The University of Technology of Belfort-Montbéliard (UTBM) is a
Grande École university. of engineering located in
Belfort
Belfort (; archaic german: Beffert/Beffort) is a city in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in Northeastern France, situated between Lyon and Strasbourg, approximately from the France–Switzerland border. It is the prefecture of the Terri ...
,
Sevenans and
Montbéliard
Montbéliard (; traditional ) is a town in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France, about from the border with Switzerland. It is one of the two subprefectures of the department.
History
Montbéliard is ...
,
France
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. The University of Technology of Belfort-Montbéliard is part of the network of the three
universities of technology
An institute of technology (also referred to as: technological university, technical university, university of technology, technological educational institute, technical college, polytechnic university or just polytechnic) is an institution of te ...
. Inspired by the American
University of Pennsylvania
The University of Pennsylvania (also known as Penn or UPenn) is a Private university, private research university in Philadelphia. It is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States and is ranked among the highest- ...
in
Philadelphia
Philadelphia, often called Philly, is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the sixth-largest city in the U.S., the second-largest city in both the Northeast megalopolis and Mid-Atlantic regions after New York City. Since ...
, these three universities (
UTC, UTBM and
UTT) are a French mixture between the universities of this country and its schools of engineers (
Grandes écoles Grandes may refer to:
*Agustín Muñoz Grandes
Agustín Muñoz Grandes (27 January 1896 – 11 July 1970) was a Spanish general, and politician, vice-president of the Spanish Government and minister with Francisco Franco several times; also know ...
).
Their teaching model is a mix between the North-American model and the French traditions: courses choice, separation of the courses, tutorials / directed work (''TDs'') and labs / practical work (''TPs''). These three universities give an
engineering degree equivalent to the
Bac+5 formations of the French
Grandes Ecoles Grandes may refer to:
*Agustín Muñoz Grandes, Spanish general and politician
* Banksia ser. Grandes, a series of plant species native to Australia
* Grandes y San Martín, a municipality located in the province of Ávila, Castile and León, Spain ...
.
[https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/WAspad/UnTexteDeJorf?numjo=ESRS1826670A ]
Alumni
UTBM alumni include:
Yukiya Amano
was a Japanese diplomat and the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) (July 2009 – 2019). Amano previously served as an international civil servant for the United Nations and its subdivisions.
Early life
Amano was ...
,
[
] Claude Lorius,
See also
*
Université de Technologie
*
The University of Technology of Compiègne (''Université de Technologie de Compiègne'' or UTC)
*
The University of Technology of Troyes (''Université de Technologie de Troyes'' or UTT)
Notes
External links
UTBM websiteUniversités de technologie network
Educational institutions established in 1999
Universities of technology
Education in Belfort
Education in Montbéliard
1999 establishments in France
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