UPVD is a public university with origins in 1349, located in Perpignan with strong connections to the Catalan culture and cross-border activities. It offers programs in sciences, humanities, tourism, and law, with a focus on renewable energy and marine sciences.
Domains taught:
AI and Machine Learning, Automation, Bioengineering, Chemistry, Computer Vision, Data Analytics, Ecology and Sustainability, Electrical and Electronics, Engineering, Fluid Dynamics, 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:
Cross-border collaborations (Spain, Mediterranean countries). Part of TransPyrenees University.
Research:
Solar energy and energy storage, Marine biodiversity and ecotoxicology, Sustainable tourism and heritage, Catalan studies, Computer science.
Famous Alumnis:
N/A
International recognition**:
Number of staff***:
600
Current students***:
9000
Foreign students***:
10%
Cumulative former students***:
N/A
Pros
Focus on renewable energy and marine biology, unique cross-border cultural context, pleasant location near the Mediterranean and Pyrenees.
Cons
Smaller university, more regional and cross-border focus, limited range of traditional engineering.
Best For
University with expertise in renewable energy, marine biology, and computer science, with a strong Catalan and Mediterranean focus.
Université de Corse Pasquale Paoli shares the core fields of this institution, namely fluid dynamics, structural engineering and bioengineering; it is also a public institution, and teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's, master's and doctoral.
A good alternative in the same country is La Rochelle Université, which likewise covers marine science, microbiology and genetics and structural engineering; it is also a public institution, and teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's, master's and doctoral.
Think of Université de La Réunion when marine science, microbiology and genetics and fluid dynamics is the priority: it covers food science and bioinformatics as well, and is larger, enrolling about 19,000 students against roughly 9,000 here.
Université de Pau et des Pays de l'Adour works in much the same fields, chiefly marine science, microbiology and genetics and fluid dynamics, and it is also a public institution, and teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's, master's and doctoral.
Both schools build their programmes around marine science, microbiology and genetics and fluid dynamics, and Université Bretagne Sud is the one to compare first within the country, since it has almost the same size, at about 10,000 students, and is also a public institution.
Most Similar Schools Abroad
For marine science, microbiology and genetics and fluid dynamics outside the home country, Miyazaki University in Japan is a natural reference; it teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's, master's and doctoral, and covers agriculture and food science as well.
University of the Ryukyus, in Japan, takes a similar route through marine science, microbiology and genetics and fluid dynamics; it covers agriculture and food science as well, and has almost the same size, at about 8,000 students.
Universität Ulm in Germany pursues a similar profile in microbiology and genetics, fluid dynamics and structural engineering, and it covers bioinformatics and nanotechnologies as well, and has almost the same size, at about 10,000 students.
The closest overseas parallel on marine science, microbiology and genetics and fluid dynamics is University of Gdańsk, located in Poland; it teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's, master's and doctoral, and covers astroscience and bioinformatics as well.
University of Białystok in Poland shares the microbiology and genetics, fluid dynamics and structural engineering orientation of this institution, and it is also a public institution, and runs the same bachelor's, master's and doctoral programmes.
*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.
*: 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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