There are 38 faculties, schools and institutes at the University of Strasbourg that cover five areas of teaching:
● Arts, Literature and Languages
● Law, Economics, Management, Political and Social Sciences
● Social Sciences and Humanities
● Science and Technology
● Health
Foreign students represent 19.8% of the university student population. The higher the degree, the higher the percentage of foreign students: 47% in doctoral studies 31% in Master’s programmes, and 15% in Bachelor’s programmes.
The University of Strasbourg has:
● 1 Nobel prize, Jean-Marie Lehn, in Chemistry (1987);
● 13 members and 2 correspondents in the Science Academy;
● 1 member and 1 correspondent in the Humanities Academy;
● 38 faculties, schools and institutes and 77 research groups, 37 of which are connected to a research structure;
● 10 doctoral schools and 2656 doctoral students (6.3% of the student population in 2010) doctoral dissertations defended (in 2011).
The LMD system – for licence (bachelor), master, and doctorate – is based on the number of semesters completed since leaving secondary school and their equivalent in European credits under the European Credit Transfer System (ECTS):
● Licence = 6 semesters = 180 ECTS
● Master = 10 semesters = 300 ECTS
● Doctorate = 16 semesters
Postgraduate Doctorate’s degree
These courses, which culminate in the defence of a doctoral thesis, validate a high level of university research. There is a specific entrance selection procedure, and they are only open to students who have obtained a Master’s degree research-oriented.
Doctoral studies are organised within one of the 10 Strasbourg University doctoral schools, among them are:
● The Doctoral School of Humanities
● The Doctoral School of Chemical Sciences
● The Doctoral School of Mathematics, Information Sciences and Engineering Sciences
● The Doctoral School of Life, Universe and Environmental Sciences.