An international outlook
The University Paris-Sud is a truly international institution. Every year, the University sends many of its students abroad for part of their studies, while at the same time hosting a large number of foreign students. In 2008-2009 over 4,800 students from over 132 countries came to the University.
Spread across 5 different faculties, 3 Institutes of technology and 1 school of Engineering, University Paris-Sud 11 offers a wide-ranging selection of study programmes at various levels. In addition, all of these nine faculties and institutes are located along RER line B, ensuring fast and direct access by train to the centre of Paris.
The laboratories, research teams and teaching staff of the University Paris-Sud 11 have extensive experience managing exchange programmes with foreign universities and research centres.
These partnerships are worldwide and take various forms:
- Sending students abroad for part of their course of studies and hosting foreign students through exchange programmes such as Erasmus (Europe), Erasmus Mundus (Europe and third countries), MICEFA (United Sates), CREPUQ (Quebec) and bilateral programs.
- Helping emerging or developing countries to set up new curricula and partnerships such as double-degree programmes.
- Encouraging applications to the European Community or bilateral programmes to set up international research networks.
The University Paris-Sud 11, through its International Relations Office, offers funding to launch these collaborations. Grants for studies at Master's level and postdoctoral research are also available.
With over 4,800 foreign students from 132 countries, the University also helps exchange students and guest researchers to complete their administrative formalities and look for accommodation.