University of Toulon

University of Toulon
Université de Toulon
Type	Public
President	Xavier LEROUX
Students	10,000
Location	Toulon, France
Website	[1] (in French)

The University of Toulon (French: Université de Toulon or UTLN) is a French university located in Toulon, France, and neighboring areas (La Garde, Saint-Raphaël, La Valette and Draguignan). It was founded in 1968 and is organized in 6 faculties, 2 autonomous institutes, an institute of business management and an engineering school.

Unités de Formation et de Recherche[edit]

In the French system, an UFR ("Unité de formation et de recherche") or Research and Education Unit offers both undergraduate and graduate programs. Each UFR is governed by a director elected from the department and heads over a council of elected professors who control its curriculum.

The University of Toulon has 6 U.F.R.:

Science (UFR Sciences et Techniques)
- Undergraduate level: Mathematics, Applied Mathematics, Biology, Computer Science and Physics/Chemistry.
- Graduate level: Mathematics, Computer Science, Physics and Engineering Science, Chemistry.
Arts (UFR Lettres et Sciences Humaines)
- French, English (Language, Literature and History or "Langues, Littérature et Civilisation"), Spanish, applied Modern Languages ("Langues Etrangères Appliquées").
- Tourism ("Management de projets touristiques durables") and Culture ("Management de projets artistiques et culturels").
Law (UFR de Droit)
Economy (UFR Sciences Economiques et de Gestion)
Sport (UFR STAPS)
Multimedia (Institut Ingémédia)

Institutes and Schools[edit]

Engineering School: Institut des Sciences de l'Ingénieur de Toulon et du Var (ISITV, now Seatech)
Business School: Institut d'Administration des Entreprises

University Institutes for Technology[edit]

IUT de Toulon
IUT de Saint-Raphaël

Research Centers[edit]

Mathematics

IMATH - Institut de Mathématiques de Toulon

Earth Science

LSEET - Laboratoire de Sondages Electromagnétiques de l'Environnement Terrestre - UMR 6017
PROTEE - Processus de Transferts et d'Echanges dans l'Environnement

Physics and Chemistry

MAPIEM - Matériaux Polymères Interfaces Environnement Marin (EA 4323 MAPIEM)
IM2NP - Institut Matériaux Microélectronique Nanosciences de Provence - UMR CNRS 6242

Physics and Engineering

CPT - Centre de Physique Théorique - UMR 6207 (jointly with Aix-Marseille University and the CNRS)

Humanities

BABEL - Laboratoire Babel
i3M - Information, Milieux, Médias, Médiations

Political Science and Law

CDPC JEAN-CLAUDE ESCARRAS - Centre de Droit et de Politique Comparés - UMR CNRS 6201
CERC - Centre d'Etudes et de Recherche sur les Contentieux

Economics

ERMMES - Laboratoire d'Etudes et de Recherche Méditerranéennes en Management des Entreprises
LEAD - Laboratoire d'Économie Appliquée au Développement

Health and Biology

HANDIBIO : Laboratoire de Biomodélisation et ingénierie des handicaps

Communication Science

LSIS - Laboratoire des Sciences de l'Information et des systèmes

Engineering

SNC - Systèmes Navals Complexes - ERTA

Notable people[edit]

Faculty

Boris Cyrulnik (born 1937, in Bordeaux) - psychiatrist
Olivier Dubuquoy (born 1974) - geographer, documentarist and environmental activist
Fabien Matras (born 1984) - lawyer; politician

Alumni

Maryse Joissains (born 1942, in Toulin) - politician (LR)
Gearóid Ó hAllmhuráin (born 1955) - Irish ethnomusicologist, author, musician and historian specialising in Irish music, diaspora, cultural and memory studies
Maurizio Porfiri (born Rome, Italy) - engineering professor, noted for his work with robotic fish and aquatic research
Sonia Krimi (born 1982, in Tunis) - politician (LREM)