La Rochelle Université in numbers

Panorama

3 faculties :

• Faculty of Law, Political Science and Management
• Faculty of Literature, Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities
• Faculty of Science and Technology

1 University Institute of Technology

1 IAE La Rochelle School of Management

8 862 enrolled students, 587 students in sandwich courses

459 teachers, 234 lecturers-researchers

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

850 part-time lecturers

93 300 m2 built-up area

1 University Foundation

Budget : 88,6 million d’€

Research

10 laboratories

• 9 research units ( 3 joints University-CNRS research units)
• 1 CNRS mixed research unit

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

31.2 Million € budget (wage bill included)

1 research specialisation “Smart Sustainable Urban Coastal Environment”

1 Doctoral School “EUCLIDE”
227 Students enrolled in aPhD programme, 37.9% international students
36 thesis defences in 2018

Socio-economic world

6 socio-economic fields represented at La Rochelle Université

• Biotechnology, Agro-business and Health : 600 students and 4 research laboratories
• Building engineering, Energy and Eco-Industry : 800 students, 4 laboratories, and 1 Research Federation
• Environment, Coastline Management : 1 100 students, 5 laboratories and 2 Research Federation
• Digital Technology : 1 100 students, 5 laboratories, 2 Research federations
• Sailing, PortIndustry and Transportation : 230 to 680 students and 4 research laboratories
• Tourism and Leisure : 600 students and 5 research laboratories

International

11.8% ofinternational students

92 nationalities

157 partner universities

Exchange programme

244 students from La Rochelle studying abroad

144 international students welcomed at La Rochelle Université

11.5% of students have carried out an internship abroad

288 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

73 national degrees

• 2 Diplomas granting access to university (DAEU)
• 5 University Institute of Technology degrees (DUT)
• 13 General Bachelor Degrees
• 20 Vocational Bachelor Degrees (17 as a sandwichcourse)
• 32 Master’s degrees (12 as a sandwichcourse)
• 1 Engineering Degree

7 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

90% 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

39.8% of students have scholarships

Origin of students :

• 46% from Charente-Maritime
• 64% from the Academic of Poitiers (Bachelor’s degree)
• 71% from the Nouvelle-Aquitaine Region (Bachelor’s degree)

Student Services

Academic counselling – Career counselling and Day Release

• 735 individual meetings and 20 workshops or academic counselling and career advice events
• 200 high school students welcomed in a long immersion
• 67 students trained in entrepreneurship
• 243 trainees in continuing education and mature students

Library resources

• 1 University Library
• Open 62 hours a week and 66000 loans every year
• 148 computer stations, 60 laptop loans
• 110000 printed books
• 59000 newspapers, 98% electronic journals

Language Teaching

• 7 languages : German, English, Chinese, Korean, Spanish, Indonesian, Portuguese
• 1 Department certified by CIEP 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
• 1359 laptop loans and 1462 free access computers
• 296 Wi-Fi Hotspots

Culture

• 39 student association projects with a budget of 39 204€
• 1404 student have a ‘Culture Pass’ (222 performances )
• 13 exhibitions, 10 cultural and artistic workshops
• 1 festival “Les Etudiants à l’Affiche”, 1 “Fête de la Science”

Sport

• 3843 students and 250 employees enrolled insports activities
• 128 weekly slots supervised by sport professionals
• 44 sportsactivities, more than 70 top-levelathletes
• 2 SportsHalls of 2900 m2 and 4000 m2 and 2 synthetic pitches

Disability

• 202 students with temporary or permanent disability given support

Health

• 2 doctors, 2 nurses, 2 social workers, 2 psychologists, 1 psychiatrist
• 5024 consultations per year for 2084 students