History
From the early Middle Ages, higher education existed at Avignon. There are traces of the thirteenth century theological schools, grammatical arts, medicine, supported by the Avignon town.
The University of Avignon, founded there more than 700 years, welcomes today more than 7500 students in rooms dedicated to the Teaching and Research among the most beautiful in France.
Education
The university community consists of many trades in charge of education, research and administration . Access to these trades responds to variable selection criteria of hierarchical levels and status. To enable you to better know your audience within our university , qualifications and responsibilities, we therefore propose to consult the description of all trades represented in our establishment .
Research
There are fifteen laboratories in the University of Avignon.
Two Federative Structures Research created in 2011 gather around the laboratories of the University other research institutions (INRA, INRIA, CNRS, etc.) as well as clusters, professional bodies and businesses with the objective of promoting research and innovation for economic and social development. Scientific research is an essential mission of the University to which the training based. At the University of Avignon, the research activity is available in two axes of identity: Culture and Heritage and AgroSciences and Sciences . Our laboratories recognized by the Ministry as per the international scientific community, are references on the subject.Career
Orientation is a complex process that requires determining their interests, know the local training opportunities, regional, French or foreign, and to develop accurate representations of professional environments, trades and skills required to access, to be able to perform carrier choice for its future.So many personal reflections and specific actions which require the consultation of specialized information resources and need to be confronted with the guidance of professional knowledge to develop.The SCUIO-IP - Common University Service of Information and Orientation, Professional Integration gets you, guide you and advise on training, workforce strategies and guidance throughout life.
Short Courses
University Ranking
Best Global Universities Rankings by U.S. News & World Report
2024
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2023
1361 -119
2022
1242
Best Global Universities Rankings by U.S. News & World Report presents all the top universities from the U.S. and 60 other countries around the world. They measure the rate of students going to their second year of studies, as well as the rate of students who graduate. It also asks university representatives on the performance of universities, and evaluates university resources, teacher salaries, graduation rates, student academic achievements and satisfaction. After calculating and comparing these criteria, U.S. News ranks the top international universities accordingly.
Student services
International students will find help for their administrative procedures (submission of applications for residence permits, allocation and finding housing, work authorization application etc.) and practical information.
An agreement was signed with the Vaucluse Prefecture, to facilitate and accelerate the processing of applications for residence permits.The site of the OFII (French Office for Immigration and Integration) provides information about your home in France. This is a general source of information for all foreigners wishing to come to France.Housing services
Free Hosting Program : SRI offers early in the semester before classes start, a welcome program open to all students and newly arrived foreign researchers. The next host program will take place beginning in September 2016 . In exchange Students can register on their application for a stay of study. Students from outside the exchange, doctoral students and researchers must register using the registration form on line in June 2016. Participation is free.
Library services
The University Library develops and coordinates all the information resources of the University of Avignon, necessary for the entire university scientific community: students, teachers and researchers.
The Common Service Documentation (SCD) has collections on various media (paper, electronic, video) communicates to all public and enhances them with events throughout the year.ICT services
The University of Avignon has computer rooms with free access which are generally open from 8 am 00-18 am 30.
The computer network is composed of:
- 1500 workstations,
- 4 km of optical fiber,
- 100 km of cables,
- 3000 taken
- 29 technical rooms.
Campus life
The University of Avignon is fortunate to be located in a historic, cultural and economic environment of the most favored. Whether we speak of the city of Avignon , the department of Vaucluse or Region this environment is for the students and staff of the University more than a decoration: a framework conducive to life and discoveries, meetings, projects, short for personal and professional development.
The University campus Avignon covers the entire city. The extramural with Agroparc and Chabran sites inside walls with the site Sainte Marthe and the Faculty of Science is on this large space that the student and academic life blossomed.Sports facilities
The University has a Department of Sports and Physical Activities (SUAPS). This offers weekly lessons in multiple physical, sports and expression (team sports, swimming, dancing , tennis, etc.) regularly throughout the year, in the new sports division and Research on Campus Hannah Arendt and, in the sports facilities of the city.