Ranked among the top universities in France, the University of Bordeaux is renowned for the quality of its academic courses and research. The University of Bordeaux was newly established on the 1st of January 2014, following the merger of three universities: Université Bordeaux 1 Sciences et Technologies, Université Bordeaux Segalen and Université Montesquieu Bordeaux IV.
Their missions support a driving ambition to further develop as a “Campus of Excellence”:
Their values are based on an open and humanistic philosophy, favoring the principles of freedom, creativity and responsibility in education and research. They uphold the evolution of society via the creation, transmission and promotion of knowledge as well as critical thought. These values, which guide our everyday actions, are: