A university technical institute or IUT () is a type of post-secondary vocational college in France, similar to the in Sweden.
This is a type of educational institution that offers post-secondary 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 (), the programme is different, with much more practical work, projects, apprenticeships and work placements, unlike a traditional bachelor's degree.
Its main diploma, the (BUT) (in English "University Bachelor of Technical Studies"), is very similar to a Bachelor of Applied Science.
The model of a university technical institute in France is similar to that of a university technical college in England or a post-secondary vocational school. Unlike them, a French university technical institute is attached to a university and offers programmes ranging from associate degrees to bachelor's degrees. University technical institutes also offer licences professionnelles and masters.
Description The university technical institutes () 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 primarily offered a diploma (the or DUT) with an academic level above that of a high school diploma 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 (a course also offered by IUTs), or further their studies. 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" (). University technical institutes also offer masters.
The university technical institute primarily allow the preparation of a three-year career-focused vocational undergraduate diploma called (BUT), (in English: "Bachelor of Technical Studies", the IUT diploma. They are similar to associate degrees 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.
In France, university technical institutes bring university education to small cities where no university exists. They are systematically attached to a large university.
List of university technical institutes
Region University IUTs Grand Est University of Upper Alsace IUT de Colmar IUT de Mulhouse University of Strasbourg IUT d'Haguenau IUT d'Illkirch
IUT de SchiltigheimUniversity of ReimsIUT de Reims IUT de TroyesUniversity of LorraineIUT de Metz IUT Moselle-Est
IUT de Thionville-YutzIUT Henri Poincaré de Longwy IUT de Nancy-Brabois
IUT de Saint-DiéIUT d'Epinal-Hubert Curien IUT de Nancy-Charlemagne Nouvelle-Aquitaine University of Bordeaux IUT Bordeaux-I IUT Bordeaux-III Bordeaux-Montaigne University IUT Bordeaux-IV IUT de Périgueux University of Pau and the Adour Region IUT de Bayonne IUT des Pays de l'AdourUniversity of LimogesIUT du LimousinUniversity of La RochelleInstitut universitaire de technologie de La RochelleUniversity of PoitiersInstitut universitaire de technologie d'Angoulême Institut universitaire de technologie de Poitiers Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Clermont Auvergne University IUT de Clermont-Ferrand IUT de MontluçonUniversity of Savoie-Mont BlancInstitut universitaire de technologie d'Annecy Institut universitaire de technologie de ChambéryGrenoble Alpes UniversityInstitut universitaire de technologie A de l'université Grenoble-IInstitut universitaire de technologie B de l'université Grenoble-II Institut universitaire de technologie de ValenceClaude Bernard University – Lyon 1Institut universitaire de technologie Lyon-I de l'université de LyonLumière University – Lyon 2Institut universitaire de technologie de BronJean Moulin University – Lyon 3Institut universitaire de technologie de Lyon-IIIJean Monnet UniversityInstitut universitaire de technologie de Roanne Institut universitaire de technologie de Saint-Etienne
Institut universitaire de technologie de Saint-Etienne ATII promotion Normandy University of Caen Normandy IUT d'Alençon IUT de Caen
IUT de CherbourgUniversity of Le HavreIUT du HavreUniversity of RouenIUT d'Évreux IUT de Rouen Bourgogne-Franche-Comté University of BurgundyIUT de Chalon-sur-Saône IUT de Dijon
IUT du CreusotUniversity of Franche-ComtéIUT de Belfort IUT de Besançon Brittany University of Western Brittany IUT de Brest IUT de Quimper University of Southern Brittany IUT de Lorient-Pontivy IUT de Vannes University of Rennes IUT de Lannion IUT de Rennes
IUT de Saint-Brieuc
IUT de Saint-Malo Centre-Val de Loire University of Orléans IUT de Bourges IUT de Chartres
IUT de l'Indre
IUT de technologie d'Orléans University of Tours IUT de Blois IUT de Tours Corsica Università di Corsica IUT de Corte Île-de-France CY Cergy Paris University IUT de Cergy-Pontoise University of Évry Val d'Essonne IUT d'Évry IUT d'Évry in Juvisy-sur-OrgeIUT d'Évry in Brétigny-sur-Orge Gustave Eiffel University IUT de Marne-la-Vallée Paris Cité University IUT de Paris – Rives de Seine IUT de Paris – Pajol University of Vincennes Saint-Denis IUT de Montreuil IUT de Tremblay-en-France Paris-Nanterre University IUT de Ville-d'Avray Paris-Saclay University IUT de Cachan IUT d'Orsay
IUT de Sceaux Paris-Est Créteil University IUT de Créteil IUT de Seine-et-Marne Sud Sorbonne Paris Nord University IUT de Bobigny IUT de Saint-Denis
IUT de Villetaneuse University of Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-YvelinesIUT de Mantes IUT de Vélizy Occitanie University of Montpellier IUT de Béziers IUT de Montpellier
IUT de Nîmes University of Perpignan IUT de Perpignan University of Toulouse Capitole IUT de Rodez University of Toulouse Jean Jaurès IUT de Blagnac IUT de Figeac Paul Sabatier University IUT de Castres IUT de Tarbes IUT de Toulouse Hauts-de-France Artois University IUT de Béthune IUT de Lens University of Lille IUT de Lille University of the Littoral Opal Coast IUT de Calais – Boulogne IUT de Saint-Omer – Dunkerque Polytechnic University of Hauts-de-France Institut universitaire de technologie de Valenciennes University of PicardyInstitut universitaire de technologie de l'Aisne Institut universitaire de technologie d'Amiens
Institut universitaire de technologie de Beauvais Overseas France University of French Guiana Institut universitaire de technologie de Kourou University of Reunion Island Institut universitaire de technologie de La Réunion Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Aix-Marseille University Institut universitaire de technologie de l'université de Provence Institut universitaire de technologie d'Aix-en-Provence Institut universitaire de technologie de Marseille University of Avignon Institut universitaire de technologie d'Avignon French Rivera University Institut universitaire de technologie de Nice University of Toulon Institut universitaire de technologie de Toulon Pays de la Loire University of Angers Institut universitaire de technologie d'Angers Le Mans University Institut universitaire de technologie du Mans Institut universitaire de technologie de Laval University of Nantes Institut universitaire de technologie de la Roche-sur-Yon Institut universitaire de technologie de Nantes
Institut universitaire de technologie de Saint-Nazaire
References
http://www.enseignementsup-recherche.gouv.fr/cid21016/liste-des-instituts-universitaires-de-technologie-i.u.t.html
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