Medical School of Strasbourg and University of Strasbourg

Tumultuous history at the crossroads of the Rhine n n n n 1540 : Medicine is taught at the Lutheran College founded by Jean Sturm 1566 : Maximilian II raises the college to the rank of an academy 1621 : Ferdinand II converts the academy into a university 1681 : Louis XIV confirms the university 1794 : changes into a school for studying health by the convention 1802 : transformation into a school of medicine 1808 : rebirth of the faculty under Napoleon

History (II) n n n 1870 : Annexation of Alsace by Germany and from 1871 -1872 we had a free medical school in French but in 1872 it was transferred to Nancy. 1918 : the Faculty becomes French once again 1939 : the Faculty moves to Clermont-Ferrand came back in 1945 1969 : integration of the Faculty in the University Louis Pasteur 2009 : creation of the University of Strasbourg from the three former universities (scientific and medical; human sciences; law school)

University of Strasbourg (1/01/09) n Set up from the former universities ¡ ¡ ¡ University Louis Pasteur (scientific and medical university) Marc Bloch University ( human sciences university) Robert Schuman University (law school)

Aims of the new university n the development of the basic missions of the university i. e. research, training, professional integration based on interdisciplinary collaboration and a synergy interactions of all the fields n the major availability of the teaching/research staff, the administrative staff and the students to allow the best possible studies and the work opportunities. n the development of the leadership to face international competition with better assets and more visibility .

The Ud. S is hosting n 42 000 students (21% foreign students), n 11 423 trainees in continuous education, n 5 230 members of staff (of which 1500 come from national research institutions) n It is constituted of 37 components i. e. training units, faculties, schools, institutes n and 86 research units (Institute National de la Santé et de la Recherche Medical [INSERM] and Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique [CNR]) covering a surface of 600 000 sqm with 110 buildings. n

All the fields in higher education are covered n n n 50 Master programs 26 Bachelor programs 34 Professional bachelor programs 9 doctoral schools 2535 doctoral students (380 defenses/year) A European Doctoral College

Medicine studies n n First cycle : 2 years preclinical studies ( competitive examination at the end of the first year with a fixed numerous clausus) Second cycle : 4 years clinical studies and hospital training periods Compulsory national ranking tests for access into the 3 rd cycle Third cycle – specialization ¡ ¡ general medicine 3 years other specialized studies 4 to 5 years

Research Master’s n n n Biological imaging Neuroscience Cellular and molecular physiopathology Public health and environment Ethics : life, norms and societies, medical ethics and bioethics

Departments n n n n Evaluation committee for theoretical and clinical teaching of the faculty Department of pedagogy Multimedia department – TICE University and hospital department of ethics Department of history and philosophy of life and health science-heritage and museum conservation Department of general medicine Department of human and social sciences Research commission

Research activities n n n 7 INSERM units (national label) 4 University units (Ud. S label) Main fields : ¡ ¡ neurosciences Physiopathology of inflammation and cancer n n n ¡ Immunity Microbiology Cancer Biomaterials : biological processes and interface biophysics

Teachers and Students n n n 139 Professors 100 Associate Professors 134 university hospital assistants and university clinic managers-hospital assistants 5500 registered students (1800 1 styear) 24% foreign students