Academic organization of the UPPA

The Université de Pau et des Pays de l’Adour (UPPA) is organised into three Colleges. The three Colleges represent a new level of governance and decision-making in terms of teaching, research and innovation.

They play a role in the elaboration of the university’s policy. This policy is defined by the university’s board of directors, whose task it is to establish a multi-year contract of objectives and resources enabling efficient implementation of the policy.

1. The College of Sciences and Technology for Energy and the Environment (STEE)
2. The College of Social Sciences and the Humanities (SSH)
3. The College of Cross-border, European & International Studies (EEI)

Each College is composed of two multi-disciplinary Levels: one for Undergraduate Studies, one for Graduate Studies, Research and Innovation.

The Undergraduate Studies Level includes Licence (bachelor) studies and the Institutes of Technology (IUTs). The objective at this Level is for the University to fulfill its public service mission by meeting the higher education needs of the surrounding areas through the recruitment of primarily local students.

Included in the Graduate Studies Level are the Engineering schools, the IAE University School of Management, the research units, the doctoral schools and an Instrument Service Center. At the Graduate Studies Level, the UPPA recruits nationally and internationally.
Associate professors and professors recruited by the Colleges are expected to teach at both the graduate and undergraduate levels.

The Colleges are made up of the following departments, research units, and services.

The College of Sciences and Technology for Energy and the Environment (STEE)

STEE College (le Collège des Sciences et Technologies pour l'Energie et l'Environnement), the College of Sciences and Technology for Energy and the Environment
Including, on the campuses of Pau, Bayonne, Anglet, and Mont-de-Marsan, all of the university’s Sciences and Technology as well as tertiary education, in total:

• Undergraduate and Graduate Level teaching departments,
• 2 Institutes of Technology (IUTs),
• 2 Engineering schools,
• the Doctoral School of Exact Sciences and their Applications
• 8 research units including 5 joint research units (UMRs) and 1 research service unit (UMS) (jointly run with the CNRS, the INRA, Inria and TOTAL),
• 3 welcoming teams,
• a research federation (CNRS),
• an Instrument Service Centre (UPPA Tech)
• Administrative services
• The Doctoral School of Exact Sciences and their Applications (ED 211 SEA), within the STEE College, covers the fields of Mathematics, Chemistry, Physics, Biology, Computer Science, Geosciences, Engineering Sciences, Agronomic and Ecological Sciences. More than 320 doctoral students prepare their doctorate, and among whom around 60 doctoral students defend their theses every year.

The College of Social Sciences and the Humanities (SSH)

SSH College (le Collège des Sciences Sociales et Humaines), the College of Social Sciences and the Humanities

Includes, on the campuses of Pau and Tarbes:

• Undergraduate and Graduate Level teaching departments,
• 11 research units including 2 joint research units (UMRs) and 1 research services unit (USR)
• The Doctoral School of Social Sciences and Humanities (combined with the EEI College),Administrative services.

The College of Cross-border, European & International Studies (EEI)

EEI College (le Collège des Etudes Européennes et Internationales), the College of Cross-border, European & International Studies.

Including, on the Bayonne campus:

• Undergraduate and Graduate Level teaching departments,
• The IAE University School of Management
• 3 research units including 1 joint research unit (partnered with the CNRS),
• The Doctoral School of Social Sciences and Humanities (combined with the SSH College),
• Administrative services.
• The Doctoral School of Social Sciences and Humanities (ED 481 SSH), within the SSH and EEI Colleges combined, welcomes more than 340 doctoral candidates for training in the fields of Law, Economics, Management, Literature, Languages, Humanities and Social Sciences, and Sports.