Universit de Rennes 1 is a comprehensive, multi-campus university devoted to education and research. The universitys 19 components (departments, institutes, and schools) enroll 24,600 students, 2,200 of whom are in continuing education or apprenticeship programs. The faculty and staff include more than 1,844 teaching and research faculty and 1,363 administrative, technical, and library personnel.

The university is open to international cooperation, with 143 international agreements and more than 200 Erasmus agreements. It enrolls more than 3,000 international students.

Structure: 10 faculties, 6 institutes (including 4 technology institutes), 2 engineering schools, 1 space sciences observatory.

Major fields of study Science, Technology, and Health: Agri-food industries, archaeological sciences,

biology, chemistry, electronics, environment, civil engineering, computer science, mathematics, materials, mechanics, medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, physics, production and quality assurance, earth sciences, statistics

Law, economics, and management: Law, economics, management, statistics and applied econometrics, political science

Humanities and social sciences: Social work, information-communication, philosophy

Research 40 research units in the following fields:- Math-STIC (mathematics, sciences and technologies of information and

communication)- SDLM (materials sciences)- SDV (life sciences)- SHS (humanities and social sciences)

3 research federations Rennes institute of chemistry Armoricain center for environmental research (CAREN) Functional genetics, agronomy, and health

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4 doctoral departments MATISSE (mathematics, informatics, signals, electronics, and telecommuni-

cations) Materials science Life sciences, agriculture, and health SHOS (sciences of man, organizations, and society)6 associated laboratories abroad (Armenia Chile - China United States India)1 associated research organization abroad (Japan)

Universit de Rennes 1 participates in 20 GISs (groups of scientific interest) and leads or is a member of 14 European or international research groups.

StrengthsA founding member of the Universit Europenne de Bretagne higher education and research cluster and of several national and international networks, Universit de Rennes 1 has evidenced the will to raise its international visibility and power to attract top students and faculty. The university provides individual tutorials to ensure that international students in exchange programs adapt quickly and smoothly to French academic life. Exchange students are eligible for housing in the cit universitaire through an agreement with the regional student-service agency. They also have access to French-language courses and to a year-long program of cultural activities.

Location Lying at the far western tip of the European continent, Brittany has more than 3 million inhabitants. Rennes, the regional capital, has a population of 210,000 (360,000 in the metropolitan region). It is an important center of higher education, research and development, and technological innovation.

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Universit de Rennes 1Public Rennes24 60013% international students LMD Other national diplomas Institution-specific diploma Other degrees NoYes Yes from 177 to 584 euros year 2011-2012 (+ social security 203 euros)2, rue du Thabor CS 46510 35065 Rennes cedex - France

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Mise jour octobre 2011