Joseph Fourier University

Joseph Fourier University
Université Joseph-Fourier
Type Public university
Established 1970 (1970)
President Patrick Lévy
Academic staff
 1500
Administrative staff
 1500
Students 16,710
Location Grenoble, France
Website www.ujf-grenoble.fr

Coordinates: 45°11′30″N 5°46′22.72″E / 45.19167°N 5.7729778°E / 45.19167; 5.7729778 Université Joseph Fourier (Joseph Fourier University), often known as UJF, is a French university situated in the city of Grenoble and focused on the fields of sciences, technologies and health. This institution was previously also called Université Grenoble I (Grenoble I University).

Importance

According to the 2009 ARWU,[1] Joseph Fourier University is the sixth best university in France. Joseph Fourier University is also the 4th best university in Engineering & IT nationally and 115th globally in QS World University Rankings.[2] The origins of this scientific university can be traced all the way back to 1811 when the scientist Joseph Fourier established a faculty of science in Grenoble.

Nowadays more than 18,000 undergraduate and graduate students participate to the life of this university. More than 2,000 are international or exchange students. Joseph Fourier University is not only famous for its alumni but also for its commitment to fundamental as well as applied research and innovation. Part of the university is the Observatoire des Sciences de l'Univers de Grenoble (OSUG), a leading institution in the field of earth, space and environmental sciences.

Facilities

The main facilities are located on a vast campus east of Grenoble, on the commune of Saint-Martin d'Hères (and partially on that of Gières). This campus is shared with other higher education organizations, see University of Grenoble. The university also has teaching and research installations in the city of Grenoble proper.

The university runs many laboratories, many in association with CNRS, Grenoble-INP and other major institutions.

UJF also maintains the Jardin botanique alpin du Lautaret alpine garden on the Lautaret pass, in association with CNRS.

Education and teaching

Many masters degrees are taught in English, for example :

A Bachelor Summer Program taught in English with scientific courses as well as French courses is offered from June to mid-July.

Alumni

Alim-Louis Benabid, Breakthrough prize, Life Science (2015)

Yves Bréchet, Material Science

Rajaâ Cherkaoui El Moursli, physicist, member of the "Académie Hassan II des Sciences et Techniques", won the L'Oréal-UNESCO Awards for Women in Science for her contribution to the discovery of the Higgs Boson.[3]

Charles Elachi, director of the Jet Propulsion Lab (NASA)

Wolgang Wernsdorfer, physicist

Footnotes and references

  1. ↑ The ranking 2009 is published online here
  2. ↑ The ranking 2012 is published online
  3. ↑ 2015 L'Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Awards, Arnold Nou, 2 April 2015, WomenOfChina.cn, retrieved 4 April 2015

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