Université d'Angers Université Pays de la Loire (UA)

Universit é d 'Angers Universit é Pays de la Loire - State University in France. History has several centuries. The educational institution was founded in 1356. At the same time, the institute is located in Angers, which indicates its convenient location.

The university is officially included in the TOP 60 of the best in all of France and regularly appears in world rankings.

After identifying the host institution, the ISEP participant selects courses together with a supervising instructor in order to receive credits at the University of Angers upon return. Not all courses are available to exchange students, but some subjects can be chosen at another faculty in addition to the main host department.

Students of the Faculty of Law, Economics and Management applied their knowledge in practice during two mock criminal trials.

The University of Angers leads the EU Green research working group. The project is funded by the European Commission, France's National Research Agency, and regional and local authorities.

GlioCure, a company working on the treatment of brain tumors, grew out of joint research between the University of Angers and McGill University in Montreal. GreenImpulse is developing a new agent against plant pathogenic fungi based on technology patented by the University of Angers with support from Satt Ouest Valorisation. The joint FeedInTech laboratory brought together the Sonas research unit and the company Nor-Feed to develop precision animal nutrition based on plant-based additives.

The children's book "Qui sont les migrants et les réfugiés?", prepared by a PhD student of the Arreco program and a professor of public law at the University of Angers, received the city of Tours' youth award. Before its reprint, 4,000 copies had been sold. The interdisciplinary Arreco project brought together about 60 representatives from universities, government bodies, and organizations working with refugees.

In the French section of the THE World University Rankings 2026, the University of Angers ranked 30th among 48 universities, up from 39th among 50 universities in 2025. Its research quality score rose from 43.6 to 51.1 points, placing the university 1,140th in the world in this category. Its research environment score rose from 14.1 to 23.1 points, corresponding to 752nd place in the world.

• The university's international relations directorate has 28 staff members,
• The university takes part in the BioUNIVERSITY European project of the EU Green alliance: students and staff of nine partner universities use the iNaturalist app to record observations of the flora, fauna, and fungi on campuses in order to compile a joint biodiversity map.

Under the Carte culture program, university students can visit the city's cultural venues for free. For example, this included an excursion to the projection booth of the Les 400 Coups cinema.

• Bilateral agreements cover all fields of study, not just a single department,
• Erasmus+ opens up opportunities for study or internships in 27 EU countries and six associated countries: Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Turkey, North Macedonia, and Serbia,
• the ISEP network brings together about 300 universities in 45 countries, including 145 universities in the US,
• the University of Angers is a member of the EU Green alliance of nine European universities focused on sustainable development,
• in the THE World University Rankings 2026, the university's best result was 425th place in the world for international outlook.

The Belle Beille campus and the Saint Serge et Santé campus are located seven kilometers apart. The journey between them should take about 45 minutes.

Schedules for different educational programs may overlap and change during the semester.

Enrollment of exchange students begins with a nomination by the sending university and confirmation from the receiving faculty. Smapse specialists will support you at every stage of admission.

Each applicant must pass exams at a decent level in order to become a student. At the same time, the cost of a year of study at bachelor and master programs is about $ 1,000.

The university has a personal library, a sports center, so every student has the right to count on a decent quality of educational services and the availability of all the necessary infrastructure.

The International Directorate of the University of Angers provides financial support to students who go abroad to study.

• Guardianship services during the studies
• Student supervision