Université européenne de Bretagne

Université européenne de Bretagne
A regional network with an
international outlook
28 members institutions
72,000 students
109 research units
3,600 researchers
8 doctoral schools
3,000 PhD students
Brittany : some key facts
• A peninsula between the Channel and the Atlantic
• Brittany is the westernmost point of France
• 3 million inhabitants
• A third of French coastline
• 24 % of the population is aged under 20
Brittany : a popular tourist destination,
a strong cultural identity and traditions
Brittany : economic context
Largest agricultural
and agri-food region
in France
2nd largest national
telecommunications
centre
The Pôle Mer/ Marine
Sciences and
Technologies: a field of
excellence with a
worldwide impact
A French leader in
the Luxury
automobile industry
Dynamic and diversified research
50 % of French oceanographic research
1st in naval shipbuilding
4th largest region for patent registration
5th biggest region in electronics
5th biggest industrial region
6th for creative industries
Weblink : Invest in Bretagne
UEB at a glance
A network of 28 research and higher education institutions in Brittany
• Date of birth : 21/07/03
• President :
Pr. Pascal Olivard
(President of Université de
Bretagne Occidentale)
➙ A long tradition of
cooperation between the
institutions in Brittany
➙ Determination to be
part of the European
area of research and
higher education
➙ A new horizon with the
birth of Université
Bretagne Loire in 2016
: a regional digital campus open to the world
A multi-site training and research campus with a high
international profile
UEBC@mpus is 28 institutions brought together to form a
digital campus which promotes on-line training and
network research. Developed for the whole university
community, UEBC@mpus offers a new way of
communicating and working together. 38 sites served by
a collaborative communication infrastructure.
Offering innovative digital services to the UEB
community
• Services designed so that users are highly independent
due to them being very simple to access and use
• Exchanging ideas / Arranging meetings / Providing
training
Digital tools for new services and more collaborative uses
High-definition video-conferencing rooms with
sound-surround, telepresence rooms, tele-lecture
halls, image walls, tools for data capturing,
archiving and using digital data...will be some of
the equipment to be deployed.
There will also be new services with digital work
environments or new generation virtual offices for
all users.
These digital spaces are also intended for hosting
training activities for teachers, research on digital
uses and joint research with companies
Time-saving and reducing the ecological
footprint
Journey time between the campuses of Brest and
Rennes
3hr by car = 2hr20 by train = 0hr with
UEBC@mpus
CO2 emissions for each journey
64 kg to travel (240 km) = 0g with UEBC@mpus
Instruments : Skills and Expertise cartography
Objectives :
Survey expertise among research units, teams, and testbeds
(research axes, know-how, equipments, collaborations) ;
Identify them in such a way that they are fully visible and
understandable by potential partners for research and
innovation projects ;
Survey existing partnerships to qualify the visibility of the
research in the public sector in Brittany.
Results :
Pluginlabs-ouest.fr
Instruments : Thematic Research Networks (RTR)
Develop and structure joint research strategy
• Réseau fédérateur régional inter-IFR en BioSanté Dr. Georges Baffet
• Maison des sciences de l’Homme en Bretagne, MSHB Prof. Christian Le Bart
• Bretagne RESeau MATériaux , BRESMAT Prof. Yves Grohens
• Sciences et Techniques de la Mer, Europôle Mer Dr. Antoine Dosdat
• SISCom – Bretagne Prof. Ronan Soleau
• Environnement et Systèmes complexes, RISC-E Dr. Philippe Davy
Instruments: Programs
National « Investissement d’avenirs »
LabEx Laboratoires d'Excellence
• CominLabs > Telecommunications
Scien&fic Director : Patrick Bouthemy, INRIA Rennes Vice-­‐directors : Claude Jard, Université de Nantes and Ramesh Pyndiah, Télécom Bretagne Execu&ve Director : Dominique Massaloux, Télécom Bretagne Budget : M€ 14 / 10 years
• LabexMER > A changing Ocean
Director : Anne-Marie Tréguier, IUEM
Budget : M€ 10 / 10 years
IRT Institut de Recherche Technologique
B-Com > Internet and Images of the Future
IEED Institute of Excellence in Carbon-free Energy
France Marine Energy > Marine Renewable Energies
SATT Société d’Accélération du Transfert de Technologies
Ouest valorisation
PhD Courses: International Doctoral College
Joint managment in the 8 Doctoral Schools for the PHD international actions
ALL
MATISSE
SHOS
SICMA
Arts
Lettres Litterrature
Langues / Languages
Mathématiques
télécommunications
informatique
Signal et systèmes
électroniques
Sciences de l’homme, des
organisations et de la
société
Santé
Information
communication
Matière et mathématiques
EDSM
SDLM
SHS
VAS
Sciences de la mer
Marine Science
Sciences de la matière
Material Science
Sciences humaines et
sociales
Humanities
Vie / Life
Agro
Santé / Health
PhD Courses : Tools
• Catalog of PhD courses
• Doctoriales Bretagne®
• Thesis charter
Mobility grants
Eligibility criteria : PhD students
must be registered with one of the
Brittany Doctoral Schools, and
project must be approved by home
and host units.
Duration of grant: 3-5 months
Value of grant: 800 - 1000 €/ month
• Guide for the doctoral student in Brittany http://www.ueb.eu/Theme/
collegeDoctInter/
• Follow-up and assistance to the PhD professional insertion
More than 130 training courses to facilitate the professional insertion
Studies on graduates conducted by the ORESB (Observatory)
Regional platform for EU projects : Missions
Missions :
The Regional platform for EU projects is a common department of the 28 members of UEB,
that aims to strengthen Brittany’s integration in the European Research Area (ERA) and the
European Higher Education Area (EHEA).
Objectives :
• To facilitate the research and higher education stakeholders’ access to European funding
thanks to a technical assistance in project engineering : scientific watch of call
opportunities, information, training, project setting and consulting ;
• To highlight the regional participation in European programmes.
Scope :
• Research and innovation projects (mainly Horizon 2020) ;
• Higher Education projects (mainly Erasmus +).
Regional platform for EU projects : Organisation
A regional platform service located on two university sites and benefiting all members
of the UEB :
• Brest (3 officers)
• Rennes (1 manager, 1 assistant, 3 officers)
An active department in national & European networks :
• National NCPs meetings, thematic networks, EC infodays & brokerage events.
International services / CMI Rennes & Brest
Welcoming international students
> Assistance upon arrival
> Residency permit help desk
> Special events at the beginning of each semester
> Cultural program / Student’s World Cup
Personalised help for international PhD students and researchers to
> Make easier administrative processes and researchers’ move :
visa, resident permit, social security, accommodation issue…
> Facilitate integration : french courses, cultural program…
Development of strengthened partnerships
Cooperations with Saxony (Germany)
GCSD’2010 “Sustainable Chemistry and Related Areas”
Rennes, February 2010
GCSD’2011 “Les espaces européens” (human and social sciences)
Chemnitz, June 2011
Cooperations with Brazil
2009 : Mission in Brazil
2010 : 5 delegations welcomed
Cooperations with Dalhousie University
2012 : Memorandum of Agreement for Joint Doctoral Program
Rennes, international city
In 2016, a brand new building, in
the town center, near the railway
station, will include:
! the UEB becoming the Université
Bretagne Loire
! A reception area for foreign
Researchers and students.
! 80 rooms and studio flats for foreign
researchers and PhD students
More informations
> www.ueb.eu
Executive Director
M : directeur-executif[at]ueb.eu
International Doctoral College (CDI)
secretariat-cdi[at]ueb.eu
Communications
M : service-communication[at]ueb.eu
Observatory (ORESB/ studies on graduates)
oresb[at]ueb.eu
UEBC@mpus
M : numerique[at]ueb.eu
International Mobility Centre
Brest : cmibrest[at]ueb.eu
Rennes : cmirennes[at]ueb.eu
Research
recherche[at]ueb.eu
Skills mapping M : info[at]pluginlabs-ouest.fr
European platform projects
projets-europeens[at]ueb.eu