KEY PARTNERSHIPS

RESEARCH ORGANISATIONS

CNRS (French National Centre for Scientific Research) INSERM (National Institute of Health and Medical Research) IFREMER (French Research Institute for Exploration of the Sea) IRD (Institute of Research for Development) IPEV (Paul Emile Victor French polar institute)

HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS

UBS (University of South Brittany) Universities of Rennes 1 and Rennes 2 University of Nantes Centrale Nantes (Higher school of engineering) ESC Bretagne Brest (Graduate School of Business and Management) 3, rue des Archives IFSI (Institute of Nursing Training) CS 93837 L’Université ENSTA Bretagne (Graduate and Post-graduate Engineering 29238 Brest Cedex 3 School and Research Institute, Brittany) de Bretagne Télécom Bretagne ENIB (Brest National Engineering School) RECEPTION DESK/ Occidentale

École Navale (French Naval Academy) T +33 (0)2 98 01 60 00 F +33 (0)2 98 01 60 01 Brest Quimper Morlaix ISEN (Grande École) High Technology Engineering School Email: contact@univ-brest. EESAB (Brittany European Academy of Arts) IADE (School of Anaesthesia) univ-brest.fr

COLLABORATIVE PARTNERSHIPS

CHRU (Regional University Hospital of Brest) Agence des Aires Marines Protégées (Marine Protected Areas Agency) CETMEF (Institute for inland and maritime waterways) CBN (National Botanical Conservatory) SHOM (Naval Hydrographic and Oceanographic Service) DGA (Directorate-Generale of the Armed Forces)

SUPPORT

Regional Council of Brittany Conseil Général 29 (Finistère Regional Council) Brest Métropole Océane (Brest City Council) VISIT US AT // Quimper Community Council univ-brest.fr/GB Morlaix Community Council Com’UBO Mai 2015 - Crédits photos : fotolia - Benjamin Deroche Com’UBO Mai 2015 - Crédits photos : fotolia

UBO AT A GLANCE Université de Bretagne Occidentale, founded in 1971 Over 18,000 registered students in 2014 (including 416 ESPE de Bretagne students) 1,2,3,4... 10,421 undergraduate students UBO – A HUB FOR REGIONAL EXCELLENCE 4,215 Master students UBO – OVER 150 DEGREE COURSES 567 Postgraduate students 951 Vocational Degree students 1,464 Lifelong Learning students As a member of UEB (Université Européenne de Bretagne), 6 Training and Research Units 462 Apprenticeship students • Medicine and Health Sciences UBO has made its multidisciplinary nature a true strength in its 168 “Université du temps libre” (Community class) students • Dentistry teaching missions and research policies. • Humanities and Social Sciences 2014/2015 COURSES Courses • Science and Technology 131 undergraduate and Master’s degrees, 42 vocational A key player in Finistère’s economic development, UBO is keen to • Law and Economics  degrees and 16 technical degrees (DUTs), 24 joint diplomas fully take on its role as a local and accessible university offering • Sport and Physical Education a wide range of courses for all. with other higher education institutions 7 Specialized Institutes 5,338 national diplomas delivered in 2012-2013, including Research • IUEM (European Institute of Marine Science) 1,462 undergraduate degrees, 828 vocational degrees, Building on the strengths that Brest offers as a major maritime • OSU (Observatory for the Sciences of the Universe) 1,452 masters, 109 PhDs, 24 accreditations to supervise city and on its close proximity to major research organizations • IUT (University Institute for Technology), Brest and Quimper research (HDRs), 835 technical degrees, 56 engineering such as IFREMER, IRD, Inserm, CNRS and IPEV, UBO has • IAE (Business Administration Institute) degrees, 356 health diplomas developed a trans-disciplinary research approach around 4 • IPAG (Training Institute for Civil Service Careers) 567 PhD students registered in 5 graduate schools (2013- strategic areas: • EURIA (Euro-Institute for Actuarial Studies) 2014) The Ocean (UBO is a member of Labex MER) • Physiotherapy Training Institute (IFMK) in partnership with Health, Agronomy and Materials (UBO is a partner of Labex the University Hospital (CHU) INTERNATIONAL CAMI and Labex IGO) 8.4% of the student population is made up of international 1 Engineering College  Maths and ICT (Labex CominLabs partner) students with 106 different nationalities • ESIAB (Higher School of Agri-food Technology) Humanities and Social Sciences About 900 students are studying or making training period 1 School of Midwifery abroad, all over the world French Investments for the Future scheme (Investissements d’avenir): UBO is involved in several key projects supported by the Great CAMPUS LIFE National Loan (Grand Emprunt), MULTI-SITE CAMPUS FOSTERING SUCCESS 13 libraries with over 437,000 works in their collections 2,674 periodicals and 66,735 online periodicals LABEX Mer (IUEM/UBO) - A changing ocean 5 restaurants, 5 cafeterias and over 1,400 student EQUIPEX NAOS - Observing and forecasting the world’s oceans Continued investments are made to improve studying and accommodation places (Brest and Quimper) managed by LABEX CAMI - Innovative Medical Tools and Techniques living conditions: CLOUS, the local student welfare office LABEX IGO – Western France Immunotherapies UEB c@mpus advanced digital equipment (remote lecture 50 student associations IDEFI REMIS - Development of innovative training programmes theatre, immersive room, interconnected rooms), digital 46 university-run sport and leisure activities (SUAPS) in simulation-based healthcare educational resources and tools 9,798 m2 indoor- and 4,500 m2 outdoor-sports areas LABEX Comin Labs - The Internet of the Future Excellent sports facilities and high-quality staff offering IRT B-Com - Institute for Information Technology and access to over 50 sports, including water sports RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT Communication Sciences A cultural service, a symphony orchestra, a student art festival 37 research units, including 12 joint research units in 2014 IEED FEM - The Institute of Excellence in Renewable Marine and many student associations 204 research contracts signed in 2013 Carbon-Free Energies 13 university libraries 533 PhD students registered in 5 graduate schools (2012-2013) SATT Ouest Valorisation (innovative solutions for technology 130 PhDs awarded in 2014 transfer) 12 start-ups created since 2003 2 honorary titles: 2 lecturer-researchers at IUF (Institut Universitaire de France) HumAN Resources 2,204 employees (2014): 1,297 lecturers 946 non-teaching staff (librarians, engineers, administrators, technicians, operations and maintenance and health service staff)