With 15,000 students, a rich and multidisciplinary range of courses, and 18 internationally recognized research laboratories, the University of Savoie Mont Blanc (Chambéry) is a human-scale institution that combines proximity to its local areas with a broad openness to Europe and the world.
Located between Geneva, Turin, Lyon, and Grenoble, on the borders of Switzerland and Italy, with the unwavering support of the communities that saw it come into being, it is a major territorial, regional, and cross-border player in social, economic, and cultural development.
It offers short courses (university diplomas, university technology diplomas) and long courses (bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, doctorates, and engineering degrees), whether in initial training, continuing education, work-study programs, or Validation of Acquired Experience (VAE), on-site or remotely.
Across its three campuses in Annecy, Le Bourget-du-Lac, and Jacob-Bellecombette, the University of Savoie Mont Blanc offers particularly attractive study conditions in an exceptional environment. Everywhere, within this structured multipolarity, students find personalized support, guidance in defining and developing their personal projects, and the assets they need to successfully enter the workforce. Each and every one will appreciate, in their quest and according to their path, competence, high standards, relevance, recognition, and resonance.
The University of Savoie Mont Blanc has forged close and constructive ties with local, regional, and wider socio-economic stakeholders, making it an essential part of the Rhône-Alpes region's dynamic economy.
Research is carried out by recognized, certified, and distinguished laboratories that work in close partnership with major organizations (CNRS, CEA, INRA), international organizations (CERN), and other structures (INES, Institut de la Montagne) that are also at the forefront of innovation. Our researchers are heavily involved in a number of fields that support regional dynamics: mountains, mechatronics, organizations, tourism, image, and energy. Together with physics, they contribute to the visibility of the University of Savoie Mont Blanc in areas where it is internationally renowned.
A cultural, educational, and value-creating entity rooted in its history and bringing together resources for today and tomorrow through established partnerships, our university invests in the academic excellence of its multidisciplinary programs, personalized support, high-quality research, innovation, openness to the world and international exchanges, infrastructure, and cultural and community vitality, all for the sole cause that matters: people.
Through the commitment and mobilization of all its staff, between Savoie and Mont Blanc, the university's efforts are driven by a single ambition: to work towards personal success and contribute to the better integration of its students into the knowledge society ofthe 21st century.