The University of Bordeaux is a public scientific, cultural and professional institution. Run by a president elected by its executive board is composed of governing bodies, administrative components, and departments.
The University of Bordeaux welcomes over 53,000 students and nearly 6,000 staff members. Here are just ten reasons to come and join us!
Approximately 13% of students at the University of Bordeaux are international. The university has developed a wide range of international study programs taught in English (or other languages such as Spanish) and that offer students the possibility of completing joint or double degrees.
Over 50 international study programs exist at Bachelor, Master, and Doctorate levels, including 11 EU-labeled programs. The University of Bordeaux is a leading university in France for participation in the Erasmus Mundus Program.
The university employs around 5,600 staff members, of which nearly 4,000 are academic and research staff. They are recognized for the quality of their scientific and teaching qualifications. They all hold doctorates or Ph.D. degrees and the medical lecturers are all active hospital practitioners at Bordeaux University Hospital.
The field of research is a driving force of the University of Bordeaux. The excellence of its competencies in all scientific fields was recognized in July 2011 when the university was awarded the "Initiative of Excellence". This award consists of an endowment of 700M€ to support the growth and development of research. In 2016, the University of Bordeaux was one of only three universities in France to obtain confirmation of this program.
The university welcomes almost 2,000 Ph.D. students, currently has 280 joint theses (co-tutelle) agreements running, boasts 19 associated international laboratories, and much more. Check out our critical figures section to discover the scope of our research activities.
The University of Bordeaux is positioned N°190 within the Shanghai Ranking (2017) and N°164 within the Shanghai Alternative Ranking (2016) published by the University Jiao Tong (China). Amongst the French establishments that feature in the first 500 of this ranking (22 in total), it is placed in the top ten.
The University of Bordeaux remains true to its open and humanistic philosophy. This openness is illustrated via the numerous partnerships with international universities (over 1,000 cooperation agreements have been signed with over 500 establishments worldwide). Dedicated programs have been implemented with Japan (Tsukuba, Kyoto, Kyushu), California, Canada (Laval, Montreal, Waterloo), and the Basque campus of excellence, "Euskampus".
Students play an active and vital role in university life. They are elected to the university boards (Board of Governors, Scientific Council, Council on University Studies and Life) and participate in various consultative bodies.
Students are also involved in the annual appraisal of the teaching staff and become active members of cultural or faculty associations, all contributing to keeping the university "on the move". There are in total over 135 student associations within the university.
Thanks to the multitude of study programs on offer, students can design their personalized course of study best adapted to their personal and professional plans. Many courses are designed along with professional organizations, especially in pharmaceuticals, enology, sport management, etc., with professional degrees and sandwich courses and mandatory work experience starting in the first year.
For the duration of their studies, students can benefit from career guidance specialists on-site. Within the region, solid industrial partnerships have been established with the various economic sectors that exist (aeronautics, space, chemistry, health, IT, optic/laser, forestry, and wine) and that offer promising career perspectives for our graduate's students.
The University of Bordeaux has one of the largest campuses (187 hectares) in Europe. It is composed of several sites that are located near to the city and that offer a wide range of services and amenities. In terms of sports equipment, the offer is extensive: 3 synthetic and one football turf pitches, five rugby turf pitches, a sports hall of 2,000m² for basketball, tennis, table tennis, badminton, etc., three squash courts, an athletics track, a weights room… the list goes on!
Within each site, dedicated offices (for students and international researchers) offer advice and information to support the newcomers' integration into university and city life. Also, the future looks bright! Operation Campus is an ongoing renovation project of 538M€ destined to modernize and better equip the four main campus sites.
The admission conditions depend on many factors: level of study, country of origin, student status - exchange student (mobility program), or free mover (degree-seeking)... Find here all you need to know depending on your situation.
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