EUA 2006 Autumn ConferenceBrno – 19-21 October
« European Universities as catalysts in promoting regional innovation »
Regional « Clustering » in West of France :
Presentation of the France Atlantique University Network
« Interregional Universities cooperation in Brittany, Pays de la Loire and Poitou-Charentes : an original initiative in France »
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Presidents’ will of the 9 Universities from 3 régions : Brittany, Pays de la Loire,Poitou Charentes.
Network of Universities wasborn in 1998 : to meetregularly and to share goodpractices.
Legal entity was created in 2001 :to enhance and manage common projects and to give an interregionaland European dimension to the network.
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Common Declaration of the Presidents – January 2001
« Nowadays, great stakes are not defined on an insulated universities scale. »
« While preserving the autonomy and the identity ofeach one… it is advisable to find new cooperationsaround common projects…. »
« The coordination of policies and strategic choices, isa key element for the development of higher educationand research in Brittany, Pays de la Loire and Poitou-Charentes. »
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9 Universities :
West BrittanySouth BrittanyRennes 1 Rennes 2NantesAngersMaineLa RochellePoitiers
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The University Network is a major tool for :
- Information exchange
- Coordination of scientific and educational policies on an interregional scale
- Implementation of common projects :
European Research projects
Common publishing service
Internet Gateway
Research activities
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12% of students in France
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Number of students per University (2006) :
Angers : 17 559
West Brittany : 17 237
South Brittany : 7 763
Maine : 8 594
Nantes : 32 583
Poitiers : 25 300
Rennes 1 : 22 079
Rennes 2 : 20 139
La Rochelle : 6 000
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Distribution by academic fields 152 000 students
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152 000 students
Distribution by degrees
Licence students
80560 = 53%Master
students 51680 = 34%
Doctorate students
19 760 = 13%
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Main academic research topics of
the France Atlantique University Network are :
- Biotechnology and Agri-industrial techniques
- Biology and health
- Knowledge and languages
- Environment
- Humanities – Society – City
- Material and mechanical engineering
- Marine and coastal environment
- Information Technology
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8 main research topics Information Technology
Marine and coastalenvironment
Material and mechanicalengineering
Humanities – Society –City
Environment
Knowledge andlanguages
Biology and health
Biotechnology and Agri-industrial techniques
9% of researchers and professors in France
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University Network Labelized teams
Nantes; 60
Poitiers; 46
La Rochelle; 11 Bretagne Occidentale; 32
Bretagne Sud; 10
Rennes 1; 46
Rennes 2; 20
Le Mans; 20Angers ; 30
Bretagne OccidentaleBretagne SudRennes 1Rennes 2Le MansAngers NantesPoitiersLa Rochelle
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Network key figures
9 universities
3 regions
1 network
- 12% of the students in France
- 9% of researchers and professors in France
- 900 PH. D Thesis each year
- 275 research team accredited by national research organisations
- 8 500 researchers, professors and senior lecturers
- 275 labelized teams (CNRS, Inserm, Inra, Ministry)
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Decision making in the network / a top-down and bottom-up process
- Computer science- Hygiene and Safety- Sports- lifelong learning- Preventive medicine etc.
- Doctoral school- Council of Studies and University Life- International Relations- Europe- Research- Communication
Network common projects
Executive Committee : Chairman of the association &
2 Presidents (from 2 other regions)
Board of 9 Presidents of Universities (Rectors) :Final decision maker
Working groups (1 Vice-President or Director per University) dedicated to one specific subjectCoordinator : one President (or his representative) :
Management Office : 1 Director & 1 assistant
+ technical team
Meeting frequency: 6 times a year
Meeting frequency: depends on the priority
Network’s partners
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Non profit makingassociation
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Executive Committee : Chairman of the association &
2 Presidents (from 2 other regions)
October 2005 Mandate : 2 years
- Alain Barreau, President, RUOAPresident of the University of Angers(Pays de la Loire)
- Jean-Pierre Gesson, Vice-president, RUOAPresident of the University of Poitiers (Poitou-Charentes)
- Eric Martin, Vice-president, RUOAPresident of the University of South Brittany(Brittany)
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Board of 9 Presidents of Universities (Rectors)
• Alain Barreau Angers• Jean-Claude Bodéré West Brittany• Bertrand Fortin Rennes 1 • Jean-Pierre Gesson Poitiers• Maurice Henry Maine• Eric Martin South Brittany• Marc Gontard Rennes 2• Michel Pouyllau La Rochelle• François Resche Nantes
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Thematic Coordinator• Doctoral Schools E. Martin, A. Barreau• Council of studies and university life M. Henry• Research J.-P. Gesson, E. Martin• Communication A. Barreau• Computer science B. Fortin• Lifelong learning JC. Bodéré• Hygiene and safety M. Pouyllau• International relations M. Gontard, F. Resche• Europe A. Barreau• Preventive medicine F. Resche• Sports F. Resche• Other groups (depending on members’initiatives)
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Working groups (1 Vice-President or Director per University ) dedicated to one specific subject
Coordinator : one President (or his representative) :
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France Atlantique University Network main partners :
French Ministry of Research and Education
Nantes Urban Community (City of Nantes)
French Interministerial Delegation for Planning and Territory Competitiveness
Regional Council of Brittany
Regional Council of Pays de La Loire
Regional Council of Poitou-Charentes
European Commission
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Top ranking position in France in :
• Life Sciences :food, biotechnologies, health & food industries• Information and Communication Technologies :wireless, optics - photonics, image processing,data security• Transport Technologies :automotive, aeronautics, ship and boat building
Brittany, Pays de la Loire andPoitou-Charentes
Population : 7.8 million16% of French population
Surface area : 85,100 km2
GDP : 164 billion Eurosover 11% of French GDP
Strategic location in Western EuropeCentral position for Atlanticand North West Europeand immediate proximityto Paris region
Standard of qualification : 9 Universities, 31 Business Schools,40 Schools of Engineering,15 science parks
Over 100,000 jobs,650 sites (manufacturing and R&D),450 investors, 27 countries
http://www.france-atlantique.org/ (2005)
Encouraging innovation
City of Nantes –
Urban Community
Nantes is situated at a distance of 50 kilometresfrom the Atlantic Ocean, on the estuary of theLoire and at the crossroads of Brittany, Anjou andthe Vendée. There are 570,000 inhabitants(Nantes and suburbs).
The Nantes Metropolis Urban Community bringstogether and coordinates the action of 24 communesAssociation - registered Office
http://www.nantes.fr/
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Area:27 208 km2Capital city: RennesPopulation of the region:2 968 000 inhabitantsPopulation density:109.1 (inhabitants per km2)GDP per capita:97.2% EU25Employment by sector:– Agriculture: 7.9%– Industry: 23.8%– Services: 68.3%
« One is not born Breton. It is something onebecomes, listening to the wind, to the soundof the branches, to the sound of the peopleand of the sea. »Xavier Grall, Pour les amis des grands ventset des oiseaux perdus.
Member of theconglomerate: Innovative Solutions for RegionalCompetitiveness
Bretagne / Brittany
Source : European Weeks of Regions and Cities – 9-12 october 2006
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Area: 32 082 km2Capital city: Nantes Population of the region: 3 300 000 inhabitantsPopulation density: 102.9 (inhabitants per km2) GDP per capita: 101.5% EU25 Employment by sector:– Agriculture: 6.2% – Industry: 28.8% – Services: 65%
« It is, however, the golden fringes drawn bythe Loire and by the tangle of its tributariesthat determines the whole layout of thescenery, shaped over five thousand years ofpatience along strategic lines, where, sincethe Middle Ages, castles have been strewnlike altars of repose. »Charles Péguy
Member of theconglomerate: Innovative Solutions for Regional Competitiveness
Pays de la Loire
Source : European Weeks of Regions and Cities – 9-12 october 2006
Encouraging innovation
Poitou-Charentes
Area:25 810 km2Capital city: PoitiersPopulation of the region:1 668 337 inhabitantsPopulation density:64.63 (inhabitants per km2)GDP per capita:93.1% EU25Employment by sector:– Agriculture: 5.6%– Industry: 26.6%– Services: 67.8%
« (…) a region ruffled by hills, where thewoods, fields and little vineyards createdand obscured an ever-changing view (…) »
Geneviève Fauconnier, Vineyards of Lary, Wine regions
Member of theconglomerate: InnovativeSolutions for RegionalCompetitiveness
Source : European Weeks of Regions and Cities – 9-12 october 2006
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Encouraging innovation
Regional Office in Brussels:Espace européen «Bretagne Pays de Loire Poitou-Charentes»Laurianne SchlaeppiHead of OfficeRond Point Schuman 14, BrusselsTel: +32 (0)2 735 40 36Email: [email protected]@brplpc.org
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Encouraging innovation
Administrative Organisation of Research and Technology in France
At national level
The Ministry for Higher Education and ResearchThe National Research AgencyOther Ministries concerned with ResearchConsultative CouncilsThe Civil Research and Development Budget (BCDR)
At regional level
Regional Research and Technology Delegations (DRRT)Regional Consultative Committees on Technological Research and Development(CCRRDT)Regional Innovation and Technology Transfer Centres (CRITT)
http://cordis.europa.eu/france/org.htm
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Encouraging innovation
Public researchThe main scientific and technological research organisations :
- Research bodies (E.g. CNRS, INRA, INSERM)- Universities, schools and other education centres linked to research
Research in BusinessGeneral presentationCoordinating with chambers of commerceInnovation scoreboard
Support for Research and InnovationMeasures promoting InnovationInnovation plansIncubatorsCompetition for the creation of innovative businessOSEO-ANVARTechnopoles, genopoles
http://cordis.europa.eu/france/org.htm
Source: Ministère de l’Economie, des Finances et de l’Industriehttp://www.industrie.gouv.fr/portail/politiques/index_polecompet.html (2005)
« Competitiveness Poles »
Encouraging innovation
Research and Technology on a regional scale
Higher education institutes Leading research organizationsUniversitiesOther categories of establishment Research directory
Regional research infrastructures
Services and networks supporting economic development and innovation
Decentralized business support services aiming at increasing awareness among businesses andproviding advice and support for business development.
Chambers of Commerce and IndustryTechnopoles and incubatorsTransfer and technical centresNetworks of business advisorsFinancing Innovation
http://cordis.europa.eu/bretagne/links.htm
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PROGAMME D’INITIATIVE COMMUNAUTAIREINTERREG III B « ESPACE ATLANTIQUE »2000-2006
VALBIOMAR ProjectBiotechnological exploitation of marine resources
Encouraging innovation
Budget : 1 861 143 euros (1 048 000 euros FEDER)
3 years-duration, the project VALBIOMAR allows the constitution of an Atlanticnetwork of competences for SMEs use. Laboratories "VALBIOMAR" (Brittany, Pays de la Loire, Poitou-Charentes, Galicia, Scotland, Portugal) diffuse their know-how atSMEs for concrete co-operations and real exploitations of the research results in thefisheries, aquaculture, human and animal food, cosmetic, health sectors...
Encouraging innovation
Valbiomar partners
• Université de La Rochelle –Laboratoire Biotechnologie, chimie bio organique
• RUOA• Muséum d’Histoire Naturelle – Station Biologie Marine • IFREMER – Laboratoire de Génie Alimentaire• Université de Nantes – ISOMER• Université de Bretagne Sud – Laboratoire Polymères et procédés,
Laboratoire de Biotechnologie et Chimie Marines (LBCM)• Université de Bretagne Occidentale – Laboratoire ANTIOX • Technopole Quimper-Cornouaille• Universidad de La Laguna• IPIMAR/INIAP• Alicontrol• Integrin Advanced Biosystems Ltd• CETMAR (Technological Center)
Sea and environnment(a few examples)
Laboratory COSTEL –
Climate and Land-cover by remote sensingUniversity of Rennes 2 / CNRS
Integrated management of sea and coastal zone, hydrosystems, geomatic and environment.
www.uhb.fr/sc_sociales/Costel/
IUEM – European institute of marine studiesUniversity of West Brittany / CNRS
7 laboratories
Mmultidisciplinary
www.univ-brest.fr/IUEM/Laboratory seed physiologyUniversity of Angers / INRA
Industrial cooperation : Vilmorin, Clauses semences, Technigra.
PML – Sea and coastal pole
MultidisciplinaryUniversity of Nantes / CNRS
8 laboratories
www.univ-nantes.fr/91381/0/fiche_90047__structure/
www.univ-angers.fr/laboratoire.asp?ID=45&langue=1
Encouraging innovation
Patent in phytoremediationUniversity of Rennes 1 (Sept. 2003)
Process of depollution of the grounds by plants applications on grounds polluted by the heavy atrazine (pesticide) andmetals.
Potential market in the US : $ 100 million
www.saic.univ-rennes1.fr/offres_techno/index.html
Institut du littoral – Coastal instituteUniversity of La Rochelle
3 research teams
Marine Biology, Environment, Geophysics, Societyand coastal activities
www.univ-lr.fr/littoral/
Encouraging innovation
Transports / Materials / Chemistry / physics (a few examples)
IRIM2F – Research federation « molecular engineering and functional materials »University of the Maine / CNRS (2004)
4 laboratories
Material physics and chemistry.
LAUM – Laboratory of acousticsUniversity of the Maine / CNRS
Fundamental research with the aim of modellingphysical phenomena.
Applications : in musics, metrology, medicine andindustry
http://laum.univ-lemans.fr/laum3/tindex
http://subaru2.univ-lemans.fr/invites/irim2f/
POMA & CIMMA – 2 laboratories specialized in the design of new molecular materials with electronic properties.Université of Angers / CNRS
Applications in solar energy.
Industrial cooperation : Thalès, Rhodia, Parker Davis, Ademe.
PPRIMME – Pole dedicated to transports of PoitiersUniversity of Poitiers / CNRS / Ensmsa
7 laboratories & research teams
Development of advanced technologyassociating engineering Sciences sector andchemistry through a multidisciplinary approach. Applications : land transport, hybrid traction chains, air and space transport, propulsion systems.
http://labo.univ-poitiers.fr/pprimme/
http://ead.univ-angers.fr/~poma/
www.univ-angers.fr/laboratoire.asp?ID=48&langue=1
L2P – Laboratory of Polymers, Properties Interfaces andCompositesUniversity of South Brittany
Study of the chemical and physiochemical phenomena related to theelaboration and the implementation of polymeric materials.
www.univ-ubs.fr/l2p/
Encouraging innovation
Health / Biotechnology / Food industry (a few examples)
GEPEA – Food process engineering laboratoryUniversity of Nantes (Saint-Nazaire) / CNRS / Ecole des Mines de Nantes / ENITIAA (engineering school in food technology)
3 research laboratories
Environment, food industry and valorisation of sea food.
www.sciences.univ-nantes.fr/physique/recherche/GEPEA/accueil.html
LGPC- Laboratory of protein and cellular engineering University of La Rochelle / CNRS
Multidisciplinary. Research in catalyse and enzymatic processes, peptides, chemistry, microbiology.
www.univ-lr.fr/labo/lgpc/
TcLand - a biopharmaceutical companyBased in Nantes. Located on the University Campus.
Founded in 2002 as a spin-off of INSERM / ITERT, one of the first research and transplantation centers in theworld, and initially supported by the local incubator Atlanpole,
Developing innovative immunological biomarkers and therapies for unmet medical needs in transplantation andauto-immune diseases.www.tcland-biotech.com/
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Encouraging innovation
Health / Biotechnology / Food industry
Patent in device of detection of deafness for babyJoint ownership University of Rennes 1 (Inserm – LTSI laboratory ) / Deltamed Company. Exploitation by Delmated.
Deltamed is specialised in neurophysiology.
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www.ltsi.univ-rennes1.fr/
Biocydex companyLocated in the Faculty of Sciences of the University ofPoitiers.
BioCydex was founded in 2002 by Yves Cenatiempo, Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at theUniversity of Poitiers (France), and El Mustapha Belgsir, a senior scientist at the CNRS in Poitiers (France), to develop specialized cyclodextrin-enabled pharmaceutical, nutraceutic, cosmetic and diagnostic products.
www.biocydex.net/
Surfactis Technologies – a nanotechcompanyUniversity of Angers (Laboratory of ParticulateVectorization) / Inserm
Surfactis Technologies was founded in August 2004 as a spin-off from INSERM (Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale), in order to provide industrial partners with innovative solutions for preventive hygiene, especially within the oral care and industrial hygiene sectors.
Surfactis designs, develops and markets innovative chemical molecules that bind mineral and metallic surfaces and functionalize the surface.
www.surfactis.com/pages/corporate.htm
BioLiveScale companyUniversity of Angers (laboratory HIFIH)
BioLiveScale is specialized in the evaluationof the severity of liver diseases(with blood tests).
www.biols.fr/index.php
Encouraging innovation
Health / Biotechnology / Food industry
Laboratory of molecular genetics – Genetic epidemiologyUniversity of West Brittany / Inserm
Research about the link between the structure of genes and their functionin order to better decipher the physiopathological bases of somepathologies (mucovicidose / genetic hemochromatose).
www.univ-brest.fr
LATIM – Laboratory oftreatment of medicalinformationUniversity of West Brittany
Research about dynamicinterfaces and the indexing andfusion in medical imagery.
www.univ-brest.fr
CRITT Agroalimentaire acts as a clearing house for information and technology watch
University of La Rochelle
It assists companies in developing their new products andprocesses. It studies industrial development projects andaccompanies their implementation. CRITT also helpscompanies set up quality procedures and find sources of funding.
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Encouraging innovation
Health / Biotechnology / Food industry
Western France Cancéropole – Interregional coordination of research in CancerIn Brittany, Région Centre, Pays de la Loire and Poitou-Charentes.
Tender alerts and common projects financing.
www.canceropole-grandouest.com/
Ouest Genopole – Genomics network in Western FranceCoordination of research on genetics in Brittany and Pays de la Loire
Core partners :Research Centers / Universities of Angers, Nantes, West Brittany, South Brittany, Rennes 1
Other partners : Hospitals (CHU) / High Schools and Institute
53 research units in both Brittany and Pays de la Loire regions,5 technological core faciliities, 2000 people incl. 800 researchers.
Marine biology, Agriculture - Food-processing, human health andBioinformatics
www.ouest-genopole.org/
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Encouraging innovation
Information and communication technologies
LIUM – Laboratory of Computer Sciences University of Maine / CNRS
Work on computer environments for human learning
www-lium.univ-lemans.fr/
CoFluentDesign CompanyGroup MCSE (Embedded systems modelling and design) Polytech’Nantes / University of Nantes
CoFluent Studio is an Electronic System Level (ESL) design toolset targeted at designers of complex multiprocessorelectronic systems with rich application content, either multi-board, on-board or on-chip
The technology at the heart of CoFluent Studio results from French public research within the Ecole polytechniqueof the University of Nantes (EPUN).It represents 20 years of research by Professor Jean-Paul Calvez on a methodology for the design of electronicsystems called MCSE (French for Méthodologie de Conception de Systèmes Electroniques) which is in public domain.
www.cofluentdesign.com/
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Encouraging innovation
Information and communication technologiesL3i – Informatics Image Interaction Research LaboratoryUniversity of La Rochelle
Fields of researchs : image, data forms andinterpretation, model behaviour architecture
VALORIA – Vannes Lorient Laboratory Research in data processing and its applicationsUniversity of South Brittany
Research aiming at the simplified communication between Men / Machine, the control of the development of software, construction of distributedcooperating applications.www.univ-lr.fr/www.univ-ubs.frCompany Novagrid –
telecommunications researchUniversity of Rennes 1
Specialized in electromagnetic modelingand the development of distributedapplications and computing codes.
www.novagrid.com/
LESTER – Laboratory of electronic of the real time systemsUniversity of South Brittany
Methodologies for the design under constraints of system electroniccircuit.
Applications : treatment of information under constraints ofimplementation (time, surface, power etc.)
www.univ-ubs.frLERIA - Laboratory in combinativeoptimizationUniversity of Angers
Applications in the assignment of frequencies andthe positioning of antenna.
Industrial cooperations : Bouygues Telecom, France Telecom, CNES / Spot.
www.univ-angers.fr
LEST – Laboratory electronics and telecommunicationsystemsUniversity of West Brittany / CNRS
Engineering of materials and ultra high frequencies devices. Modelingof devices and systems. Signal treatment for telecoms.
www.univ-brest.fr
Encouraging innovation
Law / Management / EconomicsCREJE – Research Institute in the legalenvironment of companiesUniversity South Brittany
Alanlysis of the positive law applicable to SMEs.
GRDA – Research center in Business LawUniversity of Maine
Company law, bank law, criminal law, economic public law, competition law, contract law. Legal safety.
www.univ-ubs.frwww.univ-lemans.fr
CECOJI – Research center for international cooperation in lawUniversity of Poitiers
Intellectual property, human rights, culture and research law, information and communication technology.
www.cecoji.cnrs.frSABRES – Laboratory of appliedstatisticsUniversity of South Brittany
Research in statistics and its applications, lifesciences and industrial fields.
www.univ-ubs.fr
Management InstituteUniversity of Rennes 1
International management, marketing, riskmanagement.
www.igr.univ-rennes1.fr
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Encouraging innovation
Society and territory
ESO Research Group Geographical spaces and society4 universities from the RUOA network :
Angers (CARTA – Research center on territories) ,
Le Mans (GREGUM – Research in social geography),
Nantes (CESTAN – Center for the study of societies, territoriesand development)
Rennes 2 (RESO – Society and space),
+ University of Caen (Normandy)
4 topics : society, environment, heritage / companies, site, networks/ territories of politics, public policies / social groups, identity, mobilities.
www.univ-lemans.fr/lettres/eso
SOLITO – Laboratory of history and social sciences « Coast and Sea »University of South Brittany
www.univ-ubs.fr
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Communication tools
www.ruoa.org- Web site :
- Electronic Newsletter « Perspectives »
- Annual Directory & Diaryfor members
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Contact
Réseau des Universités de l'Ouest Atlantique13, rue Alain Barbe Torte44200 Nantes - FRANCE
Tél : +33 2 51 72 78 01 - Fax : +33 2 51 72 78 61Website : http://www.ruoa.org
Office :Ms. Laurence GAREAUX, DirectorMs. Nelly DUCERISIER, AssistantM. Kévin THIERY, Project manager
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