Established as a full university in 2014 (previously part of Université des Antilles et de la Guyane), it serves French Guiana with programs adapted to its unique Amazonian and space context.
Address: Campus de Troubiran, BP 20792, 97337 Cayenne, Guyane française, France
Tropical Biodiversity & Environment, Health Sciences (tropical focus), Engineering (related to local needs)
Domains taught:
- Agriculture, AI and Machine Learning, 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, Physics, Process Control, Software Engineering, Statistics, Structural Engineering, Telecommunications, Thermodynamics
Diplomas*:
- Bachelor, Doctor, Master
Status:
- Public
Partnerships:
Focus on Amazonian and Caribbean region collaborations. Links with CNES space center in Kourou.
Research:
Amazonian biodiversity and ecosystems, Tropical diseases, Sustainable resource management, Space applications and remote sensing.
Famous Alumnis:
N/A
International recognition**:
Number of staff***:
300
Current students***:
4000
Foreign students***:
N/A%
Cumulative former students***:
N/A
Pros
Unique focus on Amazonian environment and space-related activities, serves a specific overseas territory.
Cons
Remote location, limited range of specialized high-tech engineering, challenges of a developing region.
Best For
University serving French Guiana, focused on tropical biodiversity, environment, and space-related studies.
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*: 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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