The University Institutes of Technology or IUT (french: Instituts Universitaires de Technologie) are parts of the university system in
France
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. The IUT were created in 1966. There are 108 IUTs which are attached to 80 universities including the ones in the French Overseas Territories and Departments.
The IUTs allow the preparation of a three-year undergraduate technical diploma called a ''Bachelor universitaire de technologie'' ( en, University Bachelor of Technology). Until 2020, the IUTs allowed the preparation of a two-year
undergraduate
Undergraduate education is education conducted after secondary education and before postgraduate education. It typically includes all postsecondary programs up to the level of a bachelor's degree. For example, in the United States, an entry-lev ...
technical diploma called a ''DiplĂ´me universitaire de technologie'' or ''DUT''.
After finishing their DUT, students have the option to work, do a one-year professional degree called "Licence Professionnelle" (a course also offered by IUTs), or further their studies in a university.
List of IUTs
References
http://www.enseignementsup-recherche.gouv.fr/cid21016/liste-des-instituts-universitaires-de-technologie-i.u.t.html
External links
Dedicated siteList of IUT by rectorate
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Education in France