 2026-2027 runs Sep 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2027. Calendar aliases that share a date range are grouped together, with every source term still shown.
- Academic Year 2026-2027Relevant now
Campus language
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3
- 3/2
- Pronounced 'trois-demis'; a student in their first attempt at the second year.
5
- 5/2
- Pronounced 'cinq-demis'; a student repeating the second year to achieve a better rank in the national exam.
C
- Club Robotique
- The robotics club where students work on technical projects for national competitions.
- CNE
- Club de Nutrition et d'Environnement, a student organization focused on health and ecology.
- Colle
- Weekly oral examinations where students are interrogated at the blackboard by professors.
- Concours
- The National Engineering Entrance Exam, the high-stakes competitive test at the end of the second year.
F
- Foyer El Ons
- A popular private residence frequently used by students due to its proximity to the institute.
- Foyer Mrazka
- The primary public university residence located in the Mrazka district of Nabeul, housing many IPEIN students.
I
- IEEE
- The IPEIN student branch of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.
J
- JCI
- Junior Chamber International IPEIN, a prominent student leadership and community service organization.
L
- Le Foyer
- General term used by students to refer to the university dormitory system.
R
- Resto
- The university restaurant (Restaurant Universitaire) where students eat using subsidized meal tickets.
- Resto U
- Common shorthand for the university dining hall.
S
- Spé
- A second-year student, derived from 'Maths Spé'.
- Sup
- A first-year student, derived from 'Maths Sup' (Classes préparatoires aux grandes écoles).
T
- Ticket
- The physical meal voucher required to access the university restaurant.
- TIM
- Tunisian International Model, the local chapter for Model United Nations simulations.
Places and practicalities
Buildings, logistics, and other local references drawn from the approved campus snapshot.
- Amphi
- Short for Amphithéâtre; refers to the large lecture halls used for core classes and exams.
- Bloc
- General term for building sections (e.g., Bloc A, Bloc B) where classrooms and labs are located.
- DS
- Devoir Surveillé; proctored exams typically held on Saturday afternoons or during specific exam weeks.
- Emploi
- The weekly timetable or schedule, which is notoriously dense in the prep school system.
- Inscription.tn
- The mandatory national web portal used for paying tuition and official registration.
- Laboratoires
- The dedicated building or section for practical physics, chemistry, and engineering workshops.
- Mrazka
- The neighborhood in Nabeul where the institute and many student services are located.
- restaurant_universitaire_de_mrezka_nabeul
- Restaurant Universitaire de Mrezka (Nabeul)
Quick answers
Useful facts students can verify from the guide above.
- What academic term is relevant now?
- Academic Year 2026-2027 runs Sep 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2027.
- How much campus context is included?
- 17 approved campus terms and 8 local details are included in full.
- Are all approved campus terms included?
- Yes. The complete approved glossary is available in the scrollable, searchable campus-language section.
- Where does this guide come from?
- Calendar dates, campus terms, and local details come from DormWay's approved campus reference library.