UM

 

 

The University of Montpellier (UM) is a scientific and technological university occupying a single geographical location on the ‘Mediterranean arch’, favourable to a broad international opening. The offer of scientific, technological and managerial education is diversified (Bachelor, Master, PhD) and is supported by a dynamic and internationally recognized research. The dynamism of its laboratories and a voluntary policy of transfer to industry are important assets for the socio-economic development and the professional insertion of the students. The University is associated through 50 laboratories with the majority of the great national research organizations. These laboratories are gathered within 10 departments of research. 2500 permanent staff and nearly 14,900 students (where 1,030 PhD students) take part in the life of the establishment. The UM is distributed through 7 components: a Scientific Educational and Research Unit  (Faculty of Science – 6,000 students), an Educational and teaching sciences Unit (IUFM – 3,000 students), 3 University Institutes of Technology (IUT of Montpellier, IUT of Nîmes, IUT of Béziers – 4,400 students) offering 13 specialities, an Engineering School (Polytech' M – 900 students), and an institute with twin poles in sciences and business administration (Institute of Business and administration, IAE – 600 students).

 

University of Calabria

The University of Calabria was established in 1972 in Cosenza (Italy) to spearhead the development of this Italian southern region. Today, UNICAL represents a leader institution of higher formation attracting a significant number of professors, researchers and PhD students from different countries. More than 30,000 students stay in the Arcavacata Campus (the largest in Southern Italy) and in the neighbourhood of the millenary city of Cosenza. The University includes six faculties (Engineering & Material Sciences, Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Mathematical-Physical- Natural Sciences, Humanities & Social Sciences, Economical Sciences and Political Sciences) and 25 Departments. In UNICAL, the R&D and teaching personnel includes more than 2000 units. 15 PhD Courses and 5 PhD Schools are active in the Academic Year 2009-2010, accounting for about 200 positions per year. The University promotes academic research and strongly encourages practical applications at commercial level as a key to economic development in the Calabria.

Katholieke Universiteit Leuven

The Katholieke Universiteit Leuven is the oldest university in the Low Countries (Belgium, HollandLuxembourg) and comprises 14 faculties, all of them involved in cutting edge research. The university is ranked in the top 15 of European universities in the Times Higher Education Supplement of 2007 and is founding member of the League of European Research Universities (LERU) and the Coïmbra Group. Among others, it has been the base of 67 spin-off companies, and has about 500 PhDs and 4000 publications annually. The Katholieke Universiteit Leuven is a multicultural university with almost 25 % of its graduate students coming from abroad. As such, it has a long-standing tradition of hospitality towards students and scholars from abroad. At present, over 35.000 students have found their home away from home in Leuven.

Institute of Chemical Technology Prague

ICT Prague is a public university providing education and pursuing scientific, research, development and implementation activities. It is a member of the family of 28 public and state universities in the Czech Republic, a member of EUA, FEANI and IGIP. The ICT is known for both the depth and broadness of its educational and research activities in almost all branches of chemistry, chemical engineering, food chemistry and technology, biochemistry, refining, water-treatment, power and biological sciences and technologies, as well as environment protection, materials sciences and other chemistry-based fields of study. The ICTP was founded in 1952, but its roots date back to 1807 when the first course in chemistry was delivered at the Royal Czech Polytechnical Institute in Prague. Recently ICT Prague consists of four faculties. Its academic community consists of 72 full professors, 108 associated professors, 290 assistant professors, 203 research workers, 2300 Bc., 400 MSc. and 840 Ph.D. students.