UVSQ Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines

About UVSQ Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines

A founding member of the Université Paris-Saclay, ranked 8th French university by Times Higher Education, and 2nd globally in atmospheric sciences by the Shanghai ranking. UVSQ is the largest center for higher education, research, and technology in the Yvelines department. With over 200 degree programs – preparatory classes, DUT, Bachelor's, Professional Bachelor's, Master's, Engineering degrees, medical degrees, and PhDs – UVSQ is a multidisciplinary university offering 4 major fields of study (Arts, Letters, Languages / Social Sciences and Humanities / Law, Economics, Management / Science, Technology, Health). Its 5 campuses bring together nearly 20,000 students in initial and continuing education, 1,000 teaching and research staff, and 540 doctoral students. UVSQ bases its research policy on 8 major scientific axes. With 39 research structures, including 32 laboratories, it conducts innovative, transdisciplinary research that addresses societal challenges, supports businesses, and trains all audiences throughout their lives. UVSQ actively participates in about twenty investment-for-the-future programs and contributes to the emergence of projects with high potential for valorization and technological transfer with industrial partners in strategic sectors of the French economy. It has 5 scientific and industrial chairs and 10 technological platforms. Furthermore, it is one of the few universities in France involved in 6 internationally visible competitiveness clusters and maintains 220 international partnerships in 50 countries.