The University in brief
Students
Nearly
30,000 students
43% of whom are enrolled in general education courses and 57% are enrolled in professional training courses.
5,700 are following DUT, Professional degrees, IUP, MST, DESS, Master’s degrees and engineering courses.
3,100 are enrolled in one of the 19 PhD schools, 16 of which are in the heart of the Université Paris-Sud 11
4,800 are foreign students from 132 different countries
3,200 are carrying out internships as part of continuous education programmes or apprenticeships
Staff
1,800 teaching staff
1,300 engineers, technicians, administrative staff and maintenance staff (IATOS)
1,200 research scientists and 900 technical and administrative staff (ITA) of the national research organisations: CNRS, INSERM, INRA, CEA
81 library staff
Budget
Annual consolidated budget of 450 million euros
81 million euros as part of a four-year development contract (2002-2005)
11 million euros of research contracts
2.5 million euros of apprenticeship tax
8 million euros for adult education
Partnerships
Major partnerships on the socio-economic scene include:
Ile-de-France Regional Council
Essonne General Council
Val-de-Marne General Council
Haut-de-Seine General Council
and the 13 communes over which the university extends : Orsay, Gif-sur-Yvette, Bures-sur-Yvette, Les Ulis, Châtenay-Malabry, Sceaux, Antony, Cachan, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, Le Plessis-Robinson, Villejuif, Clamart, Gentilly.
The support of the French authorities allows the University Paris-Sud:
- to develop innovating research projects such as
MINERVE for nanotechnologies
POLA for lasers
PCRI for computer science research
The Biostructure Centre in the Soleil synchrotron environment
Pharmatechnopole for medicines
- and to strengthen the already strong links with companies via the developmental support provided by the Industrial and Commercial Activities Department (SAIC) of the Université Paris-Sud 11, and its Europe Cell, a real interface between laboratories and companies.