University of Reunion Island

The University of Reunion Island is a French public higher education and research institution, located in the heart of the Indian Ocean, one of Europe's outermost regions. By virtue of its unique geostrategic position it is the only European university in the region.

12 000 students are admitted every year at six sites in St Denis (Moufia, Victoire, Bellepierre and the University Technology Park), Le Tampon and Saint Pierre.

The University of Reunion Island offers a whole range of full-time and vocational multi-disciplinary and diversified curricula:

• European standard-compliant LMD (Bachelor, Master, PhD) degrees in three fields "Arts & Social Sciences", "Law, Economics and Management", "Science, Technology & Health";
• job-oriented courses (vocational Bachelor's degree, undergraduate technology degrees, etc.) in widely different fields such as Civil Engineering, Air Conditioning, Banking & Insurance or Networks & Telecommunications;
• engineering degrees in three domains "Innovation & Integrated Agri-Food Development", "Telecommunication, Computer and Multimedia Services", "Sustainable Construction & Environment".

The University of Reunion Island has developed high quality research structured around 3 research federations :

• the first federation focuses on the field of Arts, Social Sciences and the Humanities;
• the second federation concentrates on the observation, dynamics and development of natural environments;
• the third is devoted to the study and enhancement of biodiversity in the south-west Indian Ocean in terms of human, animal and plant health.

All of these research activities are carried out in partnership with leading French institutions, in particular through joint research units. The Institute of Research for Development (IRD), the French National Meteorological Service, the French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS), the Centre for International Cooperation in Agricultural Research for Development (CIRAD), the National Institute of Health and Medical Research (INSERM) and the Institute of Earth Physics of Paris (IPGP).

Research

The University of Reunion Island has developed high quality research structured around 3 research federations :

• the first federation focuses on the field of Arts, Social Sciences and the Humanities;
• the second federation concentrates on the observation, dynamics and development of natural environments;
• the third is devoted to the study and enhancement of biodiversity in the south-west Indian Ocean in terms of human, animal and plant health.

All of these research activities are carried out in partnership with leading French institutions, in particular through joint research units. The Institute of Research for Development (IRD), the French National Meteorological Service, the French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS), the Centre for International Cooperation in Agricultural Research for Development (CIRAD), the National Institute of Health and Medical Research (INSERM) and the Institute of Earth Physics of Paris (IPGP).