University of Franche-Comté
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The University of Franche-Comté (UFC) is a pluridisciplinary public French university located in Besançon, Franche-Comté, with decentralized campuses in Belfort, Montbéliard, Vesoul and Lons-le-Saunier.
Université de Franche-Comté | |
Latin: Universitas Liberi Comitatus | |
Type | Public university |
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Established | 1423 (in Dole, Jura) 1621 (in Besançon) |
Rector | Marie-Christine Woronoff-Lemsi |
Academic staff | 1,200 (1,500 professional tutors) |
Administrative staff | 850 |
Students | 28.994 (2020) |
Location | , |
Affiliations | University of Burgundy - Franche-Comté |
Mascot | Lynx |
Website | http://www.univ-fcomte.fr/ |
It is a founding member of the community of universities and institutions University of Burgundy - Franche-Comté (COMUE UBFC), headquartered in Besançon and which federates universities and other higher learning institutes in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region.
With 28 research labs, 667 PhD students and 788 research professors in 2016–2017, the University of Franche-Comté 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.