Joseph Fourier University (UJF, french: Université Joseph Fourier, also known as Grenoble I) was a French university situated in the city of

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and focused on the fields of sciences, technologies and health. It is now part of the Université Grenoble Alpes.

Importance

According to the 2009 ARWU, Joseph Fourier University is the sixth best university in France. Joseph Fourier University is also the fourth best university in Engineering & IT nationally and 115th globally in

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. The origins of this scientific university can be traced all the way back to 1811 when the scientist

Joseph Fourier Jean-Baptiste Joseph Fourier (; ; 21 March 1768 – 16 May 1830) was a French mathematician and physicist born in Auxerre and best known for initiating the investigation of Fourier series, which eventually developed into Fourier analysis and har ...

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

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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 Gières () is a commune in the Isère department in southeastern France. It is part of the Grenoble urban unit (agglomeration). The archaeologist Joseph Chamonard (1866–1936) died in Gières. Grenoble-Universités-Gières station has rail con ...

). This campus is shared with other higher education organizations, see

University of Grenoble The Université Grenoble Alpes (UGA, French: meaning "''Grenoble Alps University''") is a public research university in Grenoble, France. Founded in 1339, it is the third largest university in France with about 60,000 students and over 3,000 resea ...

. The university also has teaching and research installations in the city of Grenoble proper. The university runs many laboratories, many in association with

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, Grenoble-INP and other major institutions. UJF also maintains the Jardin botanique alpin du Lautaret alpine garden on the Lautaret pass, in association with

Education and teaching

Many master's degrees are taught in English, for example : * Master in Chemistry * Master in Nanoscience and Nanotechnology * Master in International Development Studies * Master in Environmental Fluid Mechanics * Master in Systems, Control and Information Technology (MISCIT) * Master of Science in informatics at Grenoble (MOSIG) * Master of Science in Industrial and Applied Mathematics (MSIAM) * Master in Biology * Master Geomechanics, Civil Engineering and Risks 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 Alim Louis Benabid is a French-Algerian emeritus professor, neurosurgeon and member of the French Academy of Sciences, who has had a global impact in the development of deep brain stimulation (DBS) for Parkinson's disease and other movement dis ...

, ''Breakthrough prize,'' Life Science (2015) * Yves Bréchet, Material Science * Rajaâ Cherkaoui El Moursli, physicist, member of the "Académie Hassan II des Sciences et Techniques"2015 L'Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Awards
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Hélène Courtois Hélène (Di Nella) Courtois (born 1970) is a French astrophysicist specialising in cosmography. She is a professor at the University of Lyon 1 and has been a chevalier of the Ordre des Palmes Académiques since 2015. As the director of a resea ...

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

Park Geun-hye Park Geun-hye (; ; often in English ; born 2 February 1952) is a South Korean politician who served as the 11th president of South Korea from 2013 to 2017, until she was impeached and convicted on related corruption charges. Park was the f ...

, former president of South Korea * Ariane Mézard, mathematician * Vera Lúcia de Miranda Guarda, human rights activist and Brazilian UNESCO chairperson * Sakura Pascarelli, physicist *

Rammal Rammal Rammal Hassan Rammal ( ar, رمال حسن رمال) (September 30, 1951 – May 31, 1991) was a Lebanese condensed matter physicist. He was born in Doueir, South Lebanon. He lived and went to school in Beirut. He was the top student in his ...

, a Lebanese condensed matter physicist.

References

External links

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Joseph Fourier University (Université Joseph Fourier)
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École de Physique des Houches
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