The University of Western Brittany (french: Université de Bretagne-Occidentale; UBO) is a French university, located in

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, in the Academy of Rennes. On a national scale, in terms of graduate employability, the university oscillates between 18th and 53rd out of 69 universities depending on fields of study. Overall, the university is ranked 12th out of 76 universities in France.

Location

The University of Western Brittany is in

Brittany Brittany (; french: link=no, Bretagne ; br, Breizh, or ; Gallo language, Gallo: ''Bertaèyn'' ) is a peninsula, Historical region, historical country and cultural area in the west of modern France, covering the western part of what was known ...

, on the north-western coast of

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. It is a multicampus university, with the main site in

and satellite campuses in

Quimper Quimper (, ; br, Kemper ; la, Civitas Aquilonia or ) is a commune and prefecture of the Finistère department of Brittany in northwestern France. Administration Quimper is the prefecture (capital) of the Finistère department. Geography The ...

and

Morlaix Morlaix (; br, Montroulez) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in northwestern France. It is a sub-prefecture of the department. Leisure and tourism The old quarter of the town has winding streets of cobbled stones and overha ...

is an hour from Paris by air, or four hours by train.

is one of the world's marine science capitals and is home to 60% of French marine researchers, as well as several major organizations such as

IFREMER IFREMER (Institut Français de Recherche pour l'Exploitation de la Mer; ) is an oceanographic institution in Brest, France. Scope of works Ifremer focuses its research activities in the following areas: * Monitoring, use and enhancement of coa ...

and

IPEV The French Polar Institute Paul-Émile Victor (Institut polaire français Paul-Émile Victor, IPEV) has been the organization leading the French National Antarctic Program since 1992. Based in Plouzané, Finistère, it operates the Dumont d'Ur ...

. The city is also famous for its sailing activities. Brittany's economic development is driven by the agri-food, health, and telecommunications sectors.

Academics

French universities function via a system of collegiate administration. Each institution is led by a team of lecturer-researchers and overseen by a president, bringing together representatives from all affiliated faculties and institutes, as well as student-elected delegates. Universities are chiefly financed by the French government.

List of faculties and schools

6 faculties * Humanities and Social Sciences * Science and Technology * Law, Economics and Management * Education and Sports Sciences * Medicine and Health Sciences * Dentistry 7 specialized institutes * Institut Universitaire de Technologie de

(IUT), * Institut Universitaire de Technologie de

(IUT), * Institut d’Administration des Entreprises (IAE) in

, * Institut Universitaire Européen de la Mer (IUEM), * École supérieure du professorat et de l'éducation (ESPE), * Euro Institut d’Actuariat (EURIA), * Institut de Formation en Masso-Kinésithérapie (IFMK), in partnership with the University Hospital of Brest. 1 engineering school * École Supérieure d’Ingénieurs en Agroalimentaire de Bretagne atlantique (ESIAB) 1 midwifery school * École de sage-femme, in partnership with the University Hospital of Brest.

Research

French research is essentially academic in nature, encompassing the work of university laboratories and their partner organisations. UBO is home to 37 laboratories, some of which are supported by prestigious French research bodies, such as CNRS, INSERM, and IRD. There are four principal areas of research at UBO : * Marine Sciences * Health, Agrifood and Materials * Maths-ICT * Humanities and Social Sciences

Notable people

Alumni

* Philippe Collin,

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for

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radio *

Benoît Hamon Benoît Hamon (; born 26 June 1967) is a French politician known for his former role within the Socialist Party (PS) and Party of European Socialists (PES) and his political party Génération.s. Hamon joined the Socialist Party in 1988 and ...

, politician and former minister of National Education *

François Cuillandre François () is a French masculine given name and surname, equivalent to the English name Francis. People with the given name * Francis I of France, King of France (), known as "the Father and Restorer of Letters" * Francis II of France, King o ...

, politician and current mayor of the city of

* Didier Le Gac, politician and member of the

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for the city of

* Joëlle Bergeron, politician and current member of the Europarliament *

Christophe Miossec Christophe Miossec is a French singer and songwriter born in Brest, Brittany, France on December 24, 1964. Beginnings Christophe Miossec was not new to the world of music when he met his first great success. Between 14 and 17, he was in a teen ...

, musician and singer * Tristan Nihouarn, musician and singer *

Christian Gourcuff Christian Jean Gourcuff (born 5 April 1955) is a French professional Manager (association football), football manager and former Football player, player who was most recently the manager of Ligue 1 club FC Nantes, Nantes. Club career During his ...

, former football player and manager *

Paul Le Guen Paul Joseph Marie Le Guen (, ; born 1 March 1964) is a French professional football manager and former player. He was most recently the manager of Ligue 2 club Le Havre. During his playing career, Le Guen played as a midfielder, and enjoyed a su ...

, former football player and manager * Chantal Conand, marine biologist * Kofi Yamgnane, politician and engineer

Faculty

Fátima Rodríguez Fátima Rodríguez (Pontedeume, Galicia, 15 May 1961) is a Spanish Galician writer, and a translator in Galician and Spanish languages. She is also a professor at the University of Western Brittany in Brest, France. Biography Rodríguez studie ...

(b. 1961), writer, translator

References

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