La Rochelle Université in numbers

Panorama

4 coponents :

• The License Collegium
• The Smart Urban Coastal Sustainability Institute (SmUCS)
• Faculty of Law, Political Science and Management in which belongs IAE La Rochelle University School of Management
• University Institute of Technology

1 University Foundation

8 655 enrolled students, 745 students in sandwich courses

470 teachers, 233 lecturers-researchers

468 employees in different departments:Health, Library, Technicians, Administration, Engineers

871 part-time lecturers

81 947 m2 built-up area

Budget : 106.9 million d’€

Research

11 laboratories

• 10 research units (3 joints University-CNRS research units)
• 1 CNRS support and research unit

5 Research Federations with CNRS (1 lead by the University of La Rochelle)

33.2 Million € budget (wage bill included)

1 research specialisation “Smart Sustainable Urban Coastal Environment”

1 Doctoral School
222 Students enrolled in a PhD programme, 40.8% international students
41 thesis defences in 2020-2021

Socio-economic world

6 socio-economic fields represented at La Rochelle Université

• Biotechnology, Agro-business and Health : 700 students and 4 research laboratories
• Building engineering, Energy and Eco-Industry : 900 students, 5 laboratories, and 1 Research Federation
• Environment, Coastline Management : 1 200 students, 5 laboratories and 1 Research Federation
• Digital Technology : 1 300 students, 5 laboratories, 2 Research federations
• Sailing, Port Industry and Transportation : 350 to 680 students and 4 research laboratories
• Tourism and Leisure : 500 students and 5 research laboratories

EU-CONEXUS

6 members universities :

• La Rochelle Université (France) – Coordinatrice
• La Universidad Católica de Valencia (Spain)
• University of  Zadar (Croatia)
• Agricultural University of Athens (Greece)
• Technical University of Civil Engineerng Bucharest (Romania)
• Klaipeda University (Lithuania)

3 partner universities :

• Frederick University (Cyprus)
• University of Rostock (Germany)
• South East Technological University (Ireland)

More than 68 000 students
Nearly 9 000 staff members
49 faculties
98 research group

International

12.7% ofinternational students

90 nationalities

164 partner universities

Exchange programme

105 students from La Rochelle studying abroad

24 international students welcomed at La Rochelle Université

301 students taking a FLE degree (French as a foreign language)

Study

4 fields of study

• Literature, Arts, Languages
• Law, Economy, Management
• Social Sciences and Humanities
• Science, Technology, Health

76 national degrees

• 1 Diplomas granting access to university (DAEU)
• 5 University Institute of Technology bachelors (BUT)
• 13 General Bachelor Degrees including 2 doubles bachelors degrees
• 19 Vocational Bachelor Degrees (16 as a sandwichcourse)
• 35 Master’s degrees (12 as a sandwichcourse)
• 1 Engineering Degree

16 University Degrees (DU)

1 Preparation for a competitive exam (careers in Law and Administration)

2 national degrees in French as a Foreign Language (DELF, DALF)

Careers

79.7% of graduates are in employment  (vocational bachelor’s degree and Master’s degree) according to a study carried out 30 months after graduation (not including further education).

Students

37% of students have scholarships

Origin of students :

• 43% from Charente-Maritime
• 62.1% from the Academic of Poitiers (Bachelor’s degree)
• 69.1% from the Nouvelle-Aquitaine Region (Bachelor’s degree)

Student Services

Academic counselling – Career counselling and Day Release

• 814 individual meetings and 7 workshops or academic counselling and career advice events
• 131 high school students welcomed in a long immersion
• 93 students trained in entrepreneurship
• 345 trainees in continuing education and mature students

Library resources

• 1 University Library
• Open 62 hours a week and 32000 loans every year
• 124 computer stations, 60 laptop loans
• More than 96000 printed books

Language Teaching

• 7 languages : German, English, Chinese, Korean, Spanish, Indonesian, Portuguese
• 1 Department certified by FEI for a nationaldegree in French as a Foreign Language
• 1 Centre certified by ETS Global France for TOEIC and TOEFL tests

Digital

• 1 Digital Working Environment (ENT) for all students and employees
• 428 laptop loans and 1650 free access computers
• 304 Wi-Fi Hotspots

Culture

• 22 student association projects with a budget of 15 900€
• 854 student have a ‘Culture Pass’ (222 performances )
• 9 exhibitions, 9 cultural and artistic workshops
• 1 festival “Les Etudiants à l’Affiche”, 1 “Fête de la Science”

Sport

• 2374  students and 62 employees enrolled insports activities
• 128 weekly slots supervised by sport professionals
• 44 sportsactivities, more than 30 top-levelathletes
• 2 SportsHalls of 2900 m2 and 4000 m2 and 2 synthetic pitches

Disability

• 237 students with temporary or permanent disability given support

Health

• 2 doctors, 2 nurses, 2 social workers, 1 psychologists, 1 psychiatrist
• 3706 consultations per year for 1905 students