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Campuses

I. Dijon, the original and main campus

The main campus is located in Dijon and is host to 24,000 students. Located 10 minutes away from the city centre, the campus covers 115 hectares full of green open spaces. Several libraries, high quality sports facilities, a thriving cultural centre, a permanent art exhibition, several university restaurants and residence halls for students, and a day nursery can be found on campus, as well as 130 active student associations.

II. Le Creusot Campus

An hour away from Dijon in the south of Burgundy, the Le Creusot campus is home to one of the leading computer science research centres, excelling particularly in the fields of robotics and electronic vision. This campus operates VIBOT, a three-part postgraduate course that has received funding as part of the Erasmus Mundus programme. Le Creusot also hosts a University Institute of Technology that awards two-year diplomas and bachelor's degrees in various technology disciplines. Despite its smaller size, this campus welcomes a number of international students.

III. Nevers Campus

Situated in Nevers in the west of Burgundy, this campus is home to the highly attractive Institute of Automotive and Transport Engineering (ISAT). Here, over 500 students of Mechanics and Energetics work in in close contact with the automobile industry and the famous Formula 1 Nevers/Magny race. The Institute has developed strong relationships with universities in China and Malaysia, and it offers several joint master and PhD programmes.

IV. Auxerre Campus

Located within an hour's drive of Paris in the north of Burgundy, the Auxerre campus features a thriving University Institute of Technology, which has built strong ties with local companies and is renowned for its dynamism in terms of international exchanges.

V. Chalon-sur-Saone Campus

This small campus situated in southern Burgundy also boasts a dynamic University Institute of Technology.

VI. Mâcon Campus

The Mâcon campus, less than an hour away from Lyon, is the most southerly of the uB campuses in Burgundy and also the smallest. It offers a Masters programme in local government administration.

Facts and figures

University
- Estimated budget of 228 million euros in 2018
- 314,000 m2 surface area over 6 geographical sites throughout the Burgundy region
- The Dijon campus itself totals 113 hectares of land
Programs
- 350 academic programmes
- 29,685 students enrolled in 2017-2018
- 4,021 students enrolled in study and work experience training
- 2,228 locals registered with the UTB (University for everyone) programme
- 14,800 degrees awarded in 2017-2018
- MOOC programmes : Open Wine University and Digital Culture and Writing
- Distance learning programmes
Research and development
- 72 million € dedicated to research activity, including salary mass
- 32 research units
- 950 PhD students in 6 doctoral schools in 2017-2018
- 825 popular science research seminars proposed by the Expérimentarium
- International house : high-quality housing for researchers
Areas of excellence:
- Food and environment
- Photonic and advanced materials
- Molecular engineering and Health
- Learning and care
- Heritage and territories
- Vine and Wine
International
- 2,278 international students in 2017-2018
- 123 nationalities
- More than 350 partner universities
- International center for French studies
- Language centre
- French courses for international students
Campus life
- 16 university libraries with access to 680,000 printed documents, 24.000 electronic documents (E-documents), 5,200 journals & reviews, 53,800 electronic subscriptions, 3,600 daily patrons to the library network
- 142 students' associations
- Student house
- 4 university restaurants, 5 cafeterias and over 4,000 housing solutions managed by the regional Student centre CROUS
- University Medical centre
- Service for disabled students
- Day-care centre for 44 children
Culture
- 187 shows, events or exhibitions organized by cultural centre
- Student Radio Dijon Campus
- CROUS's Mansart theater
Sport
- More than 50 sports activities provided free of charge by the sport centre SUAPS
- 10,000 m2 of indoor sports and fitness spaces
- An athletic stadium Colette Besson
- An olympic swimming pool, close to the Dijon Campus