University Bourgogne Franche-Comté (UBFC)

Université Bourgogne Franche-Comté (UBFC) is a public university federating 7 Higher Education and Research (HER) Institutions operating in the Bourgogne - Franche-Comté (BFC) Region:

• Université de Bourgogne (uB),
• Université de Franche-Comté (UFC),
• Université de Technologie de Belfort-Montbéliard (UTBM),
• École Nationale Supérieure de Mécanique et des Microtechniques (ENSMM),
• Institut National Supérieur des sciences agronomiques, de l’alimentation et de l’environnement (AgroSup Dijon),
• Ecole Nationale Supérieure d’Arts et Métiers (ENSAM),
• Burgundy School of Business (BSB).

Strategic Goals

• Foster Excellence and Internationalization of BFC Higher Education and Research,
• Increase attractiveness for national & international Students, Professors & Researchers,
• Develop Innovation, Transfer and socioeconomic Partnerships.

Facts & Figures

• 60000 students, including 3000 master degrees/year and 1900 Ph.D. students,
• 9000 employees, including 2200 faculty members,
• 280 permanent researchers from National Research Institutions,
• 51 Research Laboratories, some of them including National Research Institutions (CNRS, INSERM, INRA, INSERM, CEA),
• Entered the Times Higher Education World University Ranking in 2016.
• Awarded in 2016 and 2017 by the National French Program “Projects for the Investment for the Future”,
• Operates the national Excellence Initiative Project ISITE-BFC (Initiative-Science-Innovation-Territories-Economy).

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Priority Research Areas based on the Project of Excellence ISITE-BFC

• Area 1 - Advanced Materials, Waves & Smart Systems: Advanced materials, smart systems, clean energy, Quantum, and brain-inspired photonic computing, Programmable matter.
• Area 2 - Territories, Environment, Food: Socio-ecological and food transitions; innovation in agriculture and agro-food industry; soil & territory management strategies.
• Area 3 - Comprehensive Individual Care: Innovative care tools of inflammatory and chronic disease; Human performance sciences; Integrative patient-centered care approaches.

Global education portfolio reads

• 34 bachelor degrees
• 46 master degrees (194 options)
• 14 engineering degrees
• 1 Business & Management degree
• 6 Doctoral Schools:
  • Environments – Health
    • Biology, Health, Ecology, Environment
  • Carnot-Pasteur
    • Mathematics, Physics, Earth and Universe Sciences, Chemistry
  • Engineering Sciences and Microtechniques
    • Mathematics, Physics, Earth and Universe Sciences, Chemistry, Engineering Sciences, Information, and Communication Sciences and Technologies
  • Societies, Spaces, Practices, Time
    • Institutions and social behaviors, space, environment and societies, human spirit, language, education, languages, arts and cultures, ancient and contemporary worlds
  • Literature, Communication, Languages, Arts
    • Information and Communication Sciences, Linguistics, Ancient and French Languages/Literature, Comparative Literature, Literatures, and Foreign Languages, Civilizations, Cultures and Regional Languages, Performing Arts
  • Law, Management, Economy and Political Sciences
    • Markets and Organizations, Economics, Finance, Management, Normes, Institutions and Social Behaviours, Law, Political Science, Sociology, Demography
• 1 Graduate School: EIPHI “Engineering and Innovation through Physical Sciences, High-technologies, and cross-dIsciplinary Research” with 5 Master Programs in
  • Physics, Mathematics, and Applications
  • Smart Systems and Structures
  • Energy
  • Material Science
  • Computer Science

EIPHI is jointly operated by FEMTO-ST Institute and ICB laboratory, two major UBFC Research laboratories with high international recognition in Physical Sciences and Engineering.

EIPHI Key Features

• A cross-disciplinary approach in Physics & Engineering Sciences, with high-technologies.
• A broad spectrum of taught knowledge, from fundamental to applied sciences.
• A future-ready education program, for breakthrough, smart, and sustainable innovations.
• An attractive education track, personalized and definitely oriented toward international experiences.
• A graduating track immersed in renowned research institutes, opening the doors to high-tech companies seeking international profiles and high added value hard and soft skills.

UBFC English-taught Master Courses

• Control for Green Mechatronics (GreeM)
• Physics, Photonics & Nanotechnology (PPN)
• Master program in Mathematical Physics (Math4Phys)
• Photonics, micro-nanotechnology, time-frequency metrology, and complex systems (PICS)
• Behavioral Ecology and Wildlife Management (BEWM)
• Ecology, Monitoring, and Management of Ecosystems (EMME)
• Master Program in the Internet of Things (IoT)
• Master Program in Physics and Computational Physics
• From lipoproteins to innovative therapies and pharmacy-imaging
• Transition Metals in Molecular Chemistry (T2MC)
• Data Analyst for Spatial and Environmental Economics (DASEE)
• Master Rare Books and Digital Humanities
• Projects in International and European Engineering (PIECE)
• Microbiology and Physicochemistry for Food and Wine Processes
• Physiological and Psychological FOOD choices Determinants (P2FOOD)