In 2010-2011, 1,440,000 students were enrolled in French universities (including universities in the overseas departments). The number of new baccalauréat holders enrolling in universities increased in the general study tracks (+0.9%). They tended to take courses in subjects such as Physical education and sports science and techniques (¦Sciences et techniques des activités physiques et sportives - ¦STAPS), sciences and humanities. However, there were fewer students enrolling for law and economics. In the healthcare courses, where a common first year for all healthcare studies had just been introduced for 2010-11, the number of newly qualified baccalauréat holders dropped by 4.1%. There were fewer doctoral students in 2010 than in 2009 and the number of students on Master's programmes stagnated. In Technological university institutes (¦Institut universitaire de technologie - ¦IUT), numbers fell by 1.4%. They had stabilised the previous year after three years of growth. There were more foreign students in universities than in previous years and they represented 15.2% of all students. Those in the PhD programme represented 41.3% of the student population.
Higher Education and Research, Facts and Figures 2010 provides an annual overview, backed up by figures, of the French higher education and research system, in order to show where the country stands internationally and to monitor changes, especially over the long term. Funding, human resources, access to higher education, pass rates, qualifications, integration of graduates into working life, student life, research in biotechnology or nanotechnology, participation in FP7, publications, patents, etc. - all these topics are covered in the 35 fact sheets that make up the 4th edition (2010) of this work.
As in previous editions, this 4th edition of The State of Higher Education and Research presents a detailed overview, backed up by figures, of current developments within the French system, the resources it deploys and its outcomes, situating it, wherever data permit, in relation to its international counterparts.
In 2009-2010, there were 1,450,000 students enrolled in French universities (including universities in overseas departments). The number of new baccalauréat holders enrolling in universities increased in the general study programmes (+3.5%). These students tended to take up Law, Economics, and Physical education and sports science and techniques (¦Sciences et techniques des activités physiques et sportives - ¦STAPS).
However, there were fewer doctoral students at the start of the academic year in 2009 than in 2008. There were more foreign students at the university than in previous years: they represented 15.5% of all students.
In the PhD programme they represented 41.0% of the student population. In Technological university institutes (¦Institut universitaire de technologie - ¦IUT), numbers were stabilising after increasing for three successive years.
Numbers of students at Teacher training colleges (¦Institut universitaire de formation des maîtres - ¦IUFM) integrated into universities continued to fall by 6.5%.
In 2008-2009, there were 1,410,000 students enrolled in French public universities. Teacher training colleges (¦Instituts Universitaires de formation des maîtres - ¦IUFM) are integrated into a home university, with the exception of those in the Antilles and Guyana. The new intake of baccalauréat holders showed a declining interest in the sciences and humanities study tracks at university; more tended to enrol in Law and in Economic and social administration. The proportion of foreign students increased by 1.5%; the proportion of young women was 57% (excluding IUFM). A table shows university student numbers by education authority and institution, differentiating between IUFM and non-IUFM students. Box: source and definitions.
Higher Education and Research, Facts and Figures provides an annual overview, backed up by figures, of the French higher education and research system, in order to show where the country stands internationally and to monitor changes, especially over the long term. Funding, human resources, access to higher education, pass rates, qualifications, integration of graduates into working life, student life, research in biotechnology or nanotechnology, participation in FP7, publications, patents, etc. - all these topics are covered in the 35 fact sheets that make up the 3rd edition (2009) of this work.
Près de la moitié des bacheliers qui s'inscrivent dans l'enseignement supérieur connaissent une mobilité géographique après leur baccalauréat. 14 % des bacheliers seulement quittent leur académie. Ceux qui entrent dans un IUT ou une classe préparatoire sont les plus nombreux à migrer. La mobilité est d'autant moins fréquente que la taille de l'unité urbaine dans laquelle se trouve un lycéen est importante. Cinq cartes illustrent les différents flux des nouveaux bacheliers entrant en licence, ou des étudiants entrant en 1ère ou 2ème année de master, vers la province ou vers l'Ile-de-France. En encadré : sources.
This second revised and expanded edition reflects France's interest in those two indispensable and inseparable growth drivers, Higher Education and Research, with intelligence, competitiveness and innovation at the forefront. In its design, the work is intended to be clear, user-friendly and transparent. It is by definition an information tool available to the public. It covers public policy and strategic decisions taken on behalf of the Nation. It is also intended to be a management tool for decision-makers.
En 2007-2008, 1 368 539 étudiants sont inscrits dans les universités publiques françaises dont 62,3 % en cursus licence, 32,8 % en cursus master et 4,9 % en cursus doctorat. Les effectifs diminuent globalement et sur l'ensemble du territoire, à l'exception des académies de Corse et des Antilles-Guyane, et notamment dans les filières générales et augmentent au sein des formations de santé, dans les IUT. Pour la deuxième année consécutive, le nombre de nouveaux bacheliers entrant à l'université est inférieur au taux d'évolution des bacheliers. La part des filles, déjà majoritaire parmi la totalité des inscrits, augmente dans tous les cursus mais reste cependant minoritaire dans le cursus doctorat. Le nombre total d'étudiants étrangers diminue, mais ils sont plus nombreux en cursus master et surtout en cursus doctorat où ils représentent 38,9 % des effectifs totaux. Les étudiants étrangers non titulaires d'un baccalauréat représentent 78 % des étudiants étrangers. En encadré : source et définitions.