University Joseph Fourier - Grenoble 1 (UJF) is one of the top universities in France. It provides students with its high-quality education, enabling them to gain strong professional skills. 17000 students are registered at UJF to study a wide range of disciplines covering sciences, technology, medicine and society (Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, Computer Science, Biology, Medicine, Pharmacology, Mechanics, Engineering and Technology, Earth and Universe Sciences, Environment, Geography, Sports science and Physical Education). UJF offers a variety of bachelor and master programmes (52 bachelors degrees, 84 research-oriented or vocational masters degrees) and has 8 doctoral schools. Students can also register at the Institute of Technology (IUT1), which provides a wide scope of vocationally orientated courses, or at the Enginering School (Polytech Grenoble).
UJF is active within 70 laboratories and its top level research is developed in partnership with national research bodies and major international facilities*. UJF laboratories host more than 1400 PhD students. Every year, over 300 theses are submitted. This high calibre research is divided into four main areas : Earth and Universe sciences, Environment and Society ; Life and Health Sciences, Chemistry and Bioengineering ; Mathematics, Information and Communication Sciences and Technology ; Materials Science and Engineering. UJF capitalizes on its research results through its Floralis subsidiary, which manages relations between the university and industry. More than 25 businesses are issued from UJF. 350 active patents have also been registered. The university benefits from an exceptional industrial environment including multinational firms and research centres in fields such as micro-nanotechnologies, electronics, software technology and SSIIs.
UJF is located in an attractive natural site surrounded by three mountain ranges (Vercors, Chartreuse and Belledonne). This environment encourages all types of mountain sports. Grenoble Universities also offer a vibrant student life : 200 student associations, 200 cultural events scheduled every year on the campus.
Every year, UJF welcomes about 2300 foreign students. More than 350 Erasmus agreements are made with european universities and about 120 international cooperations are concluded with partners worldwide. UJF also provides courses for an international audience : 13 international masters (including 2 Erasmus Mundus masters) and 1 vocationnal bachelors. Theses courses are partly or fully taught in English.
*National organisations: CNRS (National Scientific Research Centre), CEA (Atomic Energy Commission), INSERM (National Institute for Health and Medical Research), INRIA (National Institute for Computer Science and Automation), CEMAGREF (Institute for Agricultural and Environmental Engineering Research), IRD (Research Institute for Development). International research institutes : ESRF (European Synchrotron Radiation Facility), ILL (Institut Laue Langevin), EMBL (European Molecular Biology Laboratory), LCMI (Intense Magnetic Field Laboratory), IRAM (Millimetric Radio-astronomy Institute).
