University of Toulon
The University of Toulon is a French university located in Toulon, France, and neighboring areas. It was founded in 1968 and is organized in 6 faculties, 2 autonomous institutes, an institute of business management and an engineering school.
Unités de Formation et de Recherche
In the French system, an UFR or Research and Education Unit offers both undergraduate and graduate programs. Each UFR is governed by a director elected from the department and heads over a council of elected professors who control its curriculum.The University of Toulon has 6 U.F.R.:
- Science
- *Undergraduate level: Mathematics, Applied Mathematics, Biology, Computer Science and Physics/Chemistry.
- *Graduate level: Mathematics, Computer Science, Physics and Engineering Science, Chemistry.
- Arts
- *French, English, Spanish, applied Modern Languages.
- *Tourism and Culture.
- Law
- Economy
- Sport
- Multimedia
Institutes and Schools
- Engineering School: Institut des Sciences de l'Ingénieur de Toulon et du Var
- Business School: Institut d'Administration des Entreprises
University Institutes for Technology
- IUT de Toulon
- IUT de Saint-Raphaël
Research Centers
Mathematics- IMATH – Institut de Mathématiques de Toulon
- LSEET – Laboratoire de Sondages Electromagnétiques de l'Environnement Terrestre – UMR 6017
- PROTEE – Processus de Transferts et d'Echanges dans l'Environnement
- MAPIEM – Matériaux Polymères Interfaces Environnement Marin
- IM2NP – Institut Matériaux Microélectronique Nanosciences de Provence – UMR CNRS 6242
- CPT – Centre de Physique Théorique – UMR 6207
- BABEL – Laboratoire Babel
- i3M – Information, Milieux, Médias, Médiations
- CDPC JEAN-CLAUDE ESCARRAS – Centre de Droit et de Politique Comparés – UMR CNRS 6201
- CERC – Centre d'Etudes et de Recherche sur les Contentieux
- ERMMES – Laboratoire d'Etudes et de Recherche Méditerranéennes en Management des Entreprises
- LEAD – Laboratoire d'Économie Appliquée au Développement
- HANDIBIO : Laboratoire de Biomodélisation et ingénierie des handicaps
- LSIS – Laboratoire des Sciences de l'Information et des systèmes
- SNC – Systèmes Navals Complexes – ERTA
Notable people
Faculty- Boris Cyrulnik – psychiatrist
- Olivier Dubuquoy – geographer, documentarist and environmental activist
- Fabien Matras – lawyer; politician
- Maryse Joissains – politician
- Gearóid Ó hAllmhuráin – Irish ethnomusicologist, author, musician and historian specialising in Irish music, diaspora, cultural and memory studies
- Maurizio Porfiri – engineering professor, noted for his work with robotic fish and aquatic research
- Sonia Krimi – politician