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Penn Abroad in Université de Technologie de Compiègne (BCO)
Compiègne is a city of about 60,000 in the Picardy region 45 miles north of Paris along the Oise River. The charming small city is famous for its magnificent royal palace that sits on the edge of a 36,000 acre forest and was a favorite residence of French kings and emperors in the 18th and 19th centuries. The history has a rich and varie... read more
Compiègne is a city of about 60,000 in the Picardy region 45 miles north of Paris along the Oise River. The charming small city is famous for its magnificent royal palace that sits on the edge of a 36,000 acre forest and was a favorite residence of French kings and emperors in the 18th and 19th centuries. The history has a rich and varied history, both in France and in Europe. Compiègne is the site of the capture of Joan of Arc by the Burgundians in the 15th century and the Compiègne Forest, located on the outskirts of the city, was the site of the signing of two major armistices: the 1918 Armistice with Germany, which ended World War I, and the 1940 Armistice with France, which gave Germany control of France in World War II. The city is also the starting point for the Paris-Roubaix bicycle race and the finish for Stage 3 of the Tour de France. Commuter train service to Paris is frequent, offering students convenient access to the cultural and social attractions of one of the world’s most beautiful and exciting cities. Paris is a short 45 minute train ride away and only 35 minutes from Charles de Gaulle Airport.
The Université de Technologie de Compiègne (UTC) was created in 1972 to respond to France's need for more opportunities for technology-oriented secondary school graduates to pursue higher education and research at an advanced level equivalent in quality and prestige to the elite grandes écoles scientifiques, but separate from that traditional system of training professional engineers.
The pattern of innovative technological education at UTC is modeled in many ways after that offered in many U.S. universities, combining traditional classroom and lab instruction with practical internships in industry. It also stresses interdisciplinary approaches that complement the specialist engineering curriculum with appropriate courses in the exact sciences and training in technical skills, as well as with courses that focus on the human, socio-economic, and management aspects of technological change. The purpose of this broad-based education is to form engineers with solid scientific and technical backgrounds who also are able to understand the methods and needs of the work environment, and thereby are equipped to assimilate and implement new types of technology as these are developed.
Total enrollment at UTC is about 3,100 students, of whom nearly 450 are registered for post-master's degree programs and doctorates. The faculty numbers 200, all of whom are engaged in both teaching and research. Approximately one-third of the faculty comes from the public and private sectors on a contractual basis, thus providing a further link between the university, government, and the needs of industry. International students comprise approximately 17% of the student body, originating from over 60 different countries.
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