The University of Bordeaux offers a multidisciplinary and international university model, with deep roots in the region. Boasting a wide range of programmes, backed by first-rate research with a strong potential for innovation, the university is striving to stand out for its ability to experiment with environmental and societal transitions and its commitment to the well-being of its community members, whether they are studying or working.
The University of Bordeaux, a melting pot of in-depth scientific knowledge, is striving to reassert the value that it brings to society, through its leading role on the local, national and international scale, through its performance in research, innovation and education, especially on the doctoral level, through its actions aimed at the success and integration of its students and, last but not least, through its action promoting environmental and societal transitions.
The University of Bordeaux has officially defined its transformation strategy for based on a participatory approach. Combining academic excellence, environmental and societal transitions and well-being objectives, the strategy is being deployed in a series of institutional projects. To achieve its goals, the University of Bordeaux has adopted a national investment strategy that will help structure its development in the coming years. Since its creation in , the University of Bordeaux has sought to officially define its strategy by clarifying and prioritising its key concerns, principles and objectives.
In , it adopted a year strategic plan U25 based on an in-depth analysis of its strengths and weaknesses in the international environment of higher education and research. In , the university updated its strategic plan based on a participatory approach that led to the drafting of the framework document Strategic Horizon , which outlines its goals.
In the document, the University of Bordeaux puts forth a new model for a multidisciplinary and international research university, firmly rooted in its region. Among the measures implemented were Initiatives of Excellence IdEx , integrated investment programmes allocated to higher education and research sites.
