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A university technical institute or ''IUT'' () is a type of

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vocational college in France, similar to the ''yrkeshögskolan'' in Sweden. This is a type of educational institution, usually in small and medium-sized towns, that offers

study programmes designed to provide higher vocational education or the technical skills needed to perform the tasks of a particular and specific job. While the academic level is the same as a bachelor's degree (''licence''), the programme is different, with much more practical work, projects, apprenticeships and work placements, unlike a traditional bachelor's degree. Its main diploma, the '' bachelor universitaire de technologie'' (in English "University Bachelor of Technical Studies"), is very similar to a

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. The model of a university technical institute in France is similar to that of a

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in England or a

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. Unlike them, a French university technical institute is attached to a university and offers programmes ranging from

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s to

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s. University technical institutes have nothing in common with the

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or ''Universités de Technologie'' in France, which are engineering schools.

Description

The university technical institutes (''Institut Universitaire de Technologie, IUT'') were created in 1966. There are 108 IUTs which are attached to 80 universities including the ones in the French Overseas Territories and Departments. Prior to 2021, a university technical institute (''IUT'') was known for offering post-secondary studies lasting two to three years. It offered a diploma (the ''Diplôme universitaire de technologie'' or ''DUT'') with an academic level above that of a

high school diploma A high school diploma (sometimes referred to as a high school degree) is a diploma awarded upon graduation of high school A secondary school, high school, or senior school, is an institution that provides secondary education. Some secondary s ...

but below that of a bachelor's degree. After finishing their ''DUT'', students had the option to work, do a one-year professional bachelor's degree called ''Licence Professionnelle'' (a course also offered by IUTs), or further their studies in a university. Since 2021, university technical institutes have been aligned with the bachelor's master's doctorate system, with the degree being extended from two to three years and renamed " University Bachelor of Technical Studies" (''Bachelor Universitaire de Technologie''). The university technical institute allow the preparation of a three-year career-focused vocational undergraduate diploma called '' Bachelor Universitaire de Technologie'', (in English: "Bachelor of Technical Studies", the IUT diploma''.'' They are similar to

s or the BTEC Higher Nationals Diploma. After the three-year IUT diploma, students are expected to enter the job market. Some choose to continue their studies on a post-graduate course at university. In France, university technical institutes generally bring university education to regions where no university exists. They are systematically attached to a large university, as a

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located several kilometers away. Rural areas and small and medium-sized towns are home to short higher education programmes, such as university technical institutes, but also the ''Brevets de Technicien Supérieur'' in high schools. It is important to note that, contrary to what their name suggests in French, these IUTs are not engineering schools and are not authorised by the French State to award an

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or a

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List of university technical institutes

References

http://www.enseignementsup-recherche.gouv.fr/cid21016/liste-des-instituts-universitaires-de-technologie-i.u.t.html

External links

* (archived)
List of IUT by rectorate

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