UBS is a public university founded in 1995, with campuses in Vannes, Lorient, and Pontivy. It offers programs in sciences, technology, engineering (via ENSIBS), humanities, and social sciences.
Address: Rue André Lwoff, 56000 Vannes, Bretagne, France
Materials Science & Engineering, Computer Science & Cybersecurity, Marine Sciences
Domains taught:
- AI and Machine Learning, Automation, Bioengineering, Chemistry, Civil Engineering, Computer Vision, Data Analytics, Ecology and Sustainability, Electrical and Electronics, Engineering, Fluid Dynamics, Food Science, Life Sciences, Manufacturing, Marine Science, Materials, Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, Microbiology and Genetics, Nanotechnologies, Optics, Physics, Process Control, Robotics, Signal Processing, Software Engineering, Statistics, Structural Engineering, Telecommunications, Thermodynamics
Diplomas*:
- Bachelor, Doctor, Master
Status:
- Public
Partnerships:
Regional partnerships in Brittany, particularly in materials, ICT, and maritime sectors. Includes ENSIBS engineering school.
Research:
Composite materials and marine engineering, Cybersecurity and AI, Marine biology and biotechnology, Tourism and coastal management.
Famous Alumnis:
N/A
International recognition**:
Number of staff***:
800
Current students***:
10000
Foreign students***:
N/A%
Cumulative former students***:
N/A
Pros
Human-sized university with a focus on professional integration, strong in materials science and cybersecurity, pleasant coastal locations.
Cons
Smaller university, less international visibility, more regional focus.
Best For
University with expertise in materials science, computer science, and marine studies in Southern Brittany.
Most Similar Schools Locally
- The comparison with Université de Rennes is straightforward on subjects, since both focus on marine science, food science and nanotechnologies, and it teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's, master's and doctoral, and covers astroscience and aerospace as well.
- La Rochelle Université follows much the same lines as this university, with marine science, food science and microbiology and genetics as common ground, and it has almost the same size, at about 9,000 students, and is also a public institution.
- Think of Université de Bretagne Occidentale when marine science, food science and nanotechnologies is the priority: it is larger, enrolling about 20,000 students against roughly 10,000 here, and is also a public institution.
- Université de Perpignan Via Domitia takes a similar route through marine science, microbiology and genetics and fluid dynamics, and it teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's, master's and doctoral, and has almost the same size, at about 9,000 students.
- Université de Pau et des Pays de l'Adour offers a comparable education in marine science, food science and nanotechnologies: it is slightly larger, at about 13,000 students against roughly 10,000 here, and is also a public institution.
Most Similar Schools Abroad
- A foreign alternative with a similar emphasis on food science, nanotechnologies and microbiology and genetics is Gifu University in Japan, and it is also a public institution, and runs the same bachelor's, master's and doctoral programmes.
- Abroad, Southern University of Science and Technology (China) covers nanotechnologies, microbiology and genetics and optics in a comparable way, and it covers bioinformatics as well, and has almost the same size, at about 9,000 students.
- A foreign alternative with a similar emphasis on marine science, nanotechnologies and microbiology and genetics is University of Gdańsk in Poland, and it covers astroscience and bioinformatics as well, and is larger, enrolling about 23,000 students against roughly 10,000 here.
- Miyazaki University, based in Japan, is built around marine science, food science and microbiology and genetics much like this university, and it covers agriculture and bioinformatics as well, and is smaller, enrolling about 6,000 students against roughly 10,000 here.
- Université de Mons (Belgium) works on the same fields as this institution, chiefly nanotechnologies, microbiology and genetics and fluid dynamics; it is also a public institution, and teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's, master's and doctoral.
*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), Composite Materials, Cybersecurity, Engineering, Innovation, Sustainable Development, User-Centered Design
*: 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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