FOSTERING internationalisation
In a multicultural world where exchanges are multiplying and encounters intensifying, studying in an international environment is a guarantee of a successful university career.
The Université de Lorraine welcomes 10,000 international students, including 800 doctoral students, from all continents. Student mobility (Bachelor, Master, PhD), dual degree courses, Erasmus Mundus, double degree courses or student exchange agreements, international research collaborations… The Université de Lorraine cultivates its international vocation by nature: a reality that we understand essentially by helping you to internationalise your studies and by offering you courses taught in English, German and French with an intercultural dimension.
The Université de Lorraine also confirm its European DNA as a member of Eureca Pro, an alliance of 9 universities from 8 different European countries, and as a founding member of the Université de la Grande Région (UniGR) which counts 7 universities from 4 border countries. Studying in Lorraine means living at the crossroads of Europe. Ideally located, Lorraine is close to major European capitals, including Paris.
Whether you are just passing through or decide to extend your experience at the Université de Lorraine, you are opening a new chapter in your life, rich in knowledge, encounters and cultural experiences.
The Université de Lorraine has been awarded the Bienvenue en France label, which guarantees a high-quality welcome for its international PhD-students, professors and researchers.
Research at the Université de Lorraine
The Université de Lorraine’s multidisciplinary research framework brings together some 3,900 researchers in 10 research centres. This fundamental and applied research is structured on 8 high-priority thematic areas that are at the heart of our region’s strengths:
- Energy sources and energy transition
- Sustainable resource management, bio-economy
- Materials, chemistry, processes and products
- Digital technology, mathematics
- Health, biology and ageing
- Cultures, literatures and regions
- Language and knowledge
- Contemporary societies: evolution, regulation and experimentation.
With 1,800 doctoral students of 90 different nationalities, 8 doctoral schools
and 400 doctoral theses defended each year : the Université de Lorraine is at the forefront of international research.
The Université de Lorraine is a member of the Euraxess France association for international researchers. Its 2 Euraxess service centres provide support for doctoral students and international researchers: in Nancy (91 avenue de la Libération) and in Metz (Maison Grosser, Campus du Saulcy).
The Université de Lorraine was awarded the HRS4R label in 2017, renewed in 2023. This label guarantees researchers a working environment conducive to the conduct of research activities, support for mobility, career development, application of the principles of non-discrimination and ethics, etc.