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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 1 Université de Toulouse 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 2 Université de Toulouse Exceptional research opportunities First region in France in terms of R&D efforts : 4.1% of the GDP are dedicated to RD, 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 3 Université de Toulouse 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) 4 Université de Toulouse 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 5 Université de Toulouse 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…) 6 Université de Toulouse 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 7 Université de Toulouse 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 8 Université de Toulouse The PRES « Université de Toulouse » 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 9 Université de Toulouse 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 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 Promoting Toulouse University abroad in the area of training, research and innovation Technology transfer 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 Listing the training offer, providing support and guidance to students, offering them the best environment for their studies. 10 Université de Toulouse The PRES « Université de Toulouse » Other missions Services and projects available at “Université de Toulouse” The Documentation Service Undertaking collaborative actions with all the documentation services of the Universities and Schools of Higher Education in Toulouse and the region. The Digital University 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 Providing students as well as teaching and administrative staff with the information they might need to carry out their academic projects. 11 Université de Toulouse 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 12 Université de Toulouse THANKS FOR YOUR ATTENTION www.univ-toulouse.fr 13 Université de Toulouse