Université de la Nouvelle-Calédonie

Licence (bachelor) - first year

Applicants in secondary school or changing course apply for the first year (L1) through the Parcoursup NC platform for the start of the academic year in February. Applicants choose a licence mention and may indicate a preference between the TREC5 (5-semester intensive) and TREC7 (7-semester progressive) pathways; a selection commission examines each file and answers with a 'Oui, si' directing the candidate to one of the two. Students already enrolled at UNC and continuing in the same field are not concerned. Employees, jobseekers and people who did not complete a first year can apply for a resumption-of-studies campaign. Information: [email protected], and [email protected].

Later years, BUT and selective programmes

Entry to L2, L3, L4, BUT 2-3, DEUST 2 and the CRFPA preparation is by application file (retrait et dépôt) sent by e-mail to [email protected], examined by commission. Recent calendars: BUT GEA pathway file 10 August to 12 October 2026, interviews from 9 November 2026, results from 7 December 2026, registration January-February 2027, start of year 2 February 2027; applications for UNC returning students (licences) 14 September to 6 November 2026; DEUST Géosciences, mines, eau et environnement 2nd year 5 October to 29 November 2026; L3 Informatique MIAGE 21 September to 6 November 2026. The IUT recruits through its own campaigns for BUT and professional licences.

International applicants

Teaching is in French. Except for Erasmus exchange students, a certificate of level from a French teacher or a French test is required in the application, and applicants to licence level must in general show level B2 of the European framework (TCF, DELF, DALF and TEF are recognised). Exchange students from partner universities are nominated by their home university and complete an application form for UNC, which decides on admission; deadlines are 1 March for the semester beginning in June and 1 November for the semester beginning in February. Applicants from non-partner universities (free movers) apply individually and pay registration fees. People not attached to a university should check the procedure with Campus France. After acceptance, students arrange visa, transport and a health insurance covering repatriation and civil liability, because the New Caledonian social-security system has no agreements covering international students. UNC arranges a free shuttle from Tontouta airport, and the student card gives access to campus services.

Master

Master programmes (two years after the licence, 60 ECTS per year) are selective and entered by application file with eligibility results and interviews for some mentions (for example Aménagement et développement des territoires océaniens, MIAGE, Management). The Master Droit parcours Droit de la Nouvelle-Calédonie, the Sciences de la durabilité, Humanités and teaching masters (MEEF) are among the offers. Applications are submitted to the Direction des études et de la vie étudiante ([email protected]).

Engineering routes

The PeiP (Parcours des écoles d'ingénieurs Polytech) is a 2-year preparatory course (120 ECTS, Nouville campus, 16 places) alongside the CUPGE; entry to the Polytech cycle is by the Geipi Polytech competition registered on Parcoursup between January and March, with the exam at the end of April in Nouméa. Students are enrolled in CUPGE at UNC, and on validation have direct access to a Polytech engineering speciality.

Doctorate

Doctoral registration is through the École doctorale du Pacifique, at any time of the year, by submitting a full file to the EDP secretariat ([email protected]), then administrative registration with the Direction des études et de la vie étudiante once the UNC president authorises it. The doctorate is awarded only in the fields of the research teams to which UNC is attached (UNC teams or CRESICA partner institutions). Re-registration each year requires a thesis monitoring committee to have been held.

• Campus de Nouville (Nouméa): main campus on the Île Nou peninsula housing the three departments (DEG, LLSH, STS), the IUT, the IAE, the INSPÉ, the Pôle sport, the Pôle de recherche et de pédagogies innovantes (Sigma), the administrative services and the doctoral school. Facilities include a central library, a health centre, the Maison de l'Étudiant, a university restaurant (250 seats, lunch only) and a cafeteria, a grocery for students in need, amphitheatres, a sports hall and outdoor sport areas, a health trail and workout stations.
• Campus de Baco (Koohnê/Koné, North Province): northern branch of more than 1,000 m2 with an amphitheatre, computer rooms, teaching rooms, practical-work laboratories, a library and study and social spaces, linked digitally to the Sigma pole at Nouville. It teaches the Économie et gestion licence (TREC5 and TREC7 routes), the DAEU and, since 2025, the Diplôme universitaire Travail social en contexte océanien.
• Médiathèque universitaire de Wallis: library service for education sciences and didactics in Wallis.

Residences: Résidence 500 at Nouville (470 flats, 540 beds: 385 F1, 30 F1 for people with reduced mobility, 37 F2, 3 F2 adapted, 15 F4), managed by the SIC; Résidence Dumbéa centre (104 furnished individual flats); a new residence at Kataviti in the North Province (36 individual flats with shared kitchens); and shared flats at Koné (Le Bosquet) and Pouembout (Olea). Admission to residences is handled by the Maison de l'Étudiant.

Libraries: the central library holds university-level collections in law, economics, management, science and technology, health studies and specialist journals, plus general-interest collections and language-test preparation material (TOEIC, TOEFL, Erasmus); the INSPÉ library covers education sciences and teacher training.