Paul Sabatier University
| Université Paul Sabatier | |
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| Motto | Les sciences au coeur |
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| Type | Public |
| Endowment | €328 M |
| President | Jean-Pierre Vinel |
Academic staff | 2,350 |
Administrative staff | 1,500 |
| Students | 31,987 |
| Location | Toulouse, France |
| Nickname | UPS |
| Affiliations | University of Toulouse, ISSAT |
| Website | www.univ-tlse3.fr |
Paul Sabatier University (Université Paul Sabatier, UPS, also known as Toulouse III) is a French university, in the Academy of Toulouse.
Founded in 1229, the University of Toulouse is one of the oldest in Europe.[1] Today’s Toulouse III was named for Paul Sabatier, winner of the 1912 Nobel prize in chemistry,[2] when it was established on the foundations of the old university in 1969. The Université Paul Sabatier (UPS), an educational leader in France’s Midi-Pyrénées region, offers a broad array of programs in the sciences, technology, health, and athletics.
University research activities
- Space, earth sciences, climate
- Computer science and electronics
- Life sciences
- Water, process engineering, chemistry
- Materials, solid state physics, aeronautics, astrophysics.
Major fields of study
Sciences, Engineering, and Athletics
Bachelor
The university offers the Licence programs in eight areas: Mathematics, Computer Science and their applications; Engineering; Physics, Chemistry, and their applications; Space Sciences, Organisms, and Biospheres; Life and Health Sciences; Sciences and Techniques of Physical Activity and Sports; Communication and Organizational Management.
Master
The university offers Master’s programs in six areas: Informatics and Systems Modeling (in partnership with the École Nationale de l'Aviation Civile);[3] Sciences and techniques of matter and energy; Space sciences; Life and health sciences; Social Sciences and Humanities; Management. A number of bilingual programs have been designed to appeal to international students—among them a Joint European Master in Space Science and Technology, a European Master’s in materials for energy storage and conversion, an international Master’s in micro and nanotechnologies for wireless communications, a new Master's in Management International of Air Transport and Tourism (MITAT) and a French Master’s in agri-food innovations for sustainable agriculture and better products.
Doctorate
The university accepts doctoral candidates in all of the areas described above.
Health
- Medicine: medical degree, residency, specialities, doctorate.
- Pharmacy: degree in pharmacy, diplôme d’études supérieures
(DES), DNO.
- Dentistry: degree in dental surgery, certificat d’études supérieures
(CES), DES, doctorate.
Points of interest
Notable Alumni
- Guy Bertrand, chemistry professor at the University of California, San Diego ;
- Pierre Cohen, member of The National Assembly of France.[4]
See also
References
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