Aix Marseille Université
As the largest French-speaking university in the world, Aix Marseille Université (amU) welcomes more than 80,000 students and 8,000 staff members each year including 12,000 international students. Located in the heart of a strategic region at the crossroads of Europe and the Mediterranean, it offers nearly 1,100 degrees across its 17 faculties, schools, and institutes, spread across five campuses that meet international standards. This unique location makes it a privileged place for welcoming students, fostering exchanges and opening up to the world.
Awarded the Initiative of Excellence in 2016, our A*Midex Foundation, with its annual budget of €26 million, contributes effectively to the development of excellent interdisciplinary education and research on a long-term basis. The City of Innovation and Knowledge of Aix-Marseille (CISAM), the territorial innovation clusters, and the technological platforms testify to amU’s commitment to innovation and knowledge transfer.
Globally engaged, amU welcomes students from 160 countries and offers more than 70 degrees in international partnerships. It coordinates the European alliance “CIVIS,” bringing together 11 European partners and 6 prestigious African partners. Based on the shared civic identities of its members, CIVIS brings together nearly 470,000 students and 58,000 staff around subjects focusing on societal challenges, with the distinctive intention to build stong collaboration beyond Europe.
