Founded in 1432, the University of Caen Normandie is a historic multidisciplinary university with a strong focus on research and innovation in areas like materials science, ICT, and health.
Address: Esplanade de la Paix, 14032 Caen, Normandie, France
Materials Science, Computer Science & Digital Technologies, Chemistry & Life Sciences
Domains taught:
- AI and Machine Learning, Automation, Bioengineering, Bioinformatics, Chemistry, Civil Engineering, Computer Vision, Data Analytics, Ecology and Sustainability, Electrical and Electronics, Engineering, Fluid Dynamics, Food Science, Geotechnics, Life Sciences, Manufacturing, Marine Science, Materials, Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, Microbiology and Genetics, Nanotechnologies, Optics, Physics, Process Control, Robotics, Software Engineering, Statistics, Structural Engineering, Telecommunications, Thermodynamics
Diplomas*:
- Bachelor, Doctor, Master
Status:
- Public
Partnerships:
Member of Normandie Université COMUE. Regional and international partnerships.
Research:
Materials physics and chemistry, Cybersecurity and AI, Nuclear physics (GANIL nearby), Marine biology and coastal environment, Health and biomedical sciences.
Famous Alumnis:
Urbain Le Verrier
International recognition**:
Number of staff***:
2800
Current students***:
33000
Foreign students***:
10%
Cumulative former students***:
N/A
Pros
Historic university, strong research in specific fields (e.g., materials, nuclear physics with GANIL), good quality of life in Caen.
Cons
Some campus facilities are aging, regional economic context can be challenging for graduate employment in some sectors.
Best For
Historic university with strengths in materials science, ICT, and research linked to GANIL.
Most Similar Schools Locally
- Among national alternatives, Université de Rouen Normandie stands out for its focus on food science, bioinformatics and geotechnics, and it has almost the same size, at about 32,000 students, and is also a public institution.
- Université de Rennes offers a comparable education in marine science, food science and bioinformatics: it is also a public institution, and runs the same bachelor's, master's and doctoral programmes.
- Anyone who wants a second school in the same country with a similar spread of food science, bioinformatics and geotechnics can consider Université Clermont Auvergne, and it is also a public institution, and runs the same bachelor's, master's and doctoral programmes.
- Université de Tours is the closest domestic counterpart for food science, bioinformatics and nanotechnologies; it is also a public institution, and teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's, master's and doctoral.
- Think of Université de Poitiers when food science, bioinformatics and geotechnics is the priority: it covers aerospace and transportations as well, and has almost the same size, at about 30,000 students.
Most Similar Schools Abroad
- On content, USTC in China and this university are close, as both teach bioinformatics, geotechnics and nanotechnologies; it runs the same bachelor's, master's and doctoral programmes, and covers astroscience and aerospace as well.
- Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg offers an international parallel to this institution, with bioinformatics, geotechnics and nanotechnologies as common ground; it is slightly smaller, at about 29,000 students against roughly 33,000 here, and is also a public institution.
- The closest overseas parallel on food science, bioinformatics and geotechnics is Kyodai, located in Japan; it covers astroscience and aerospace as well, and is slightly smaller, at about 23,000 students against roughly 33,000 here.
- If this university is on your list for food science, bioinformatics and geotechnics, Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn in Germany deserves a comparison, because it runs the same bachelor's, master's and doctoral programmes, and covers astroscience and agriculture as well.
- University of Gdańsk (Poland) works on the same fields as this institution, chiefly marine science, bioinformatics and nanotechnologies; it is slightly smaller, at about 23,000 students against roughly 33,000 here, and is also a public institution.
*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), Biomedical Sensors, Chemistry, Cybersecurity, Innovation, Materials
*: 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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