Marie and Louis Pasteur University
Université Marie-et-Louis-Pasteur | |
| Type | Public university |
|---|---|
| Established | 1423 (in Dole, Jura) 1621 (in Besançon) |
| Rector | Hugues Daussy |
Academic staff | 1,200 (1,500 professional tutors) |
Administrative staff | 850 |
| Students | 28.994 (2020) |
| Location | , |
| Mascot | Lynx |
| Website | umlp.fr |
The Marie and Louis Pasteur University (UMLP), formerly known as University of Franche-Comté, is a pluridisciplinary public French university located in Besançon, Franche-Comté, with decentralized campuses in Belfort, Montbéliard, Vesoul and Lons-le-Saunier.
With 28 research labs, 667 PhD students and 788 research professors in 2016–2017, the Marie and Louis Pasteur University is well represented in the research community. It collaborates with many organizations (University Hospital of Besançon, CNRS, INSERM, CEA, etc.).
It has about 29,000 students, including nearly a third of scholarship students and 12% of foreign students. Its Centre for Applied Linguistics (CLA) is one of the world's leading schools for teaching French as a foreign language and French linguistics.