Universite De Perpignan Via Domitia

UNIVERSITY OF PERPIGNAN VIA DOMITIA

Presentation …the spirit of success UNIVERSITY OF PERPIGNAN – Via Domitia

Europe UNIVERSITY OF PERPIGNAN – Via Domitia

 Landscape of the Pyrénées-Orientales …

UNIVERSITY OF PERPIGNAN – Via Domitia

 UPVD is a multi-site university with 6 regional sites :

Between mountain and sea…  MENDE

 MONTPELLIER

CARCASSONNE  NARBONNE 

TAUTAVEL 

 PERPIGNAN FONT ROMEU 

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5  The Main Campus : the City of Perpignan

Main Campus UNIVERSITY OF PERPIGNAN – Via Domitia

PhD 4% Facts & Figures International Students Master 27% 21%  An historical university founded in 1350

 9000 students (year 2012)

 27% of foreign students – 108 nationalities

 455 academic staff - 460 administrative staff French  18 laboratories Students 73% Bachelor  2 doctoral schools : in “Energy and Environment” & 75% “Inter-Med” (humanities & social sciences) and 1 doctoral co-accredited school in Chemistry

 1 “Renewable energy” department with Polytech  5 Major fields of study engineering school of Montpellier (UM2)  Arts, Letters, Languages

 118 national degrees:  Sciences, Technology, Health  8 University technical degrees (DUT)  Humanities and Social Sciences  29 Bachelor degrees  Law, Economics, Management  19 Bachelor professional oriented degrees  Sciences and techniques of sport and physical activities  30 Master degrees  32 Doctorates UNIVERSITY OF PERPIGNAN – Via Domitia

7 Training & Research

A multidisciplinary University : 8 academic components (5 faculties and 3 Institutes)

5 faculties :

 Exact and Experimental Sciences (SEE)

 Law and Economics (SJE)

 Letters and Humanities (LSH)

 Comparative Law in French-speaking Countries (FIDEF)

 Tourism and International Hotel & Catering (THI)

3 Institutes :

 University Institute of Technology (IUT)

 Institute of Business Administration (IAE)

 Franco-Catalan cross-border Institute (IFCT)

FACULTIES & INSTITUTES UNIVERSITY OF PERPIGNAN – Via Domitia Fields of study 8

Bachelors : Masters :

 Sciences, Technology and Health  Marine geosciences and aquatic environments  Mathematics, informatics  Electronics, automation, computer science  Physics, chemistry  Renewable energy & solar energy  Engineering sciences  Chemistry  Biology, ecology  Applied ecology and sustainable development

  EarthFood scienceand environment sciences   SciencesRenewable and energy techniques of physical and sporting activities  Biotechnology  Building & Construction

 Sciences and techniques of sport and physical activities

 Law, Economics and Management  Private Law  Law  Public Law  Public administration  Town planning  Regional & town planning  Real property law  Economic & social administration  Comparative Law of French-speaking states  Economics & management  Management UNIVERSITY OF PERPIGNAN – Via Domitia Fields of Study 9 Bachelors : Masters :

 Humanities and Social Sciences  History, Art history and archaeology  Sociology  Geography and sustainable regional planning  History  European and international studies  Art history and archaeology  Tourism and hotel business  Geography and regional planning  Practice of social intervention  Tourism  Education and teacher training  Social intervention : health social work Practice  Web-oriented geographic Information Systems

 Arts, Letters and Languages  Arts, letters and civilisations  Letters  Letters  Languages, literature and foreign and regional  Language sciences civilisations  Applied foreign languages  Applied foreign languages  French as a second and foreign language  Translation and interpreting  Erasmus Mundus Master Course : Crossways in cultural narratives

UNIVERSITY OF PERPIGNAN – Via Domitia

 UPVD Centres of Research : 18 laboratories

Sciences, Technology and Health (9) 2EI - Ecology and evolution of interactions CEFREM - Training and research centre on marine environment DALI - Digits, architecture and software IMAGES - Institute for Modelling and Analysis in Geo-Environment and Health LAMPS - Laboratory of Mathematics, Physics and System LCBE - Laboratory of Bio molecular Chemistry and Environment LGDP - Laboratory of Plant Genome and Development LPSA - Performance, Health and Altitude PROMES - Laboratory of Materials process Solar Energy (National Label of excellence)

INNOVATION AND EXCELLENCE UNIVERSITY OF PERPIGNAN – Via Domitia

 UPVD Centres of Research : Humanities and Social Sciences (6)

ART -DEV - Actors, Resources and Territories in Development ICRESS - Catalan Institute of Social Science Research CRHISM - Centre for Historical Research on Mediterranean Societies (National Label of excellence) CRILAUP - Centre for Iberian and Latin American Research of the University of Perpignan

MEDI -TERRA - Research Team in Physical Geography VECT - Travels, Exchanges, Confrontations and Transformations

Law, Economy and Management (3)

CDED - Centre of Development and Economic Law

CAEPEM - Centre of Performance and Efficiency Analysis in Economics and Management CFDCM - French Centre of Comparative Law and Muslim Law

INNOVATION AND EXCELLENCE UNIVERSITY OF PERPIGNAN – Via Domitia

 The student life : Services & facilities

 Accommodation : 9 Student Residences

 Catering : 6 structures  1 University canteen  5 Cafeterias

 The Social Office : assistance & counselling

 The University Office of preventive medicine & Health

 The University library

 The University Centre for French Studies : French language teaching

 The International Student reception office : assistance with administrative procedures (visas, residence permits)

 2 student Houses & 50 student associations

 The Directorate of Cultural Affairs : organizing many cultural events and free workshops

 The Office of sporting activities : more than 30 activities offered

UNIVERSITY OF PERPIGNAN – Via Domitia

13 The student life : Services & facilities

 Special facilities & services for Erasmus Mundus students :

 Housing facilities : Pre-booking accommodation in a student residence  Pre-arrival information  Special hosting services : Practical assistance & administrative support for students :  Pick up to the airport or train station  Administrative support & counselling : opening a bank account, obtaining residence permit  French language courses  Welcome sessions  Support for social & student life integration  Registration : pre-registration and contact with the pedagogical responsible  Organization of cultural activities in Perpignan & the region UNIVERSITY OF PERPIGNAN – Via Domitia

14 Internationalization :

 196 international inter-university agreements with 36 countries

 137 Erasmus bilateral agreements with 23 European countries

 6 Double degrees :  Master 2 in Tourism with University of Beirut (Lebanon)  Master in Humanities with University of Balearic Islands (Spain)  Bachelor in Languages with Autonomous University of Barcelona (Spain)  Bachelor in Management with University of civil engineering of Nijni-Novgorod (Russia)  Bachelors in Tourism with University of Hué & University of Van Lang (Vietnam)

 +70 PhD joint degrees/year (representing 19% of PhDs)

 Multiple degrees in renewable energy: EU/China Master ICARE, European Master EUREC.

 Participation in numerous international & european multilateral projects (Alfa3, FP7, Tempus, LLP, Erasmus Mundus, InterregIV) Ongoing Erasmus Mundus projects :  EM Action 1 : 1 Master “Crossways in Cultural Narratives” and 1 Doctorate “Interzones” (in Letters)  EM Action 2 : - Averroes 3 & 4 with North African Countries (Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia) - PEACE1 & PEACE2 with Middle-Est Countries (Syria, Jordan, Lebanon, and Palestine) - ALYSSA with Tunisia - EUPHRATES with India

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Thank you for your attention !

Contact persons : Sandrine CANADAS Director of International Relations Office [email protected]

Jean-Louis MARTY Vice-President for International Affairs [email protected] UNIVERSITY OF PERPIGNAN – Via Domitia

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