University of Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines

Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines is a French public university. It was created in 1991 in the department of Yvelines. Since 2002, it has been in Hauts-de-Seine. It is mainly in the cities of Versailles, Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, Mantes-en-Yvelines and Vélizy-Villacoublay and Rambouillet. It has eight campuses.

The school has 19,000 students, 752 staff people and 1389 teachers and researchers. 285 teachers outside of the university come each year to give courses.

The subjects taught are the sciences, the social sciences, the political sciences, engineering, technology and medicine. It also has courses about the relationship between economy, ethics, natural environment and sustainable development.

The university has a logo showing a white sunrise on a green earth referring to the sustainable development, major theme of the university. 

 Administration 
Like all the other French universities, UVSQ is managed by a President elected by the Board of directors. He is member of the three councils of the university. 
 The board of directors, which decides the strategy of the institution.Les 3 conseils de l'université 
 The academic and university life council, which is responsible for training.  
 The scientific council, which is responsible for research activities.

 Presidents 
+ List of presidents Name Years Michel Garnier 1991 to 1997 Dominique Gentile 1998 to 2002 Sylvie Faucheux 2002 to 2012 Jean-Luc Vayssière 2012 to 2016 Didier Guillemot 2016 to 2017 Alain Bui Since 2017

 Faculties 
UVSQ has seven faculties: science,UFR des sciences social science,UFR des sciences sociales law and political science,Faculté de droit et de science politique (DSP) Île-de-France West medical training and research faculty,UFR des sciences de la santé institute of languages and international studies,Institut des langues et des études internationales (ILEI)  institute of cultural studies,Institut d'études culturelles (IEC)  and the higher institute of management.Institut supérieur de management (ISM)

 Graduate schools and institutes 
UVSQ as a postgraduate school in engineering, called ISTY, and two University Institutes of Technology.Versailles - IUT Vélizy-Villacoublay There is also a training center for apprentices (called CFA d'Alembert).Guyancourt : le CFA D’Alembert sur les bancs de la fac  The university also has PhD graduate schools.

 Library and electronic documentation network 
Its main library, opened in June 2002. Its area is  and it has 100,000 books. In total, the university has six academic libraries with about 200,000 books, 5,000 digital books and 26,000 magazines and newspapers.Un nouveau site pour les bibliothèques universitaires 

 Student life 
In September 2011, 31 associations are approved by UVSQ.Page le portail des étudiants - Panorama des associations  They are in science, social sciences and humanities, law, medicine, humanitarian-social-environment, communication, entertainment, thought and politics.  14,226 students were at the university in 2004. 

 Demographic changes 
 1993 1995 1998 1999  2000  2001 2002 2003  2004 2005 2006 2007 2008  2009 2010 - 7,209Rapport d'évaluation de l'Université de Marne-la-Vallée, Paris, p. 6    9,322   10,029  10,200  10,579Repères et références statistiques sur les enseignements, la formation et la recherche   10,719Repères et références statistiques sur les enseignements, la formation et la recherche   12,769Repères et références statistiques sur les enseignements, la formation et la recherche   13,295  14,226  14,765  14,450Repères et références statistiques sur les enseignements, la formation et la recherche   13,992Repères et références statistiques sur les enseignements, la formation et la recherche, Imprimerie nationale, p.173   13,654Repères et références statistiques sur les enseignements, la formation et la recherche   14,623Repères et références statistiques sur les enseignements, la formation et la recherche   15,142Michel Quéré, Repères et références statistiques sur les enseignements, la formation et la recherche , 2011, Imprimerie moderne de l’Est, p.175,   -

Related pages
 UniverSud Paris
 Université du grand ouest parisien

 Notes and references 

 References 

 Bibliography 
  Agence d'évaluation de la recherche et de l'enseignement supérieur, Rapport d'évaluation de l'université de Versailles-Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines , January 2010
  Comité national d'évaluation des établissements publics à caractère scientifique, culturel et professionnel, L'université de Versailles-Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, Rapport d'évaluation, December 2006

Other websites

 Official website
 Official website


Category:1991 establishments in France