University of Bordeaux

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Organized between May and September every year, be sure not to miss our Bordeaux Summer Schools! Designed for graduate and doctoral students as well as young researchers, the Bordeaux Summer Schools offer a range of high-quality, multidisciplinary international courses.

Make the most of our excellent resources while expanding your skills and knowledge in one of the following domains: 

• Sustainable African cities: multidisciplinary research to meet health, demographic, economic and political challenges | Public health, Economics, Political science
• Internet of things | Electrical engineering, Computer science, Applied mathematics
• Philosophy in biology and medicine | Philosophy, Life science, Medicine
• Percutaneous interventions in congenital heart diseases | Cardiology
• Cardiac electrophysiology | Cardiology
• MAterials to Technologies for advanced Energy Storages | Energy
• Today’s families | Neuroscience, Human science, Social science
• ECNP Immuno-NeuroPsychiatry | Neuroscience
• Introduction to experimental neuroscience | Neuroscience
• Wine and sake: the cutting-edge of oenology and sakeology | Oenology
• Advanced mass spectrometry applied to cultural heritage | Analytical chemistry, Cultural heritage

Campus of Excellence

Ranked among the top universities in France for the quality of its academic courses and research, the University of Bordeaux is a “Campus of Excellence” supported by a significant endowment from the French government since 2011.

This multidisciplinary, research-focused, international institution leads the “Initiative of Excellence” (IdEx University of Bordeaux), and was one of the first universities in France to obtain confirmation of this program in 2016. Via this program, the University of Bordeaux develops innovative training, research and knowledge transfer programs in numerous fields of excellence and in partnership with other educational institutes in Bordeaux.

The University welcomes more than 57,000 students, of which almost 2,000 are doctoral students and 7,200 are international students. Around 5,900 staff members are employed by the University, of which 4,000 are academic and research staff.

Multidisciplinary study offer

Study programs are organized around four major scientific domains:

• Science and Technology
• Law, Political Science, Economics, Management
• Life and Health Sciences
• Social and Human Sciences

International study possibilities

The university counts nearly 700 partner universities based in over 80 countries and has dedicated exchange programs with more than 60 countries worldwide.

A wide range of international study programs have been developed enabling students to study in English (or other languages) and/or that offer the possibility of studying abroad and/or completing joint or double degrees. The University of Bordeaux is a leading university in France for participation in the Erasmus Mundus program.

• Courses in English
• Masters in English
• International Study Programs

A leading international research university

Research is organized around eleven departments:

• Social sciences of contemporary changes
• Behavior, organizations and policy evaluation
• Law and social transformations
• Bordeaux Neurocampus
• Biological and medical sciences
• Public health
• Health sciences and technologies
• Environmental sciences
• Engineering and digital sciences
• Material and light sciences
• Archeological sciences

These departments group together 70 research laboratories that are under joint supervision with national research organizations (CNRS, Inserm, INRAE, etc.).

The field of research is a driving force of the University of Bordeaux. The university boasts seven major research programs:

• BPS – Bordeaux Plant Sciences
• BRAIN_2030 - Bordeaux Region Aquitaine Initiative for the future of Neuroscience
• HOPE - Understanding Human Well-being and Behavior for better Policies & Societies
• Human Past
• IPORA - Interdisciplinary Policy-Oriented Research on Africa
• LIGHT - Light sciences and its applications
• PPM - Post-Petroleum Materials

A Graduate Research School coordinates the entire field of doctoral studies in collaboration with eight doctoral schools that ensure support and guidance for doctoral students. Graduate Research Programs have been launched within the domains of Neuroscience, Digital public health, Light sciences and technologies, Advanced chemistry, Cardiac electrophysiology, Cancer biology and Data sciences. Founded on specific disciplines where Bordeaux has achieved international levels of excellence in terms of education and research, these graduate programs propose a high-level training at Master and Doctorate level.

Our university is a hub of international, cutting-edge research as demonstrated by just some facts and figures:

• 260 joint doctoral agreements
• 22 international joint research laboratories
• 130 EU collaborative projects (Horizon 2020, FP7 and Interreg projects)
• 25 projects awarded a Europen Research Council (ERC) grant (Bordeaux campus site)
• A Welcome Center for International Researchers (including doctoral students)

A dynamic campus

The University of Bordeaux has one of the largest campus sites (187 hectares) in Europe. It is composed of several dynamic sites located near to the city and that offer a wide range of services and amenities. 135 student associations exist and participate in the organization of a wide range of cultural activities throughout the academic year: workshops, film debates, science cafés, lectures, exhibitions, concerts, shows, etc. A campus of excellence for sports as well, since 2010 Bordeaux ranks n°1 in terms of sports associations within France and is also now n°1 in Europe. In 2018, our university was awarded the title of best university for sports by the European University Sports Association (EUSA).

Bordeaux: the place to live and learn

The University of Bordeaux benefits from all the assets of the city of Bordeaux and its surroundings. The city is part of the UNESCO World Heritage List, described as "an outstanding urban and architectural ensemble”. The “Wine Capital” of the world, Bordeaux is located at the very heart of Southern Europe, only a few hours from major EU cities and just one hour from the Atlantic Ocean. In recent years, the city and the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region have grown rapidly in terms of population and this growth has been accompanied by strong economic development.