The University of Reunion Island (''Université de la Réunion'') is a French university in the Academy of Réunion. It is the first and only European university in the

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. Established in 1982, it has grown steadily over the years in terms of student population, geographical sites occupied, courses offered and partnerships forged with local, national and international institutions. The school's ambition is to be the reference university in Indianoceania. The University has 123 ERASMUS+ inter-institutional agreements. Its European project EVAL-IC (Evaluation of Competences in Intercomprehension) has been awarded the "good practice" label by the Erasmus+ France Agency, given to projects that present "high quality implementation and results".

History

In 1982: the faculty of "Law and Economics" was the first faculty at the University of Reunion, followed by the faculty "Sciences and Technologies" and the faculty "Letters and Humanities". In 2005 : creation of the fourth faculty "Human and Environmental Sciences". In 2010 : creation of the "Health" faculty

Key figures

* 594 administrative staff * 18,910 students for the 2020/2021 year * Over 5% foreign students for the year 2020/2021 * 3 doctoral schools * 2% of doctoral students for the year 2015/2016 * 18 laboratories (including 5 UMR) and 1 internal laboratory * 47 theses defended in 2012-2013 * 4 research and development platforms

Teaching and research

Institutes and schools

* Institute of Business Administration * University Institute of Technology * Confucius Institute * Institute of Illiteracy * National Institute of Teacher Training and Education * Superior School of Engineering Reunion Indian Ocean * observatory of the sciences of the universe * Apprentice Training Center

Doctoral Schools

* Doctoral School - Law, Economics and Management * Doctoral School - Technology and Health Sciences * Doctoral School - Humanities and Social Sciences

Campuses

Its main campus is located near the Rectorate and the headquarters of the Regional Council of La Réunion, in Moufia, Saint-Denis. The university has four other campuses, the Parc Technologique in Bellepierre, the Institut d'administration des entreprises in La Victoire, the faculty in Le Tampon which offers licenses in economic and social administration and law, as well as the Institut universitaire de la technologie in Saint-Pierre in the southwest of the island. The amphitheaters have been named after great scientists who have worked in Reunion, among them : *

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* Thérésien Cadet *

Georges Charpak Georges Charpak (; born Jerzy Charpak, 1 August 1924 – 29 September 2010) was a Polish-born French physicist, who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1992. Life Georges Charpak was born Jerzy Charpak to Jewish parents, Anna (Szapiro) and ...

Le Tampon hosts the Technopole de La Réunion park, in Saint-Denis, some related services.

Notable people

Faculty *

Chantal Conand Chantal Conand (born 10 April 1943) is a French marine biologist. Biography Conand obtained her PhD in biological oceanography at University of Western Brittany in Brest in 1988. Her thesis focused on Aspidochirotida of the New Caledonia Barri ...

(born 1943) - marine biologist *

Adrian Mathias Adrian Richard David Mathias (born 12 February 1944) is a British mathematician working in set theory. The forcing_(mathematics), forcing notion List_of_forcing_notions#Mathias_forcing, Mathias forcing is named for him. Career Mathias was educat ...

(born 1944) - British mathematician working in

set theory Set theory is the branch of mathematical logic that studies sets, which can be informally described as collections of objects. Although objects of any kind can be collected into a set, set theory, as a branch of mathematics, is mostly conce ...

. The forcing notion Mathias forcing is named for him. * Hajasoa Vololona Picard (born 1956, in Antananarivo,

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) - literature and linguistics specialist, politician ( PS) and writer Alumni *

Philippe Naillet Philippe Naillet (born 14 August 1960 in Saint-Denis, Reunion) is a French politician. A member of the Socialist Party and a municipal councillor of Saint-Denis, he was the substitute for Ericka Bareigts, the successful candidate for Réunion ...

(born 1960 in Saint-Denis, Réunion) - politician ( PS) *

Jean-Régis Ramsamy Jean-Régis Ramsamy was born in Saint-André in Reunion Island (France), on April 16, 1966. He now is a reporter, historian and a writer. He was an anchorman on RFO (lately :fr:Réunion 1re (télévision)). Background He is the son of ''Anto ...

(born 1966, in Saint-André, Réunion) - reporter, historian and writer *

Ericka Bareigts Ericka Bareigts (; born 16 April 1967) is a French politician of the Socialist Party (PS) who served as Minister of Overseas France in the governments of successive Prime Minister Manuel Valls and Bernard Cazeneuve from 30 August 2016 to 10 May 20 ...

(born 1967, in Saint-Denis, Réunion) - politician ( PS), Minister of Overseas France *

Johnson Roussety Johnson Roussety is the current Chief Commissioner of Rodrigues in Mauritius. He held the same position from 4 August 2006 until 7 January 2011. Early life and education Roussety was born on 27 August 1975. He attended Oysterbay Government Schoo ...

(born 1975) - Chief Commissioner of Rodrigues,

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References

University of La Reunion Educational institutions established in 1982 1982 establishments in Réunion Universities and colleges in Saint-Denis, Réunion Universities in Réunion {{Réunion-stub