University technical institute (France)

For other uses, see IUT.

Not to be confused with Institute of technology, University technical college, or University Institutes of Technology.

A University Technical Institute (IUT) in Vesoul, France.

A university technical institute or IUT (French: Instituts Universitaires de Technologie) is a type of post-secondary 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 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 (licence), the programme is different, with much more practical work, projects, apprenticeships and work placements, unlike a traditional bachelor's degree.

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 have nothing in common with the institutes of technology 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 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, 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 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 satellite campus 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 engineering degree or a Bachelor of Technology.

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 Schiltigheim
	University of Reims	IUT de Reims IUT de Troyes
	University of Lorraine	IUT de Metz IUT Moselle-Est IUT de Thionville-Yutz
		IUT Henri Poincaré de Longwy IUT de Nancy-Brabois IUT de Saint-Dié
		IUT 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'Adour
	University of Limoges	IUT du Limousin
	University of La Rochelle	Institut universitaire de technologie de La Rochelle
	University of Poitiers	Institut universitaire de technologie d'Angoulême Institut universitaire de technologie de Poitiers
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes	Clermont Auvergne University	IUT de Clermont-Ferrand
		IUT de Montluçon
	University of Savoie-Mont Blanc	Institut universitaire de technologie d'Annecy Institut universitaire de technologie de Chambéry
	Grenoble Alpes University	Institut universitaire de technologie A de l'université Grenoble-I
		Institut universitaire de technologie B de l'université Grenoble-II Institut universitaire de technologie de Valence
	Claude Bernard University – Lyon 1	Institut universitaire de technologie Lyon-I de l'université de Lyon
	Lumière University – Lyon 2	Institut universitaire de technologie de Bron
	Jean Moulin University – Lyon 3	Institut universitaire de technologie de Lyon-III
	Jean Monnet University	Institut 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 Cherbourg
	University of Le Havre	IUT du Havre
	University of Rouen	IUT d'Évreux IUT de Rouen
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté	University of Burgundy	IUT de Chalon-sur-Saône IUT de Dijon IUT du Creusot
	University of Franche-Comté	IUT 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-Orge
		IUT 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-Yvelines	IUT 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 A de l'université de Lille
		IUT C de l'université de Lille
		IUT B de l'université 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 Picardy	Institut 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

External links

• Dedicated site
• List of IUT by rectorate
• Other site about IUT