Missions / Key figures

THE MISSIONS

The Faculty of Sciences at Montpellier, a constituent unit of the University of Montpellier, is primarily dedicated to providing students with a comprehensive range of higher education programs in the field of science, including both undergraduate and graduate programs.

It contributes to the core missions of higher education as defined in Article L. 123-3 of the Education Code, namely:

• Initial and continuing education throughout one's life;
• Scientific and technological research, and the dissemination and application of its results for the benefit of society. This is based on fostering innovation, technology transfer where feasible, building expertise, and providing support to associations and foundations recognized as serving the public interest, as well as to public policies designed to address societal challenges and meet social, economic, and sustainable development needs;
• Career guidance, social advancement, and job placement;
• The promotion of humanistic culture, particularly through the development of the humanities and social sciences, as well as scientific, technical, and industrial culture;
• Contributing to the development of the European Higher Education and Research Area;
• International cooperation.

_{The programs draw on the expertise of the University of Montpellier’s research laboratories, particularly those affiliated with the Faculty of Sciences.
The Faculty’s academic programs are closely aligned with the advancement of scientific research across all fields related to basic and applied sciences: mathematics, computer science, mechanics, physics, chemistry, earth sciences, biology, and more—in collaboration with other French and international universities, local governments, and major national research organizations.
To fulfill this mission, the Faculty draws on the expertise of its faculty members and faculty-researchers, as well as its staff in engineering, administration, technical, social, and health services (IATSS), and external experts from professional fields.}

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