Established in its modern form in 1970 (with older roots), the University of Tours is a comprehensive public university offering programs in sciences, technology, health, arts, and humanities.
Address: 60 rue du Plat d’Étain, 37000 Tours, Centre-Val de Loire, France
Materials Science & Engineering, Life Sciences & Health Technologies, 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, Food Science, Life Sciences, Manufacturing, 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 the LEONARDO DA VINCI University Alliance. Regional partnerships.
Research:
Advanced materials and microelectronics, Imaging and radiopharmaceuticals, Cancer biology and immunology, Data science and AI, Renaissance studies.
Famous Alumnis:
Honoré de Balzac (born in Tours)
International recognition**:
Number of staff***:
2000
Current students***:
30000
Foreign students***:
10%
Cumulative former students***:
N/A
Pros
Comprehensive university in the Loire Valley, growing research focus in specific areas like materials and health.
Cons
Some faculties are spread out, less internationally prominent than some larger universities.
Best For
Comprehensive university with strengths in materials science, life sciences, and computer science.
Most Similar Schools Locally
- Think of Université de Bourgogne when food science, bioinformatics and nanotechnologies is the priority: it is also a public institution, and teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's, master's and doctoral.
- In terms of fields, Université de Rouen Normandie is the nearest neighbour, with food science, bioinformatics and nanotechnologies again at the core; it teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's, master's and doctoral, and covers geotechnics as well.
- Université de Caen Normandie follows much the same lines as this institution, with food science, bioinformatics and nanotechnologies as common ground, and it covers marine science and geotechnics as well, and has almost the same size, at about 33,000 students.
- A good alternative in the same country is Aix-Marseille Université, which likewise covers food science, bioinformatics and nanotechnologies; it is larger, enrolling about 78,000 students against roughly 30,000 here, and is also a public institution.
- Université de Poitiers is the closest domestic counterpart for food science, bioinformatics and nanotechnologies; it runs the same bachelor's, master's and doctoral programmes, and covers aerospace and transportations as well.
Most Similar Schools Abroad
- Osaka University (Japan) works on the same fields as this institution, chiefly food science, bioinformatics and nanotechnologies; it teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's, master's and doctoral, and covers astroscience and marine science as well.
- Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn offers an international parallel to this university, with food science, bioinformatics and nanotechnologies as common ground; it covers astroscience and agriculture as well, and is slightly larger, at about 38,000 students against roughly 30,000 here.
- University of Jinan, in China, takes a similar route through food science, nanotechnologies and microbiology and genetics; it is also a public institution, and runs the same bachelor's, master's and doctoral programmes.
- SJTU brings a China setting to the same core fields, food science, bioinformatics and nanotechnologies, and it covers marine science and aerospace as well, and is slightly larger, at about 40,000 students against roughly 30,000 here.
- In Poland, University of Wrocław teaches much the same core subjects, bioinformatics, nanotechnologies and microbiology and genetics, and it covers astroscience and signal processing as well, and is slightly smaller, at about 25,000 students against roughly 30,000 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.
- Artificial Intelligence (AI), Biomedical Sensors, Environmental Engineering, Materials, 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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