UNIVERSITÉ DE TECHNOLOGIE DE COMPIÈGNE

UTC
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The first
University of
Technology
of France
Education

Technological research

Innovation

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 UTC, a successful model...
The UTC model has
... for interaction with society and industry been duplicated
The University of Technology of Compiègne (UTC) is a public higher education
institution established in 1972 that combines all the assets and advantages
of a University with those of an engineering "Grande Ecole" (France’s top
ranking engineering schools).

UTC’s main missions are education, research and transfer of technology.

It is well integrated within the European system of higher education and it
has pursued, since its creation, an ambitious international policy.
UTC interacts with society and industry by anticipating the in France in the cities of Troyes
(UTT)
5025 research’s requirements of companies and by facilitating and Belfort-Montbéliard (UTBM)
matriculated the professional insertion of its students, thanks to its and abroad with 2 campus in Sha
nghai
student educational values based on students’ autonomy and its (China) and Viña del Mar (Chili)
engineers interdisciplinary research.

... by preparing engineers

UTC’s objectives are to train students who will manage successfully the interactions
between technology, human and society in a globally competitive environment while at the
same time making sustainable development a priority to guarantee excellent thematic
research geared towards the issues of our environment and supported by a collective
commitment to interdisciplinary research. UTC education programs will give 21000
students : UTC
• advanced skills to handle the interactions between Mankind and Technology, graduate
• an international exposure with an intercultural approach, alumni
• the capacity to pilot innovative, complex projects.

... for international recognition

Research and innovation programs of UTC have been attributed an exceptionally high rating
by international juries and French Government committees :

3 innovation thematics that are handled through eco-design and man-system technologies :
• Bio-inspired technologies and the bio-economy,
• Clean, safe, integrated ‘smart’ transportation,
• Health-oriented engineering.

2 world class competitivity poles (clusters) :

• i-Trans, addressing questions of sustainable transportation (rail, automobile, multimodal,
freight and passenger traffic),
• The IAR Pole (Industry and Agro-Resources), where ongoing biotechnological studies focus
on making use of whole plant crops (e.g., the projected bio-fuel refinery) for industrial and
non-foodstuff applications.

8 “Investments for the future” projects :

• an ‘excellence’ initiative (IDEX): SUPER with its partners at Sorbonne University Cluster
• an Institute for Energy Transition (ITE): PIVERT, focusing on plant chemistry,
• an Institute for Technological Research (IRT): RAILENIUM, specialized in rail-road
transportation systems,
• an ‘excellence’ laboratory (Labex): MS2T devoted to system of systems control,
• two ‘excellence’ labs equipment facilities (Equipex): Figures, for facial and maxillary
reconstruction surgery and Robotex for robot engineering,
• a Technology Transfer Accelerator company (SATT): LUTECH, a filtering portal for
innovation-intensive projects,
• an ‘excellence’ initiative in Innovative training (IDEFI): InnovENT-E, targeting higher
education and SMEs, for the purpose of assisting in export and innovation ventures.
 UTC strategic alliance :
Sorbonne University,
the innovative education and research for the 21st Century

Seven leading French higher education establishments and four national research
organizations have joined together to form the new Sorbonne University group. A successor
to the historic Sorbonne, it is one of the most comprehensive university centers in France.
This university cluster provides higher education and research in economics, humanities, 58 000
business and administration, science, medicine, and technology. By bringing together students
the best talents in a wide array of disciplines, Sorbonne University offers new transversal
academic programs and scientific expertise.

10 000 l
tiona International Partnerships
interna ts
studen Sorbonne University has a broad network of partnerships worldwide and focuses its
international action on strategic alliances in targeted regions: Europe, India, China,
Brazil, South Africa and the United States, as well as building on established alliances
at its international campuses in Singapore and Abu Dhabi.
Since its creation, Sorbonne University has established milestone partnerships such as the
CAPES chairs in the Brazilian exchange program and a strategic alliance agreement with the
Harbin Institute of Technology (China).

iplines
Best talents in their disc
ne University
Member institutions Sorbon France in science, medicine and
engineering,
re & Mar ie Cur ie Univ ersi ty (UPMC), the largest university in
• Pier anities,
the French first university in hum eral engineering in France,
• Paris-Sorbonne University, gne (UT C), the first school to post-baccalaureate gen
Tec hno log y of Com piè
• University of in the world,
of the leading business schools nces and humanities,
• INSEAD Business School, one HN) , a uniq ue locu s for expertise in the field of natural scie
ory (MN cation,
• National Museum of Nat ural Hist for international cooperation in edu
ter for Ped ago gica l Stu dies (Ciep), reference public operator nt in the perform ing arts.
• International Cen
cati on Cen ter (PS PBB ), an excellent training establishme
Arts Edu
• Paris Boulogne-Billancourt
zations
Four leading research organi
ntific Research (CNRS),
• French National Centre for Scie
lth and Med ical Research (INSERM),
• French Institute of Hea 7 700
elopment (IRD),
• Institute of Research for Dev ion (INRIA). researchers
in Computer Science and Automat
• French Institute for Research and professo
r-
researchers
 The UTC Innovation
Centre
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is organised around technologica
platform s, ‘Fab Lab s’, crea tivit y
e
inducing rooms, where ideas com
from many parts and whe re they
ket-
mature through invention into mar
ready innovations.

A hub totally devoted to innovation

UTC’s unique Daniel Thomas Innovation Centre welcomes projects, and those who propose
them, viz., UTC’s research scientist lecturers, students, personnel or persons from outside
academic circles who collaborate with the UTC laboratories and benefit from territorial skills:
INPI, BPI, the “Entreprendre” network, moving from “the idea to the product”.

An innovative academic program

Bac +1 Bac +2 Bac +3 Bac +4 Bac +5 Bac +8
French Engineering degree (5 years)
fundamental studies - 2 years major studies - 3 years
Possibility of further
study in PhD
6 speciality majors : Bio-engineering,
"Tronc commun" Computer sciences and technologies, (3 years)
(Common core) Mechanical engineering, Process engineering,
Systems engineering, Urban engineering 9 research units of UT
in the fields of : biotechnology,
Technology, Humanities & Social Sciences
mechanics, Complex socio-technical
Masters (2 years) systems, Biomedical Engineering, Science
and Technology for Information and
The UTC’s strong 4 speciality majors : Innovation for Design Communication, Process Engineering,
and Strategy, Complex Systems Engineering Energy and sustainable development,
points (in English), Transformation and Valorisation Modelling and calculation, Transports.
of Natural Resources, Services and Systems
• custom-made curriculum for Engineering
each
student
• credit course packages in Eng
lish
• training in technological rese
arch
methods The UTC prepares students to adapt to a new working environment
• project workshops/problem solv while developing team work, leadership and communication skills.
ing
approaches Studying at the UTC also means the acquisition of working methods,
• use of IT as educational tools tools and skills.
• specific program for top leve
l
athletes Innovative pedagogical principles and methods help students to design
• a professionalizing post-gradua their own curriculum and to carry out their career dreams.
te
school
• 14 months of interniship in
Each academic department has designed a coherent package of credit
industry
courses in English to enable non French speaking international students
• 7 foreign languages courses
to undertake a period of study at the UTC and to obtain credits. This is
offered
offered to "exchange and degree seeking students" both at the standard
French engineering degree and the Master's degree.
A rich international scene
Ever since UTC was created in 1972, international relations and activities 16 %
of the
have been at the core of the University’s development programme. As of the gradu UTC
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early 2000s, UTC has committed itself to an ambitious internationalization a pro tes find
fessio
strategy, based on institutionally founding branch campuses in various, posting nal
abroa
carefully chosen regions of the world. d

The general objective assigned to the offspring units is to deploy and

20% enhance the missions of the French Universities of Technology, building up
foreign
inter-cultural experiments, absolutely necessary to the preparation of today’s
students at
engineers and PhDs, becoming, as they will, skilled professionals capable of
UTC
adapting themselves to a multitude of environments and culture backgrounds.

Linkoping
83
Chicoutimi Cranfield
18 Montréal (2)
Braunschweig
13
Torino
Atlanta Chiba
Zaragoza Beyrouth Xi’an (2) UTseuS (Shanghai)
located on the Baoshan campus
of Shanghai university
7 1250 matriculated students
260 UTseuS students at UTC

31
Itajuba
Sao Paulo
UTC Campus Viña
del Mar (Chili) Parana (2)

UTC campus abroad Double diploma agreements Number of university partners

An Innovative International School

Exchange opportunities
Open to English speakers, there are 3 different modules:

Laboratory placements in bioeconomy, intelligent

mobility or health Technologies : organized between mid-May
and end of July, this module aims at introducing students to research,

Intensive French language and interculturality courses:

organized in February, July and August, each course is composed of 80
hours of French language courses along for weeks, • one-semester course,
• one-semester course + one-sem
ester
internship,
Specific seminars in between science and culture
• laboratory projects,
organized the two last weeks of July: • summer/winter schools,
• A module “Culinary Science for Tastier, Healthier Food” • double diploma programs.
• A module “Creative Interaction for Dance, Music, Painting”

For each module, technical and cultural excursions are organized to discover the Compiègne
surroundings and Paris.
 England
Shanghai
Belgium (UTseuS)

Compiègne Luxembourg
Roissy
Charles de Gaulle (UTC) Germany
Paris
Troyes (UTT)
Belfort-Montbelliard
UTC Campus (UTBM)
Viña del Mar
(Chili)

A university campus in the city

and a city in the forest
Students, administrative and teaching staff enjoy a city, Compiegne, with its
exceptional environment and enjoyable life-style :
• campus is in the historic city centre, 45 min. from Paris by motorway or by
train,
• in the midst of one of France’s largest forests (15 000 ha of trees and
1 000 km of forest trail-paths),
• a highly diverse cultural offer, the Imperial Theatre and the Jean Legendre
culture centre,
• very active student associations (about 110) in all sorts of activities and
piloted by the students,
• castle of Pierrefonds, castle of Chantilly, …

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