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www.univ-nantes.fr
www.univ-nantes.fr www.univ-nantes.fr
www.univ-nantes.fr
Université de Nantes (France)
Our location – Nantes in Western France
6th largest city in France, located on the Loire estuary
- 30 miles from the Atlantic coast
- 2 hours from Paris.
Nantes
Paris
General presentation
• one of France’s top multidisciplinary universities • 45,200 students including: • 33,700 in initial education, including 3,500 foreign students • 11,500 people enrolled in continuing and adult education • 3,000 permanent staff and 1,400 contract teaching and research staff • 3 campuses: Nantes, Saint-Nazaire, La Roche-Sur-Yon Faculties of Humanities, Nantes
Faculty of Law and Political Sciences, Nantes
Faculty of Sciences, Saint-Nazaire Campus
Our academic programmes
• Degrees following the LMD system (Bachelor in 3 years, Master in 2 years and Doctorate in 3 years)
• Diverse academic programmes in 21 centres for initial education and
research : – Life sciences, health and medical technology – Exact Sciences, Engineering and Technology – Economics and Management – Legal and Political Science – Humanities and Social Sciences, Letters, Languages and Art – Education Professions, Teacher training
• Some Masters in Computer Sciences or Electronic Engineering are taught in English. Other programmes are taught in French.
• International programmes (dual degrees, Erasmus mundus, Distance learning)
Our Faculties • Faculty of Law and Political Sciences • Faculty of Psychology • Faculty of Sociology • Faculty of History, Art History and Archeology • Faculty of Literature and Languages:
– Department of Modern French Literature / Department of Old French Literature – Department of Philosophy – Department of Education Sciences – Department of Communication and Information – Department of Language Sciences
• Faculty of Foreign Languages • Faculty of Sciences and Techniques • Faculty of Sport Sciences • Faculty of Medecine • Faculty of Pharmacy • Faculty of Dentistry • Institute of Geography and Regional Planing • Institute of Education • Institute of French as a Second Language • Institute of Economics and Business Administration • Institutes of Technology • Institute of General Administration • Engineering School – Polytech Nantes
Our research and post-graduate studies
• 63 research units in the following fields: – Life Sciences and Biomedical Sciences – Exact Sciences and Technologies – Letters, Languages, Human and Social Sciences
– Our strength : interdisciplinary research programmes
• Sea, Estuary, Coastline • Food, Nutrition, Health • Environment, Sustainable Development • Quality of Life, Wellness, Culture, Territory • Research involving the Arronax-Atlantic Cyclotron • Biotherapies
• some 230 PhD thesis defended per year • over 1500 international scientific publications
Our research and post-graduate schools 8 post-graduate schools constituting the Nantes Atlantique Doctoral
College : • Biology, Medical Research and Applications
1. Biology, Health 2. Plant, Environment, Nutrition, Agri-Food, Sea
• Science and Technology
3. Matter, Molecules, Materials in Pays de la Loire 4. Science and Information Technology, Mathematics 5. Engineering Sciences, Geosciences and Architecture
• Letters, Languages, Human and Social Sciences
6. Law, Economics, Management, Societies, Territories 7. Cognition, Education, Interactions 8. Societies, Cultures, Exchanges
Student facilities
• 7 University Libraries • A student center (dedicated to cultural events)
• Student Health and Disabled Services
• An international services center to welcome and inform overseas students
• Sporting activities
University Library - Economics and
Law
Student Center
International services centre
International
• 3,700 international students • 1,200 outgoing students • 150 co-tutelle thesis • 370 partner universities (Erasmus and international) • Our experience with Erasmus mundus :
– 1 Erasmus mundus Master course in Data mining and Knowledge Management
– 1 Erasmus mundus Doctorate programme in Nanomedecine – Member of 4 Erasmus mundus Action 2 projects (PEACE, PEACE II,
CARIBU, MARHABA) – Coordinating Institution for one EMA2 project (EGOVTN)
Services offered for Erasmus mundus students
Erasmus mundus students benefit from Université de Nantes long-experience in welcoming international students:
• An individual welcome and one contact person during their stay • Help with all administrative formalities (visa application, residence
permit, registration, housing aid, insurance…)
• Reservation of a studio in a hall of residence
• French classes for free (2 hours of classes twice a week and one intensive week)
• Social and intercultural activities with ESN-Nantes association
We will be more than happy to welcome your students!
Find out more on www.univ-nantes.fr