University of Picardie Jules Verne

What University of Picardie Jules Verne does

The Université de Picardie Jules Verne (UPJV) is a French public research university headquartered in Amiens, serving approximately 32,000 students (2024) across six campuses in the Hauts-de-France region (Amiens, Beauvais, Laon, Soissons/Cuffies, Saint-Quentin, and Creil). Founded in 1968/1970 and renamed in 1991 to honor Jules Verne, UPJV operates as an établissement public national under the French Ministry of Higher Education and Research, offering the full higher-education pathway from BUT (Bachelor University Technology) and Licence through Master's, Doctorate, and engineering diplomas across Arts & Humanities, Law & Economics, Sciences & Technology, and Health. The institution maintains 30+ research laboratories — including eight joint units with CNRS and INSERM — and houses specialized platforms (SimUSanté health simulation centre, HAL open-science repository, digital humanities infrastructure, electron microscopy, MRI for small animals) supporting both teaching and externally contracted research.

UPJV's business model is dominated by government subsidy from the French Ministry of Higher Education, supplemented by regulated tuition fees, continuing professional education (DUs, certificats, short courses priced €814–€6,350), and enterprise-facing revenue via taxe d'apprentissage, alternance, and the 2026 Medef Hauts-de-France convention. Distribution runs through mandated national platforms (Parcoursup for undergraduate, Mon Master for Master's) and UPJV's own eCandidat portal, with degree delivery predominantly in-person across regional campuses and select distance-learning offerings (including the M2E EAD track for international teachers). Strategic partnerships anchor the institution into the regional health ecosystem (CHU d'Amiens-Picardie), national research bodies (CNRS, INSERM, INERIS), and a European alliance (BAUHAUS4EU/B4EU).

Operational signals include the 2023 opening of the École d'Ingénieurs Jules Verne (EIJV) engineering school, creation of the UFR d'Odontologie, the 2019 inauguration of the Pôle Citadelle campus, and the June 2026 acknowledgment by President Denis Postel of financial governance constraints requiring consolidation — indicating a mature, publicly-funded institution in active programmatic expansion but operating under tightening budgetary conditions.

Name

University of Picardie Jules Verne

Legal name

Université de Picardie Jules Verne (UPJV)

Website

https://u-picardie.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1968

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Université de Picardie Jules Verne (UPJV) is a French public research university serving 32,000 students across six campuses in the Hauts-de-France region, offering full degree pathways and professional continuing education, primarily funded by the French Ministry of Higher Education.

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Headquarters

HQ city

Amiens

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices13 records

Markets served

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B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Public Higher Education Funding: As a French public university (établissement public national à caractère scientifique, culturel et professionnel), UPJV is primarily funded through government subsidies from the French Ministry of Higher Education and Research. This constitutes the dominant revenue stream supporting operations, research, and teaching.
2. Tuition and Registration Fees: Students pay registration fees (droits d'inscription) to enrol in degree programmes. Fees vary for initial training vs. continuing education, with additional management fees for continuing education participants.
3. Continuing Professional Education (Formation Continue): UPJV generates revenue through paid continuing education programmes including DUs (Diplômes Universitaires), professional certificates, and short courses targeting healthcare professionals, educators, and other working adults. Fees range from hundreds to several thousand euros per programme.

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Core offering

The University of Picardie Jules Verne (UPJV) is a French public university delivering higher education programs from undergraduate (BUT, Licence) through graduate (Master) and doctoral levels across arts, law, economics, sciences, health, humanities, and engineering disciplines. It operates across six regional campuses in the Hauts-de-France region, complemented by teacher training through INSPÉ, professional continuing education diplomas (DUs), an engineering school (EIJV), and research conducted in 30+ laboratories including joint units with CNRS and INSERM.

Product overview

The Université de Picardie Jules Verne operates as a comprehensive public university offering dozens of academic programs from undergraduate to doctoral levels across four main domains: Arts, Letters, Languages; Law, Economics, Management; Sciences, Technology, Health; and Human and Social Sciences. The institution's core educational offerings are delivered through its Formation Catalog (Catalogue de formations), which encompasses BUT, DU, Licence, Master, and Doctorate programs. Key divisions include INSPÉ for teacher education (offering Masters M2E/MEEF for primary and secondary education), the EIJV Engineering School, multiple IUT campuses for technology programs, and specialized research platforms. Digital services include e-candidat for admissions, the university library system, SimUSanté for health simulation training, and a HAL archive for research publications. The university also provides continuing education through its Service Formation Continue Universitaire, and research infrastructure through dedicated analytical and imaging platforms.

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Products and services

• Formation Catalogue (Degree Programs) Catalog of accredited academic programs from BUT (Bachelor University Technology) through Licence, Licence professionnelle, Master, and Doctorate, covering arts, sciences, health, law, economics, humanities, and engineering disciplines for domestic and international students.
• INSPÉ Teacher Training Institute Teacher training institute (Institut National Supérieur du Professorat et de l'Éducation) offering Licence Professorat des écoles, Master M2E/MEEF programmes for primary and secondary school teachers, CPE training, CAPPEI certification, and continuing education including AI applications in education.
• École d'Ingénieurs Jules Verne (EIJV) Engineering School Engineering school offering engineering diploma programmes in sciences and engineering disciplines, opened in 2023 as a new school within UPJV.
• IUT University Technology Institutes University Technology Institutes offering BUT (Bachelor University Technology) programmes and professional technical training across three campuses: Amiens, Aisne (Laon/Soissons), and Oise (Creil).
• Continuing Professional Education (Formation Continue) Continuing professional education programmes offering Diplômes Universitaires (DUs), professional certificates, and short courses for working professionals, particularly in healthcare (e.g., health pedagogy, emergency care, sports podology, simulation training), with fees ranging from several hundred to several thousand euros.
• SimUSanté Health Simulation Centre Health simulation centre with realistic pedagogical spaces recreating healthcare work environments (hospital rooms, emergency, operating theatre, delivery suite) for multidisciplinary simulation training of healthcare professionals and students.
• University Library System (Bibliothèque Universitaire) University library providing access to academic resources, databases, and research materials for students, faculty, and researchers.
• HAL Open Science Repository Institutional repository portal hosting scientific publications and open access research output from UPJV researchers.
• Research Platforms (Plateformes de recherche) Specialised research infrastructure including CRRBM (Regional Molecular Biology Resource Center), PFA (Analytical Platform), ICAP (Cellular Engineering and Protein Analysis), PME (Electron Microscopy), PHN (Digital Humanities), MatriCS, and PIRMPA (Magnetic Resonance Imaging for Small Animals).
• Digital Campus (Université Numérique) Digital services including ENT/intranet portal, virtual 360-degree campus tours, and online learning management infrastructure for distance and hybrid education.

Quantifiable outcome

• 85% professional integration rate 18 months after Master's graduation
• +2 more outcomes

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Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, core and minor.

• Medef Hauts-de-FranceflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 June 2026The Medef (employers' federation) of Hauts-de-France signed a convention with all six public universities of the region, including UPJV, to strengthen cooperation between academia and the business community on skills development, research, and employment.
• BAUHAUS4EU (B4EU) - European University AllianceflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025UPJV participates in the European Bauhaus alliance (BAUHAUS4EU / B4EU), a major European university alliance co-funded under the Erasmus+ programme, aimed at advancing interdisciplinary education, research, and innovation in sustainability and design across Europe.
• CNRS (Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUPJV maintains multiple joint research laboratories with CNRS, including EDYSAN (Ecologie et dynamique des systèmes anthropisés), GEC (Génie enzymatique et cellulaire), LAMFA (mathématique fondamentale et appliquée), LRCS (réactivité et chimie des solides), and others. The partnership enables internationally recognised research across sciences, health, and humanities.
• INSERM (Institut national de la santé et de la recherche médicale)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerINSERM co-funds and co-manages several research units with UPJV, including GRAP (Groupe de recherche sur l'alcool et les pharmacodépendances) and GRAMFC (Groupe de recherches sur l'analyse multimodale de la fonction cérébrale).
• INERIS (Institut national de l'environnement industriel et des risques)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerINERIS co-manages the PériTox research unit (Périnatalité et risques toxiques) with UPJV, focusing on toxicological risks in perinatal contexts.
• Erasmus+ ProgrammecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerErasmus+ enables UPJV students to study abroad at European partner universities and allows incoming international students to join UPJV programmes, supporting mobility across all academic disciplines.
• Rectorat d'Amiens (Regional Education Authority)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Rectorat d'Amiens works with UPJV's INSPÉ on teacher training, professional development for educators, and the DU Enseigner le Picard programme. Joint governance of teacher preparation programmes ensures alignment with national education requirements.
• ARLP (Agence Régionale de la Langue Picarde)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerARLP partners with UPJV's UFR des Lettres on the DU Enseigner le Picard programme, supporting the teaching and promotion of the Picard regional language, literature, and culture.
• Université d'ArtoisminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUPJV collaborates with the Université d'Artois as part of broader inter-university collaborations in the Hauts-de-France region.
• Université du Littoral Côte d'OpaleminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUPJV collaborates with the Université du Littoral Côte d'Opale as part of inter-university partnerships in the Hauts-de-France region.
• CHU d'Amiens-PicardiecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe CHU d'Amiens-Picardie is closely affiliated with UPJV's health sciences faculty (UFR de Médecine, UFR de Pharmacie, UFR d'Odontologie) and SimUSanté simulation centre. The hospital serves as the primary teaching hospital for UPJV medical and health sciences students.

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Recent moves14 records

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Market position

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights7 records

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