Founded in 1993, La Rochelle Université is a public university with a strong focus on coastal environment, sustainable development, digital technologies, and tourism, reflecting its maritime location.
Address: 23 avenue Albert Einstein, 17000 La Rochelle, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
Marine & Coastal Sciences, Environmental Science & Engineering, Computer Science & Digital Technologies
Domains taught:
- AI and Machine Learning, Automation, Bioengineering, Bioinformatics, Chemistry, Civil Engineering, Computer Vision, Data Analytics, Ecology and Sustainability, Electrical and Electronics, Engineering, Food Science, Geotechnics, Life Sciences, Manufacturing, Marine Science, Materials, Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, Microbiology and Genetics, Physics, Process Control, Robotics, Software Engineering, Statistics, Structural Engineering, Telecommunications, Thermodynamics
Diplomas*:
- Bachelor, Doctor, Master
Status:
- Public
Partnerships:
Part of EU-CONEXUS European University for Smart Urban Coastal Sustainability. Strong regional and international maritime partnerships.
Research:
Coastal environment and blue growth, Sustainable tourism and heritage, Digital sciences and AI, Materials for energy and environment.
Famous Alumnis:
N/A
International recognition**:
Number of staff***:
700
Current students***:
9000
Foreign students***:
10%
Cumulative former students***:
N/A
Pros
Strong focus on marine and coastal environment, dynamic and relatively young university, good quality of life in a coastal city.
Cons
Smaller university, more specialized focus, fewer traditional engineering disciplines.
Best For
University specialized in marine and coastal sciences, environmental studies, and digital technologies.
Most Similar Schools Locally
- Université Bretagne Sud takes a similar route through marine science, food science and microbiology and genetics, and it is also a public institution, and teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's, master's and doctoral.
- The comparison with Université de Perpignan Via Domitia is straightforward on subjects, since both focus on marine science, microbiology and genetics and structural engineering, and it is also a public institution, and runs the same bachelor's, master's and doctoral programmes.
- Université de Bretagne Occidentale sits close to this institution on marine science, food science and bioinformatics; it is larger, enrolling about 20,000 students against roughly 9,000 here, and is also a public institution.
- Where this university leans on marine science, food science and bioinformatics, Université de La Réunion does the same, and it runs the same bachelor's, master's and doctoral programmes, and covers fluid dynamics as well.
- A good alternative in the same country is Université de Pau et des Pays de l'Adour, which likewise covers marine science, food science and bioinformatics; it is slightly larger, at about 13,000 students against roughly 9,000 here, and is also a public institution.
Most Similar Schools Abroad
- For marine science, bioinformatics and microbiology and genetics outside the home country, Università degli Studi del Salento in Italy is a natural reference; it is also a public institution, and runs the same bachelor's, master's and doctoral programmes.
- Nagasaki University offers an international parallel to this university, with marine science, food science and bioinformatics as common ground; it covers transportations and optics as well, and has almost the same size, at about 9,000 students.
- If this institution is on your list for marine science, food science and bioinformatics, Miyazaki University in Japan deserves a comparison, because it covers agriculture and optics as well, and is smaller, enrolling about 6,000 students against roughly 9,000 here.
- A foreign alternative with a similar emphasis on marine science, bioinformatics and geotechnics is Shandong University in China, and it is also a public institution, and teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's, master's and doctoral.
- Beyond national borders, Ocean University of China stands out as a comparable school for marine science, food science and bioinformatics; it runs the same bachelor's, master's and doctoral programmes, and covers optics and signal processing 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.
- Artificial Intelligence (AI), Environmental Engineering, Innovation, Marine Ecosystems, Marine Life Impact, Sustainable Development
*: 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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