With roots from 1423, the University of Franche-Comté is a multidisciplinary public university with its main campus in Besançon and other sites. It is known for microtechnology, environmental sciences, and humanities.
Address: 1 rue Claude Goudimel, 25030 Besançon, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France
Microtechnology & Instrumentation, Environmental & Earth Sciences, Applied Mathematics & Computer Science
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, Geotechnics, Life Sciences, Manufacturing, Materials, Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, Metrology, 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:
Member of EUniWell. Strong regional collaborations, particularly with the microtechnology cluster in Besançon.
Research:
Time-frequency metrology and microtechnology, Environmental sciences and chronobiology, Advanced materials, Health engineering.
Famous Alumnis:
Louis Pasteur (born in Dole, region)
International recognition**:
Number of staff***:
2000
Current students***:
24000
Foreign students***:
10%
Cumulative former students***:
N/A
Pros
Expertise in microtechnology and time-frequency (FEMTO-ST institute), pleasant historic city of Besançon.
Cons
Smaller university, more regional focus, some facilities may be dispersed.
Best For
University renowned for microtechnology, environmental sciences, and its FEMTO-ST research institute.
Most Similar Schools Locally
- Université de Limoges works in much the same fields, chiefly bioinformatics, nanotechnologies and microbiology and genetics, and it is also a public institution, and teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's, master's and doctoral.
- CY Cergy Paris Université takes a similar route through bioinformatics, geotechnics and nanotechnologies, and it has almost the same size, at about 25,000 students, and is also a public institution.
- Another national school that puts bioinformatics, geotechnics and nanotechnologies at the centre is Université PSL, and it covers astroscience as well, and is slightly smaller, at about 17,000 students against roughly 24,000 here.
- Anyone who wants a second school in the same country with a similar spread of bioinformatics, geotechnics and nanotechnologies can consider Université de Strasbourg, and it runs the same bachelor's, master's and doctoral programmes, and covers astroscience and food science as well.
- Another national school that puts bioinformatics, geotechnics and nanotechnologies at the centre is Université de Bretagne Occidentale, and it is also a public institution, and teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's, master's and doctoral.
Most Similar Schools Abroad
- A foreign alternative with a similar emphasis on bioinformatics, nanotechnologies and microbiology and genetics is Jagiellonian University in Poland, and it is larger, enrolling about 40,000 students against roughly 24,000 here, and is also a public institution.
- AGH University of Science and Technology, in Poland, takes a similar route through metrology, bioinformatics and geotechnics; it teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's, master's and doctoral, and covers sound engineering and marine science as well.
- Beyond national borders, Karlsruher Institut für Technologie stands out as a comparable school for metrology, bioinformatics and geotechnics; it is also a public institution, and teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's, master's and doctoral.
- If this university is on your list for bioinformatics, geotechnics and nanotechnologies, Kyodai in Japan deserves a comparison, because it is also a public institution, and teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's, master's and doctoral.
- Students considering a move abroad can look at Nagoya University in Japan, where bioinformatics, geotechnics and nanotechnologies also form the core, and 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.
- Environmental Engineering, Environmental Impact, Environmental Impact Assessment, Micro-electromechanical Systems (MEMS), 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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