Université de Haute-Alsace

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Located in Mulhouse and Colmar, France, the Université de Haute-Alsace is a multidisciplinary public institution renowned for its strong ties to engineering, applied sciences, chemistry, and textiles. Its academic strengths are heavily anchored in practical, industry-oriented programs, notably through its constituent engineering schools like ENSISA, which collaborate closely with local and cross-border manufacturing sectors. For international students, the university offers a welcoming environment enhanced by a dedicated international relations office that assists with housing, administrative procedures, and integration activities. While many degree programs are conducted in French, the institution increasingly incorporates English-taught modules and international mobility tracks, particularly at the graduate level. A distinctive characteristic of the university is its trinational campus positioning in the Upper Rhine region, which allows students to seamlessly take courses and collaborate across borders with partner universities in Germany and Switzerland.

Background

University of Upper Alsace (French: Université de Haute-Alsace, UHA) is a multidisciplinary teaching and research centre based in the two cities of Mulhouse and Colmar, France. Research and teaching at UHA concentrates mainly on science, technology, economics, management, arts and humanities. In 2017, UHA has more than 8000 students with about a hundred courses offered. The founding of UHA was driven by social and business players, among them was Jean-Baptiste Donnet. The special geographical situation of UHA, which lies close to the Swiss and German borders, is favourable to the emergence of single courses leading to double or triple degrees that are recognized in the neighbouring countries. Together with Albert Ludwigs University of Freiburg, University of Basel, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, as well as University of Strasbourg, the university of Upper Alsace is a member of the EUCOR, which is a trinational cross-border alliance of five universities on the Upper Rhine in the border region between Germany, France and Switzerland.

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