The team
The organization
University of South Brittany (Université Bretagne Sud) was founded in 1995. It is a multidisciplinary institution with two main campuses situated in Lorient and Vannes, Brittany, France. It offers academic programmes from bachelor’s level to the doctorate in different areas: arts, social sciences, engineering, computer science, biochemistry, mathematics, law, economics and business. It has developed recognized research skills in 4 major fields: materials, costal and marine studies, social usages and practices, IT. University of South Brittany places special emphasis on: student life and welfare, innovation (e.g. new master’s programme in cyber-defence; co-op programs at all levels; new technological platform on high-performance materials); top-edge research; industry partnerships and technology transfer; and international student mobility.
International Relations
With over 120 MoUs, University of South Brittany is definitely an internationally-minded institution. It has developed collaborations on the five continents, e.g. with Canada, Argentina, Morocco, India, Malaysia or again China. It pilots two Erasmus Intensive programs and one EU-Canada Programme. It offers a one-year immersion program for prospective international students in business and two one-semester immersion programmes for Spanish-speaking students of electronics and of mechatronics. Our bottom line: quality and reliability.