This university founded in 1991 (by Decree[12]), is located in a “ville nouvelle” which is dynamic and constantly evolving. The city of Évry-Courcouronnes is home to many firms (Accor, Carrefour etc.), the largest mall in Île-de-France and a national theatre.
Just 45 minutes away from Paris by RER,[13] Évry is near the countryside. The Forest of Fontainebleau is only 21 miles (35 kilometres) away.
There are more than 160 curricula from two-year undergraduate degrees to the doctoral level, over half of which are professionally oriented. The university offers courses in Science, Technology, Law, Economics, Management and Social Sciences.
Today, the university counts more than 10,000 students (data july 2023) in both initial and ongoing training and the university has built a reputation as a center of excellence.[14]
Thanks to 19 laboratories[15][16] and 9 doctoral schools,[17] the university is also a significant research centre developing major projects, in particular, those concerning Biology in conjunction with the French National Sequencing Center (Genoscope).
The Savary Law of 1984[19] restructured academic departments in French universities. Each department was made into a UFR, "Unité de formation et de recherche" or Research and Formation Unit that offers both undergraduate and graduate programs. Each UFR of the university is governed by a director elected from the department and heads over a council of elected professors who control its curriculum.
Law and Political Science
Social Sciences of Management
Management - Administration Economic and Social
History
Sociology
Economy
Languages, Arts and Music
Arts - Music
Applied Foreign Languages
Fundamental and Applied Sciences
Biology
Chemistry
Computer
Mathematics
Physical
Science and Technology of Sports and Physical Activities
Nationally assessed laboratories and research teams support Doctoral Schools which are based on one or several fields of study. In addition to high-level training in a discipline, the Doctoral Schools assist future doctors in the preparation of their careers by creating bridges between private enterprise and the economic environment.
"Structure and Dynamics of Living Systems"
"Mathematics"
"Law, Economics, Management"
"Mechanical and Energy Sciences, Materials and Geosciences"
"Therapeutic Innovation Doctoral School: from Fundamental to Applied"
"Information and Communication Sciences and Technology"
"Chemical Sciences: Molecules, Materials, Instrumentation and Biosystem"
Institute of Stem Cells for the Treatment and Study of Monogenic Diseases (I-STEM)
INTEGRATED GENETIC APPROACHES & NEW THERAPIES FOR RARE DISEASES - [INTEGRARE]
Science and Technologies of Information and Communication
Computing, Integrative Biology and Complex Systems (IBISC)
Basic Sciences and Engineering
EVRY MATHEMATICAL & MODELING LABORATORY - [LAMME]
EVRY MECHANICS & ENERGY LABORATORY - [LMEE]
International relations
The University of Évry has established links with many foreign universities. The agreements allow for exchanges of both students and professors. They concern the five continents.
Member of exchanges programmes : Erasmus (EU), MICEFA (USA) and CREPUQ (Quebec).