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PRES « Université de Toulouse »
Research and Higher Education Cluster
Toulouse / Midi-Pyrenees
A region of academic and scientific talents
Research and PhD Programs
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The territory:
a dynamic European region
One of the largest EU regions in
terms of surface area (45348
km²)
Eight « départements »
(administrative units)
Midi-Pyrenees
2 865 000 inhabitants
Toulouse (the capital city )
counts approx. 450 000 inhabitants
GDP : + 73 billion €
First European aeonautics and
space centre (AIRBUS, GALILEO,
ASTRIUM, THALES ALENIA SPACE
and CNES)
Creation of the Euroregion in 2004
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Exceptional research opportunities
First region in France in terms of
R&D efforts : 4.1% of the GDP are
dedicated to RD, i.e twice the
European average
Paris
Second region in France (after
l’Ile de France) for the number of
researchers
Midi-Pyrenees
Ranking first in France for the
number of engineer’s degrees awarded
Ranking third in France for the
number of PhD degrees awarded
Around 24 200 people in
research and development : 9 500
in public research and 14 700 in
private research
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Public Research organization
Over 7 000 researchers working in a total of 220 research bodies:
UMR (Joint research units)
UPR (Single research bodies)
University research laboratories
Federations of research laboratories
National research laboratories
Hosting research units
The leading role played by public research in Toulouse is
supported by top-ranking research centres:
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)
Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM)
Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA)
Office National d'Études et de Recherches Aéronautiques (ONERA)
Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)
Centre National d’Études Spatiales (CNES)
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Clusters of competitiveness
Poles of excellence in the research, industrial and training domains
Aerospace Valley
Aeronautics, Space and embedded
systems
AGRIMIP-Innovation
Agriculture and food/non foodprocessing industries
Cancer-Bio-Health
Health - Biotechnologies – Oncological
research
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Private research:
Main technological and scientific areas
Electronics, embedded systems,
ICTs
Pharmaceutical industry,
biotechnologies
(Freescale,
Continental,
Alstom transport…)
(Sanofi-Aventis,
Laboratoires
Pierre-Fabre…)
Agri-food industry
Aeronautics and space
(Airbus,ATR, Astrium,
Thales Alenia Space,
Liebherr-Aerospace…)
(3A,
Gerblé Novartis,
Andros…)
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2nd university in France
A century-old higher education know-how
Toulouse university, founded in 1229, is one of the oldest European universities
LMD training programs : Bachelor, Master and
PhD/Post Doctoral Degrees
An extensive training portfolio : Law, Economics,
Management - Human and social sciences - Arts, Humanities
and Languages - Sports sciences - Science, Technology, Health
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The PRES « Université de Toulouse »
Legislative tools for cooperation between higher education establishments
ITS MISSIONS
Enhancing the attractiveness of the “Université de Toulouse”,
gaining a leading edge in the areas of training and research,
speaking in one voice and offering the best opportunities to students.
The founders : Universities and engineering Schools
Affiliated members : other HE and research institutions awarding PhD
degrees
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Key figures
94 000 students
13 700 foreign students
29 500 diploma awarded a year
17 Higher education institutions
15 Doctoral Schools
800 thesis defended a year
4 000 PhD students
7 100 researchers and researchers-lecturers
5 800 engineers and administrative staff
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The PRES « Université de Toulouse »
Its skills
Four departments in order to coordinate and promote
academic and scientific talents in Midi-Pyrénées
Research and PhD Programs
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Bringing adding value to the research potential by enhancing its
achievements, promoting collaborative actions, sharing means and pooling
skills and know-how.
International and European Relations
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Promoting Toulouse University abroad in the area of training, research and
innovation
Technology transfer
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Fostering transfer of innovation from knowledge to product, running
technology transfer via the promotion of laboratories’ know-how and the
detection of potential private partners.
Training and Student life
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Listing the training offer, providing support and guidance to students, offering
them the best environment for their studies.
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Other missions
Services and projects available at “Université de Toulouse”
The Documentation Service
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Undertaking collaborative actions with all the documentation services of the
Universities and Schools of Higher Education in Toulouse and the region.
The Digital University
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Providing a broad spectrum of services to the academic community for a
better information and an easier communication in a user-friendly working
environment.
Maison Universitaire Franco-Mexicaine
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Providing students as well as teaching and administrative staff with the
information they might need to carry out their academic projects.
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PhD programs
15 Doctoral schools cover a wide range of scientific domains
and award PhD degrees
with one single label "Université de Toulouse"
The main scientific and technological domains :
Sciences of the Matter
Sciences of the Universe
Engineering sciences and processes
Mathematics, IC technologies and sciences
Life and health sciences, biotechnologies
Human and social sciences
Arts, Humanities and Languages
Legal, economic and management sciences
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THANKS FOR YOUR ATTENTION
www.univ-toulouse.fr
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