Université de La Réunion

France

Address: 15 avenue René Cassin, CS 92003, 97744 Saint-Denis, La Réunion, France

Tropical Ecology & Biodiversity, Renewable Energy & Materials, Computer Science & ICT

The University of La Réunion is a public multidisciplinary university serving the French overseas department of La Réunion in the Indian Ocean. It has programs in science, technology, health, and humanities, adapted to its tropical and insular context.

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, 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:

Indian Ocean university networks, collaborations with France and international partners.

Research:

Volcanology and geophysics, Marine biodiversity and coral reefs, Tropical diseases, Renewable energy (solar, marine), ICT for development.

Famous Alumnis:

N/A

International recognition**:

Number of staff***:

800

Current students***:

19000

Foreign students***:

N/A%

Cumulative former students***:

N/A

Pros

Unique location in the Indian Ocean, focus on tropical environment and specific regional challenges, includes an engineering school (ESIROI).

Cons

Remote island location, limited local job market in some high-tech fields.

Best For

Main university in La Réunion, focused on tropical ecology, renewable energy, and ICT.

Most Similar Schools Locally

For students who like the marine science, food science and bioinformatics focus of this institution but want another option nearby, Université des Antilles fits well: it covers aerospace and agriculture as well, and is smaller, enrolling about 12,000 students against roughly 19,000 here.
Université de Montpellier takes a similar route through food science, bioinformatics and microbiology and genetics, and it is larger, enrolling about 50,000 students against roughly 19,000 here, and is also a public institution.
Université de Perpignan Via Domitia is the closest domestic counterpart for marine science, microbiology and genetics and fluid dynamics; it is also a public institution, and runs the same bachelor's, master's and doctoral programmes.
Université Clermont Auvergne overlaps with this institution on food science, bioinformatics and microbiology and genetics, so the two are easy to compare, and it runs the same bachelor's, master's and doctoral programmes, and covers astroscience and aerospace as well.
Université de Bretagne Occidentale offers a comparable education in marine science, food science and bioinformatics: it has almost the same size, at about 20,000 students, and is also a public institution.

Most Similar Schools Abroad

For marine science, food science and bioinformatics outside the home country, Hokkaido University in Japan is a natural reference; it teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's, master's and doctoral, and covers astroscience and aerospace as well.
On content, Qinghai University in China and this institution are close, as both teach food science, bioinformatics and microbiology and genetics; it covers agriculture and geotechnics as well, and is slightly larger, at about 27,000 students against roughly 19,000 here.
Nagasaki University in Japan shares the marine science, food science and bioinformatics orientation of this institution, and it covers transportations and geotechnics as well, and is smaller, enrolling about 9,000 students against roughly 19,000 here.
Students considering a move abroad can look at Ocean University of China in China, where marine science, food science and bioinformatics also form the core, and it runs the same bachelor's, master's and doctoral programmes, and covers geotechnics and optics as well.
Abroad, Università degli Studi di Messina (Italy) covers marine science, food science and bioinformatics in a comparable way, and it teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's, master's and doctoral, and is slightly larger, at about 23,000 students against roughly 19,000 here.

*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.

Biodiversity, Ecology, Environmental Engineering, Marine Ecosystems, Marine Life Impact, Renewable Energy, Sustainable Development

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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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