The Université catholique de l'Ouest (UCO) is one of the oldest universities in the west of France and

is a key player in the French higher education and research system of today.

As a pluridisciplinary university open on the world, it offers to as many as 12000 students and trainees more than 100 different trainings up to PhD in its 6 faculties :

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- Law, Economy, Management (Law, Economy, Management, labour sciences, human resources management, consulting, tourism management)

- Education

-Humanities (arts, literature, langage, history, information-communication)

-Human and Social Sciences (psychology, sociology)

-Sciences (Biology – environment, Mathematics-computer sciences, Science and technology of physical activities and sports)

-Theology and religious sciences

Thanks to a tradition of education where the student is at the center of his project, UCO nurture a specific model based on strong identity and values : as a catholic university, its vocation is to conjugate excellence – of education and research- and openness – to the universality of knowledge and to the diversity of the registered students.
 

On its different sites UCO has the will to train complete persons, knowledgable and responsible professionals and open minds able to play a rôle in the world.

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