Cooperation Actions - Bordeaux Montaigne University v1.2
International outreach
"Questioning the worlds" through international engagement
In line with its motto ‘Questioning the worlds’, Bordeaux Montaigne's international engagement contributes to the institution’s scientific reputation, the appeal of its academic programmes and the development of sustainable academic partnerships.
International engagement is a driving force for transformation within the university. Student mobility, partnerships, projects and degree programmes with a global outlook foster dialogue between languages and cultures and help address major contemporary challenges.
This strategy draws on the university’s academic disciplines – arts, literature, languages, humanities and social sciences – to develop international collaborations and new opportunities for students, staff and partners.
Outreach activities
To build on, enrich its dynamic and expand its reach, Bordeaux Montaigne University is developing new forms of cooperation and training programmes.
International Schools, notably Bordeaux Montaigne's annual International Winter School, bring together students from all over the world to explore the French language and culture. Open to students from partner universities as well as those from other institutions, they combine interdisciplinary courses taught in English and French language teaching with cultural discovery and intercultural exchange.
For further information: intl-events @ u-bordeaux-montaigne.fr
The university is also strengthening its role as a forum for exchange amongst higher education professionals through an International Staff Week dedicated to the current challenges facing the internationalisation of European institutions. This event encourages the sharing of experiences, the development of new projects and the establishment of long-term partnerships between international partners.
For further information: staff-mobility @ u-bordeaux-montaigne.fr
Cooperation networks and programmes
Bordeaux Montaigne University’s strategy is based on an active commitment to major cooperation programmes and networks that currently shape European and international higher education, thereby implementing an international strategy that combines European and Francophone cooperation, attractiveness to students and researchers, pedagogical innovation and a commitment to more inclusive internationalisation.
Bordeaux Montaigne University is fully committed to the Erasmus+ programme, the European Union’s main instrument for cooperation in higher education. It supports the mobility of students, teaching staff and administrative staff, encourages the development of joint degree programmes, cooperation projects and intensive international hybrid programmes, and contributes to pedagogical innovation and the internationalisation of study programmes.
The Erasmus+ programme is a major key to build strong and sustainable partnerships between European institutions and experiment new forms of academic collaboration, while disseminating European values, part of the Bordeaux Montaigne's humanist identity, open to the world.
Download here Bordeaux Montaigne's Erasmus+ Charter in French or in English.
As a member of the Agence Universitaire de la Francophonie (AUF), Bordeaux Montaigne University is part of the world’s leading network of French-speaking higher education and research institutions. This commitment is fully in line with its academic identity, which places multilingualism, Francophonie and intercultural dialogue at the heart of its development. The AUF promotes academic cooperation, the sharing of expertise and the development of joint projects across the French-speaking world.
The university’s recent membership of the European University Foundation (EUF) marks a new stage in its European strategy. This network brings together institutions committed to improving international mobility, digital transformation, pedagogical innovation and the development of collaborative European projects.
In partnership with Campus France, Bordeaux Montaigne University helps to promote its range of courses to international students and supports them at every stage of their journey, from preparing for their study abroad experience to settling in on campus. This approach forms part of a welcoming policy, recognised by the award of the ‘Bienvenue en France’ label, which recognises the quality of the services offered to international students, whether in terms of information, a warm welcome, administrative support, the range of courses on offer, campus life or ongoing support throughout their studies.
Through its membership to the EURAXESS network, the university also plays a part in welcoming and supporting international academic staff and researchers. This scheme facilitates their mobility, helps them settle in and integrates them into the French academic and scientific environment, thereby helping to enhance the university’s appeal to international talent.
Bordeaux Montaigne University is also a member of the European MEnS network (Migrants in Higher Education), which brings together higher education institutions committed to improving access to higher education for refugees, asylum seekers and migrants. Through this membership, the university shares best practice, develops partnerships with its European counterparts and contributes to initiatives promoting inclusion, the recognition of prior learning and support for people in migration situations.
This commitment reflects the university’s determination to make internationalisation a tool for openness, solidarity and equal opportunities.