La Rochelle Université in numbers

OVERVIEW

3 schools:

• Collegium Bachelor’s Degrees
• Smart Urban Coastal Sustainability Institute (SmUCS)
• University Institute of Technology (IUT)

1 University Foundation

8 255 students enrolled on formal and continuing education courses, including 863 on apprenticeship programmes.

480 teachers including 233 teacher-researchers.

494 employees: Library, Engineers, Administration, Technicians, Services and Health (BIATSS) and Research contract workers.

896 temporary workers

82 061 m² of floor space (gross floor area)

Budget: €121.3 million 

Research

11 laboratories

• 10 accredited research units (including 4 CNRS’s joint research units)
• 1 CNRS-accredited Support and Research Unit

5 research federations certified by the CNRS (including one run by La Rochelle Université)

Budget: €35.2 million (including payroll)

1 research specialisation: “Smart Urban Coastal Sustainability”

1 multidisciplinary doctoral school

228 doctoral students, including 41.2% of international students
56 theses defended in 2021-2022

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL SECTORS

6 economic and social fields represented by university subject coordinators

• Biotechnologies, agri-food industry and health
• Sustainable building, energy and eco-industry
• Environment and coastal management
• Digital
• Boating, port economics and transport
• Tourism, leisure and culture

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 70 000 students
Nearly 9 000 employees
98 research groups
927 study programmes (all levels)

International

12.7% of international students
98 nationalities represented
173 international partner institutions 

As part of an exchange programme 

201 students from La Rochelle studied abroad
65 international students enrolled at La Rochelle Université 

301 students took French courses (FLE) 

Education

4 subject areas

• Arts, Humanities and Languages
• Law, Economics and Management
• Human and Social Sciences
• Science, Technologies and Health

65 national diplomas

• 1 Access to University Degree (DAEU)
• 5 University Bachelors of Technology (BUT)
• 13 bachelor’s degrees including 5 joint degree programmes
• 10 vocational degrees including 8 apprenticeship programmes
• 35 master’s degree programmes including 14 apprenticeship programmes
• 1 Engineer’s degree

1 Master’s programme in Engineering (CMI): 6 specialisations
21 university diplomas (DU) and inter-university diplomas (DIU)
1 preparation for competitive examination (Justice and Administration Careers)
2 national diplomas in French as a Foreign Language (DALF, DELF)

Occupational integration
79.4% of graduates are currently employed (vocational degrees and master’s degrees), according to a study carried out 30 months after graduation in 2019, excluding those pursuing their studies.

Students

35.9% of students receive grants

Geographical origin of students:

• 41.3% are from Charente-Maritime
• 59% are from the Poitiers Regional Education Authority (undergraduate)
• 66% are from the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region

Student Services

Guidance-Integration and Lifelong learning

• 884 individual interviews and 20 group workshops or events on guidance and integration
• 160 high school students on long immersion programmes
• 37 students benefiting from the “YES/IF” scheme, including 22 in a 3-year bachelor’s degree with additional courses and 15 in an extended bachelor’s degree (4 years)
• 100 students trained in entrepreneurship (“cordées”, student-entrepreneurs)
• 412 trainees in continuing education or resuming their studies

Information resources

• 1 University Library
• On average open 63 hours a week and over 35 000 loans
• 113 computer workstations including 64 laptops on loan
• More than 105 000 printed books, 45 788 periodicals including 44 871 online 

Language Teaching

• 7 languages: German, English, Chinese, Korean, Indonesian, Spanish and Portuguese
• 1 FEI-accredited centre (France Education International) for national diplomas in French as a foreign language (DALF, DELF)
• 1 agreement for the TOEIC Listening & Reading, TOEFL ITP, DELE, Linguaskill, TOPIK, HSK and DELF/DALF language tests 

Digital

• 1 Virtual Workplace for each student and employee
• 1 382 loaned computers and 1 643 open-access computers
• 303 Wi-Fi access points 

Culture

• 31 student association projects funded for a total of €37 890 
• 1 351 students benefiting from the Student Super Pass: 107 offers of short internships, shows and awareness-raising activities 
• 13 exhibitions, 11 cultural and artistic workshops 
• 1 festival “Les Étudiants à l’affiche” and 1 Science fair “La Fête de la Science”

Sport

• 3 723 students and 62 employees enrolled in sports activities 
• 128 weekly supervised practice sessions 
• 47 sporting activities and 46 top athletes 
• 2 sports halls with a total surface area of 6 545 m² and 2 artificial pitches

Student disability

• 246 accompanied students with temporary or permanent disabilities 

Health

• 1 doctor, 2 nurses, 2 social workers, 1 psychologist, 1 psychiatrist 
• 2 655 consultations per year for 1 315 students