Higher education Midi-Pyrénées

Located in the historical centre, in Hôtel Rivet, the university of fine arts of Nîmes has in the artistic, cultural and architectural landscape of the city. The mansion is a beautiful setting which successively was used as a hospital, prefecture and primary school for girls before inviting students artists starting from 1987. This establishment of higher education classes of art in a public school course that leads to the national diploma of visual arts (DNAP) after 3 years of studies, then 2 years still to obtain the higher national diploma plastic expression (DNSEP).
Three sites:
- administration, library, poles computer graphics and video and workshops of students.
- construction and sculpture
- edition and feel

The Esicad, also located in Toulouse and Nice, offers most commercial training from Bac Pro to Bac + 5. The establishment also offers BTS (international trade, management assistant, hotel-restaurant), which can be prepared either in continuous training or in alternation as well as BP, BEP and Lac Pro. The longer courses, from baccalaureate + 3 to lac + 5, relate to specializations in the marketing or management fields at the end of which the student can access a managerial position or a framework in accounting. Esicad shares its premises with the Iscom, a national school dedicated to communication and advertising professions.

In Esma, teaching is primarily dedicated to artistic and graphic creation and communication. We prepare BTS in space design, visual communication and photography, but you can also follow a year of upgrading in applied arts (for those who want artistic creation) before training in higher education. For students who wish not to stop in such a good way, the school offers a higher cycle in post-production and special effects, and a professional cycle dedicated to graphics and images in 3 D. The reputation of Esma is no longer to be done: The school also launched a new website dedicated to the dissemination of productions from its animation cinema section. This school also has another advantage: new premises, which she incorporated in 2005, offering a space of 2 300 m 2 for students (cafeteria, library, atrium, conference room, computer rooms, exhibition rooms).

The Tunon School offers training courses in the fields of event, air, tourism, hospitality, and makeover/coaching. The studies can go up to 5 years and 20 months of internships, which makes it possible to combine practice with theory. From the start of the training, many internships are provided by the school itself on all the fields of reception, tourism and communication. These mini-traineeships, which have been successfully linked and compensated, translate the first steps into the professional universe and the creation of the relational network. They make it possible to make a difference for the first job of students Tunon.

In October 2009, the European University Pole became the Research and Higher Education Pole of the University of Montpellier Sud de France (UMSF.). Some activities of the former STINKS have been taken up by the PRES, including the reception of researchers and international students (aid for administrative formalities, residence cards, completion of the Eurostars file, assistance in the search for a housing, etc.). The PRES, along the lines of the STINKS, must also play an important role in promoting research and higher education, and act to facilitate the professional integration of young graduates.

Created in 1976, the Ecole Nationale Supérieure d'Architecture de Montpellier offers targeted training courses for students who will become future architects and planners in our cities. And, to arrive there, the famous sesame corresponding to a Lac + 6 must be obtained: the authorization of the architect of State degree, authorizing the exercise of the master's office in his own name. At the Ensam, each department has its theme: architecture and heritage, architecture and engineering, architecture and technical cultures. The School has, among other things, instituted a policy of partnership with local universities and specialized institutions (including the CAUE, the Order of Architects, the Society of planners) for training courses, particularly on sustainable Development, which has become an essential element of architecture and urban planning.

If you thought university teaching was reserved for young baccalaureate graduates, the Université du Temps Libre is here to fool you. In the city centre, it offers a series of conferences open to all, given by the professor-researchers of the Jean Jaurès University. History of the arts, philosophy, psychology, geopolitics, cinema, language workshops: make your choice! Each thematic cycle includes three to six conferences. Registrations at the beginning of July or early September, be careful as some cycles are quickly full.

The University of Perpignan welcomes students after the BAC who wish to study in the arts, humanities and languages, but also in many other fields. On a human scale, multi-disciplinary and open to the Occitanie region, the Catalan countries and the international scene, 9,500 students study on its campuses. Linguists can opt for a Licence Catalan, a degree in Catalan language and culture that covers the whole of the Catalan region.

Although the University of Letters is the largest in terms of staffing, the University of Science and Technology of Montpellier II is present in Béziers. In modern premises, on the banks of the Canal du Midi, students have the opportunity to move towards a commercial career - OTC "Marketing Techniques" - or become professional communications networks - OTC Networks and TELECOMMUNICATIONS, OTC "Communication Services and Networks".

Just a stone's throw from the Champ-de-Mars, avenue Jean-Moulin, the branch of the Paul-Valéry - Montpellier III University, prepares undergraduate students for the Information and Communication, Economic and Social Administration, History of Heritage, and Psychology degrees. A small family university where life is good and where students can learn in more pleasant conditions (about 800 students on the whole campus). In the Masters chapter, students will be able to approach innovative fields in the field of Public and Political Communication but also in the field of Tourism and Sustainable Development. The university's continuing education service - SAFCO - offers a variety of training solutions for working people wishing to validate their skills or resume their studies.

The international school Tunon in Toulouse prepares students from all walks of life, training in the fields of communication and event, tourism and hospitality. But it is also a school that opens doors to original professions such as image counselling, relookeuse, travel designer, wedding organizer or community manager… This school, which is internationally oriented, includes in each of its formations the study of English and a second foreign language, as well as compulsory internships in business.

The Occitan section of the University Toulouse Jean Jaurès offers several possibilities to students to study Occitan. One can find the Licence d'Occitan and the Licence bidisciplinaire Occitan-Catalan, the Diplôme Universitaire d'Occitan (centered exclusively on the practice of the language), the option Occitan as a modern language to be found in all university courses or the Master Etude et Valorisation des Patrimoines Occitan et Catalan.

The Université Paul Valéry de Montpellier is a faculty specializing in the Humanities, Arts, Languages and Social Sciences, with over 22,000 students. In its 6 training and research units, you'll find the Licence Occitan, which trains future specialists in the Occitan language and culture. Open to all, after completing the course students will be able to move into the professional sectors that require knowledge of the language.

The University of Toulouse brings together 31 higher education establishments and research organizations. In Toulouse itself, there are three universities: Université Toulouse I for law, economics and management, Université Toulouse II for the humanities, and Université Toulouse Paul Sabatier for science, health, engineering and sport. In addition, there are numerous schools and research centers in a wide variety of fields: space studies, agronomy, political science, architecture, civil aviation... A rich offering!

Located on the UT3 university campus, the Institut de la Promotion Supérieure du Travail (IPST), in association with the regional center of the Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers (CNAM), offers continuing education courses, accessible without any diploma requirements. To adapt to each individual's needs, it offers both diploma and non-diploma courses, in the evening, by distance learning or on a sandwich course. Three sectors are covered: science, technology and services. It is also possible to take English courses or prepare for the Diplôme d'Accès aux Études Universitaires (DAEU).

The Toulouse Veterinary School (ENVT) is home to several clinics specialized in animal care: pets, horses, wildlife and new pets (NAC), ruminants, pigs and poultry. The clinics each own a clean organization. Every year school students care about twenty thousand animals. A team of sixty-five people will take care of the pet clinic on a dedicated surface of 3 000 m ². This clinic has a general and specialized consultation area (ophthalmology, dermatology, cardiology, cancer, dentistry…), an imaging sector, and collaborates with the diagnostic laboratory. Do not hesitate to treat your pet, especially as ENVT has bottle: she is over 50 years old!

Terrade Toulouse St-Aubin is a beauty school located in Toulouse. It offers training in esthetics, hairstyling, make-up and spa. Courses include CAP Coiffure, CAP Esthétique, Mastère Manager Commercial, Makeup Event, CQP Maquilleur Conseil Animateur, CFA & Alternance, CAP Coiffure en E-learning and Brevet Professionnel Coiffure.