As part of our mission to strengthen research on graduate employability, innovation, and promote academic cooperation across Africa and Europe, the ACCESS network is proud to showcase the research of our doctoral researchers and partner scholars. These publications address urgent themes of the Agenda 2030 – from graduate unemployment and gender equality to digital innovation and university-business linkages – while contributing directly to global debates on sustainable development. With each new publication, we highlight how collaborative research within ACCESS generates knowledge that is both academically rigorous and highly relevant to practical applications. Explore the latest insights below and join us in celebrating the achievements of our network.
New Publications from ACCESS
Two publications out of the ACCESS project activities were featured in a recent book published on “Inequalities and Mobility: Capabilities and Aspirations in Post-Revolutionary Tunisia”, Jörg Gertel, Katharina Grüneisl (eds.).
Jörg Gertel and Enrica Audano’s “Asymmetric Economies and ‘Informal’ Work” sheds light on the realities of informality, inequality, and aspirations in North Africa’s labour markets.
Available Open Access via Transcript Verlag: Read here
Spotlight on Gender & Employment – ACCESS PhD graduate Thouraya Garraoui contributes the chapter “Tunisian Women in the Labour Market” to the volume Inequalities and Mobility. This study examines the structural barriers and opportunities shaping women’s employability in Tunisia’s evolving socio-economic landscape. Available Open Access via Transcript Verlag: Read here
Other recent publications from the ACCESS network include:
Publication on Youth Unemployment in Tunisia – A Paradox?
In their chapter “Le Chômage des Diplômés en Tunisie à l’Aube de 2025”, H. Tizaoui, H. Ateb and T. Garraoui unpack the paradox of graduate unemployment in Tunisia, highlighting gendered challenges and policy misalignments. Published in L’économie Tunisienne 2025: Un Éclairage Renouvelé.
Print publication with NRVANA, Tunis.
Publication on Digital Innovation in Career Services
ACCESS doctoral researcher Doris Alago, with Prof. Rainer Alt, presented the paper “Towards a Student-Induced Orchestration of Career Service Management” at the Pacific Asia Conference on Information Systems (PACIS) Conference 2025 held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The paper investigates how digital solutions empower students to shape career support structures in higher education.
Available Open Access in PACIS 2025 Proceedings: Read here
