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April 2013
Université Montpellier 2 Sciences et Techniques
University location
History
The Université Montpellier 2 celebrated the bicentenary of its creation in 2009
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1220
: creation of Montpellier Medical School
1289
: creation of the medieval University hosting a Faculty of Medicine and the Faculties of Law and Arts
1808
: Napoléon the 1st founded the Faculty of Sciences
1963
: the Faculty of Sciences of Montpellier was settled on the « Triolet » campus
1970
: the Faculty of Sciences becomes the University of Sciences and Techniques of Languedoc (today called Université Montpellier 2)
2013:
celebration of the 50 anniversary of the campus
2015
: expected merger of the Université Montpellier 1 and University Montpellier 2 creating a new Université of Montpellier 3
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Key data
16 224 students (58% Bachelor - 36% Master ’s - 6% PhD)
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2 564 employees
(including 1 496 lecturers/researchers and 1 068 administrative staff)
111 buildings
(30% scientific laboratories) •
304 600 m 2 of buildings on 15 sites in Languedoc-Roussillon department
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226 M €
of budget •
9/82 th in France (Shanghai ranking 2012)
EDUCATION
7 academic faculties
Faculty of Sciences Polytech Montpellier (Engineering School) Institute of Business Administration (Institute with scientific and management competencies) 3 IUT, Technology Institutes: * Montpellier (annex in Sète) * Nîmes * Béziers IUFM, Teacher Training College* (sites: Montpellier, Nîmes, Perpignan, Carcassonne, Mende)
* The IUFM will become Faculties of Education in September 2013
FRANCE
Education: key data
230 degrees:
209 national degrees
21 university degrees
• 20 DUT – Technical degrees (2 years) • 11 Bachelor degrees • 38 professional Bachelor specialities • 94 Master’s degrees • 10 Engineering degrees
RESEARCH
5 Research Centers
Biology and Health
Priority subjects:
• Molecular & Cellular Biology • Genetics & Development • Control of Proliferation & Cancer • Neurobiology • Infectious Process & Parasites • Physiology & Plastic Surgery
CHEMISTRY
Priority subjects:
• Energy • Preservation, Natural Resources Valorisation & Ecological Chemistry Process • Man Health and Well-being
Environment, Life, Food and Planet
Priority subjects:
• Food-Process • Biodiversity-Ecology-Evolution • Integrative Biology, Plants & Interactions • Earth-Water
Mathematics, Computer Science, Physics, Systems
Priority subjects:
• Mathematics • Computer Science • Physics • Systems • Mecanics
Social and Human Sciences - Education
Priority subjects:
• Management of new technologies • Trainer education and teaching methodology
Research Dynamism
47 research structures: • 40 Joint Research Units (UMR) • 7 Research Federative Structures 6 Doctoral Schools 1 032 PhD students in 40 laboratories 300 PhD graduated & 69 HDR in 2012 2 700 scientific publications / year Close collaboration work with 10 national organisms
Reseach key figures 2012
• > than 200 contracts signed with industrial partners • > than 20 projects selected FP7 (European Union) representing 7 M € • > than 50 projects financed by the National Research Agency, representing 10 M € • 225 patent families followed Participation in 40 “Investments for the Future” successful projects financed by the French Government, of which: • 18 LabEx (3 coordinated by UM2) • 7 EquipEx (1 coordinated by UM2) • 1 Technological Transfer Acceleration Company: Ax LR
Close collaboration work with national Research structures
UM2 aims to: • keep a Research coherence common to all its academic faculties and laboratories • collaborate with leading Research institutions as: - CNRS, INRA, INRIA, CEA, IRD, CIRAD, INSERM, IRSTEA, IFREMER - BRGM, CNES
Van Allen Foundation
Nanosats @ UM2
Challenge 1:
Develop a Synergy between Industry/ Research / Education:
Challenge 2: Become a leader in nanosatellites for environment Objective 1: Educate Students in the field of new technologies Tools: Funding from Van Allen Foundation
Space center: Designs, fabricates, assembles, tests and operates Nanosats
Objective 2: Promote Innovation in research labs
IES, LIRMM, LMGC
Missions: Remote sensing and technology demonstration
Launch : « Fly Your Satellite » ESA Program
Benefits: International Collaborations Industrial Collaborations
Astrium, Intespace, TRAD, 3Dplus, Microcameras, Tecnalia
University governance
President: Michel Robert
• 3 Central Council Vice-Presidents (Board of Directors, Scientific Council and Studies and Campus life) • 1 Vice-President of Students • 1 Governance committee • 1 Committee of Directors
President DGS
Organisation chart
Cabinet Communication Management and Audit Control Health and Safety Officer Accountant Officer DAG General issues DAF Financial Management DSI Information System DRH Human Resources DPE Capital & Environment DVC Campus life DDE Studies DDP Partnerships DRED Research and Doctoral Schools
UM2 main missions
• • • • • • • Initial & continuing education Scientific & technological Research Development of Research Counselling & employability Cultural diffusion & scientific and technical information Participation in the construction of the European Space for Higher Education & Research International cooperation 22
UNIVERSITY CAMPUS
THE LIBRARY OF SCIENCES
INTERNATIONAL
International: key data
300 on-going Erasmus agreements 2 275 foreign students 16 official visits from foreign delegations in 2012 800 UM2 students spend at least one semester abroad 2/5 PhDs come from abroad 1/3 of the publications are co-signed with foreign authors
International flagship projects
Erasmus program (student and staff mobility within the Europe
In 2012-2013,
239 UM2 students
benefited from a study period or an internship abroad thanks to the Erasmus program
Erasmus Mundus Action 1
European Master ’s EM3E (Membrane Engineering) coordinated by UM2 and 2 Master ’s as a partner: MaMaSelf (materials) and MEME (evolutionary biology)
Erasmus Mundus Action 2 2 new projects coordinated by UM2
accepted in 2012 and
10 projects as a partner university:
- South-East Asia:
PANACEA
- Caucasus and Ukraine:
BACKIS UM2 is currently coordinating 5 EMA2 projects (AVERROES 3 et 4 , MAHEVA) and is partner in 13 projects.
International flagship projects
Tempus Sucsid – Entrepreneurship/University
UM2 coordinates this project in partnership with Ukrainian, Moldovan and Belarusian universities.
Tempus Defi Averroès
– Liaison University/Business - internships, students employability in Maghreb and Lebanon.
Université des Sciences et Technologies de Hanoi (USTH)
international laboratory + 400 teaching hours) – 1
Confucius Institute
in close cooperation with the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China in Chengdu (UESTC) / launch announced in 2013 (in partnership with Rector ’s Office – City Council – Universities)
Opening-up to the world
• UM2 leads a real prospection policy and hires foreign students, professors and researchers through prestigious academic cooperation and excellence networking • UM2 aims to become a leader in terms of foreign students flow, develop international-oriented courses adapted to non French speaking students
Student and staff mobility – UM2 top priority:
• Worldwide partnerships thanks to various mobility programs • Close relationships with South-East Asia and Mediterranean countries and plans to further strengthen these collaborations in the near future
An outstanding historical and scientific heritage
Botany
: 2 nd French herbarium, 3,5 million of samples
Zoology
: 40 000 items
Palaeontology
: 1,5 million of specimens
Mineralogy
: 3 000 deposit samples
Ethnology
: 120 objects (from Kanak, Papou and Maori cultures)
Contemporary scientific and technical heritage
in partnership with the CNAM
Collection of old scientific equipment
(XVIII and XIX th century): astronomy, physics, chemistry, etc.
UM1/UM2 merger: a shared ambition
2 complementary universities, a common history, founding the new
University of Montpellier
in January 2015 Students Staff (civil servants and contract workers) Budget Property assets building (area) UM1 24 700 1 800 160 M€ 190 000 m 2 UM2 16 200 2 500 226 M€ 304 600 m 2
UM 1 + UM 2 # 41 000 4 300 # 380 M € # 500 000 m 2
MONTPELLIER
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S MAIN SQUARE
MEDITERRANEAN SEA 8 km from Montpellier city center
Montpellier Agglomération Territorial Advantages
• The fastest population growth in France, benefiting from an ideal, central location between Northern Europe, the Middle East and Africa: Twice the rate of national demographic growth by 2020-2030* 43% of the population under 30 years old* • A business and scientific community that attracts world leaders: Leading location in France in terms of public-sector research intensity* 5 excellence sectors supported by 7 competitiveness clusters, plus numerous • • • • • other clusters and internationally-oriented professionnal associations: Health: Sanofi, Horiba Medical, Bausch+Lomb Agronomics: Kraft Jacob Suchard (Kraft Foods industrial group) ICT: IBM, Dell, Ubisoft, Intel, Free, Orange Environment: Schlumberger, EDF, Deinove, GDF Suez Group Water: Véolia Water, Egis Water
* ref. National Institute for Statistics
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Highly qualified workforce:
- 60,000 students, including 15% international students, in Montpellier Sud de France Universities - 6 engineering schools: Telecom School, Polytechnic Feminine School, Polytech, School of Mines, SupAgro, National School of Chemistry, and numerous renowed management schools •
Recognized quality of life:
- Montpellier appeals to 78% of managers and business owners (TNS Sofres Institute) - 4 tramway lines now in operation and a fifth in the planning stages (for launch in 2017), providing service to 84% of the local population - 5 th largest university hospital in France (ref. Le Point newspaper) - Intense cultural activity: Montpellier Danse Festival, Radio France Festival, etc.
- 300 sunny days a year along the Mediterranean seaside
EDUCATION: THE « LMD » SYSTEM