Avignon Université, with roots from 1303, is a public multidisciplinary university offering programs in sciences, humanities, arts, and social sciences, with a focus on culture, heritage, and agro-sciences.
Address: 74 rue Louis Pasteur, 84029 Avignon, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, France
Computer Science, Agro-sciences & Environment, Hydrogeology
Domains taught:
- Agriculture, AI and Machine Learning, Bioengineering, Bioinformatics, Chemistry, Computer Vision, Data Analytics, Ecology and Sustainability, Food Science, Geotechnics, Life Sciences, Mathematics, Microbiology and Genetics, Physics, Software Engineering, Statistics
Diplomas*:
- Bachelor, Doctor, Master
Status:
- Public
Partnerships:
Member of EU-CONEXUS European University for Smart Urban Coastal Sustainability. Regional partnerships in culture, tourism, and agriculture.
Research:
Plant science and sustainable agriculture, Water resources and hydrogeology, Digital humanities and cultural heritage, Computer science and AI applications.
Famous Alumnis:
N/A
International recognition**:
Number of staff***:
700
Current students***:
8000
Foreign students***:
10%
Cumulative former students***:
N/A
Pros
Historic university in a culturally rich city, specific strengths in agro-sciences and hydrogeology, human-sized institution.
Cons
Smaller university, limited range of engineering programs, more focus on humanities and applied sciences.
Best For
Multidisciplinary university with expertise in computer science, agro-sciences, and hydrogeology.
Most Similar Schools Locally
- Among national alternatives, La Rochelle Université stands out for its focus on food science, bioinformatics and geotechnics, and it covers marine science and civil engineering as well, and is slightly larger, at about 9,000 students against roughly 8,000 here.
- Among national alternatives, Université des Antilles stands out for its focus on agriculture, food science and bioinformatics, and it is larger, enrolling about 12,000 students against roughly 8,000 here, and is also a public institution.
- Another national school that puts microbiology and genetics, bioengineering and computer vision at the centre is Université de Nîmes, and it is smaller, enrolling about 5,000 students against roughly 8,000 here, and is also a public institution.
- Both schools build their programmes around microbiology and genetics, bioengineering and computer vision, and Université de Perpignan Via Domitia is the one to compare first within the country, since it teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's, master's and doctoral, and covers marine science and fluid dynamics as well.
- Université de Pau et des Pays de l'Adour follows much the same lines as this university, with food science, bioinformatics and geotechnics as common ground, and it covers marine science and aerospace as well, and is larger, enrolling about 13,000 students against roughly 8,000 here.
Most Similar Schools Abroad
- For a study option in Italy with a comparable spread of bioinformatics, geotechnics and microbiology and genetics, Università degli Studi di Urbino Carlo Bo is the reference point: it teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's, master's and doctoral, and is larger, enrolling about 14,000 students against roughly 8,000 here.
- For a study option in Italy with a comparable spread of bioinformatics, microbiology and genetics and bioengineering, Università degli Studi di Siena is the reference point: it is also a public institution, and runs the same bachelor's, master's and doctoral programmes.
- Nanjing Agricultural University, based in China, is built around agriculture, food science and bioinformatics much like this university, and it covers fluid dynamics and structural engineering as well, and is far larger, with about 27,000 students against roughly 8,000 here.
- Université de Neuchâtel in Switzerland shares the bioinformatics, geotechnics and microbiology and genetics orientation of this institution, and it is smaller, enrolling about 4,500 students against roughly 8,000 here, and is also a public institution.
- Wageningen University & Research, based in the Netherlands, is built around agriculture, food science and bioinformatics much like this institution, and it runs the same bachelor's, master's and doctoral programmes, and covers marine science and nanotechnologies as well.
*our own picks (our criteria: a mix between domains, diploma delivered, reputation and size), but obviously too many criteria for an apple-to-apple ranking.
- Agriculture, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Environmental Engineering, Sustainable Development, Sustainable Practices
*: without any judgment of the quality, readers are strongly encouraged to check the official status of the exact diploma envisioned as many universities have a mix of recognized diplomas, not recognized, “co-delivered,” “equivalent to”, “some pathways” (…), can change over time, and can be named differently from one country to another.
**: international reputation: is based on some criteria that do not mean much in some domains or specialties (number of researchers, of scientific publications, on budget ….). Our approximate 1-4 scale:
- known locally
- known locally and internationally
- is listed in some of the world university’s classifications
- is listed among the 20 firsts in some of world university’s classifications
***: estimated numbers, based on online sources and/or feedbacks. The numbers can vary greatly depending on school organisation (ex.: school is part of a group, it employs internal staff or external consultants or has public staff without employing them …). Refer to all the links provided to have accurate and updated numbers.
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