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University of Reunion Island

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The University of Reunion Island (Université de La Réunion) is a French university in the Academy of Réunion. It is the first and only European university in the Indian Ocean. Established in 1982, it has grown steadily over the years in terms of student population, geographical sites occupied, courses offered and partnerships forged with local, national, and international institutions. The school's ambition is to be the reference university in Indianoceania.[1]

University of Reunion Island
Université de La Réunion
MottoThe European university of the Indian Ocean
TypePublic
Established1982
PresidentMohamed Rochdi
Students12000
Address
15, avenue René Cassin, CS 92003, 97744 Saint Denis Cedex 9
,
Saint-Denis
,
Réunion
,
France

20°54′6″S 55°29′2″E / 20.90167°S 55.48389°E / -20.90167; 55.48389
Websiteuniv-reunion.fr (in English)

The University has 123 ERASMUS+ inter-institutional agreements. Its European project EVAL-IC (Evaluation of Competences in Intercomprehension) has been awarded the "good practice" label by the Erasmus+ France Agency, given to projects that present "high quality implementation and results".[2]

History

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In 1982: the faculty of "Law and Economics" was the first faculty at the University of Reunion, followed by the faculty "Sciences and Technologies" and the faculty "Letters and Humanities".

In 2005 : creation of the fourth faculty "Human and Environmental Sciences".

In 2010 : creation of the "Health" faculty

Key figures

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  • 594 administrative staff[3]
  • 18,910 students for the 2020/2021 year
  • Over 5% foreign students for the year 2020/2021[4]
  • 3 doctoral schools
  • 2% of doctoral students for the year 2015/2016[5]
  • 18 laboratories (including 5 UMR) and 1 internal laboratory
  • 47 theses defended in 2012-2013
  • 4 research and development platforms

Teaching and research

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Institutes and schools

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  • Institute of Business Administration
  • University Institute of Technology
  • Confucius Institute
  • Institute of Illiteracy
  • National Institute of Teacher Training and Education
  • Superior School of Engineering Reunion Indian Ocean
  • observatory of the sciences of the universe
  • Apprentice Training Center

Doctoral Schools

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  • Doctoral School - Law, Economics and Management
  • Doctoral School - Technology and Health Sciences
  • Doctoral School - Humanities and Social Sciences

Campuses

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Its main campus is located near the Rectorate and the headquarters of the Regional Council of La Réunion, in Moufia, Saint-Denis. The university has four other campuses, the Parc Technologique in Bellepierre, the Institut d'administration des entreprises in La Victoire, the faculty in Le Tampon which offers licenses in economic and social administration and law, as well as the Institut universitaire de la technologie in Saint-Pierre in the southwest of the island.[6] The amphitheaters have been named after great scientists who have worked in Reunion, among them :

Le Tampon hosts the Technopole de La Réunion park, in Saint-Denis, some related services.

Notable people

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Faculty

Alumni

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Stratégie 2020-2024 - Université de La Réunion". univ-reunion.fr (in French). Retrieved 2021-09-20.
  2. ^ "Prix et distinctions - Université de La Réunion". www.univ-reunion.fr (in French). Retrieved 2021-09-20.
  3. ^ Chiffres La Réunion. "BILAN SOCIAL ANNÉE 2014" (PDF) (in French).
  4. ^ "Plus de 900 étudiants étrangers attendus à La Réunion". Les Echos (in French). 2021-09-20. Retrieved 2021-09-20.
  5. ^ "L'université en chiffres - Université de La Réunion". www.univ-reunion.fr (in French). Retrieved 2021-09-20.
  6. ^ "Vie Étudiante et de Campus - Université de La Réunion". www.univ-reunion.fr (in French). Retrieved 2021-09-20.
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