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The Ezzitouna university is the oldest Islamic university. The academic training are focused on Islamic sciences. However, the Ezzitouna university teaches humanities, social sciences, psychology, anthropology, economics, comparative religions, foreign languages and others.

The  Ezzitouna university is made up of four institutes : the Higher Institute of Theology, the Higher Institute of Islamic Civilization, the Higher Institute of Islamic Sciences and the Center of Islamic Studies in Kairouan.

In order to improve the quality of teaching and research, the university aims to strengthen its relations of cooperation with its international partners and also to put in place a strategy of improvement of its capacities to increase its participation to international projects.

The university is also a partner in several mobility agreements for the profile of its academic staff, its administrative staff and also its students.

Ezzitouna University has a doctoral school authorized to issue a doctoral degree in "Religious Sciences and Dialogue of Civilizations" and a doctoral degree in "Islamic Finance".

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Ezzitouna University annually welcomes more than 800 foreign students from nearly 20 different nationalities (Malaysia, Indonesia, Belgium, Libya, Algeria, Mali, Cameroon, Nigeria, Palestine, Oman, Katar, Saudi Arabia, Yamen, Gana, Burkina Fasou, Senegal, Iraq, Sudan, India, Zangibar, Russia, Turkey, Germany, etc.). They come to study in order to obtain a bachelor's, master's or doctorate degree.

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Prof. Dr. Abdellatif Bouazizi, President of Ezzitouna University, welcomes and encourages any development initiatives for the academic field, which come in the context of improving the educational practice of the university and its globalization and internationalization.

In fact, the MED2Iah project, with its activities and specific objectives fit the university strategic plan and help in enhancing its international connections and expanding its horizons. Ezzitouna University will bridge relations and network the university with its counterparts abroad.

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- Since 2012, General Secretary of  Ezzitouna University in charge of the administrative and financial affairs and also of academic affairs and international cooperation.
- Participation in meetings and workshops about the innovation in higher education in Tunisia.
- Coordination of several national and international projects:
-- Administrative coordination of the Tempus(INFOBC) project, SAGESSE project, Erasmus and Erasmus + programs and Horizon 2020 program at Ezzitouna University.
-- Project Manager for the Improvement of the Virtual Education Management System (PAQ Quality Support Project financed by the IBRD) from 2008 to 2012
--  Participation in « training-action on internal quality assurance (AQI) for Tunisian universities » organised by the IIPE-UNESCO.

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- Teacher in Higher Education since 1998.
- Member of the Advisory Committee for granting licences to private universities from 2008.
- Member of the scientific council of Higher Institute of Islamic Civilisation (2011-2016) and recently re-elected (2020-2023).
- Participation in meetings and workshops about the Innovation in Higher Education in Tunisia.
- A member of SAGESSE project, Erasmus and Erasmus + programs and Horizon 2020 program at Ezzitouna University.
- Departmental coordinator of the Tempus (INFOBC) project.
- Participation in “restoration and conservation” formation sessions in Tunisia and Italy.
- Member of the Sectorial Committee for Scientific Research and Technological Development.
- Pedagogic coordinator of the Erasmus + programs at Ezzitouna University AND member of the project EQAM- T.

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- Higher education teacher since 2008.

- Participation in meetings and workshops about the innovation in higher education in Tunisia.

- Member of the committee of innovation and habilitation of teaching programs in the IST (civilization department).

- Member of the scientific council of IST (2017-2020) and member of Ezzitouna university council(2020-2023).

- Pedagogic coordination of the Tempus (INFOBC) project.

Participation as a member in the MUSOMED, and CMCU projects.
- Participation in “restoration and conservation” formation sessions in Tunisia, Italy and Spain.
- Participation in « training-action on internal quality assurance (AQI) for Tunisian universities » organised by the IIPE-UNESCO.

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-Head of Financial Department at the University who participated in the implementation of international projects.
-Having skills in project management and communication.

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It also has a research laboratory at the center of Islamic studies in Kairouan on "Islamic Thought, its transformations and Construction of the Nation State" and also 7 research units around the following themes:

- History of Ez-zitouna University

- History of the civilizations of the Islamic Maghreb.

- Elm Al KALAM

- Hadidh & Sirah

- Fokahaa from Tunis

- Islamic economics and finance