University in France
Belfort, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France
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The Université de technologie de Belfort-Montbéliard (UTBM) is a French public institution of a scientific, cultural and professional character, created in 1999. It is one of the three universités de technologie (with Compiègne and Troyes), a model that combines the engineering-school tradition with university status. UTBM is a member of the Conférence des Grandes Écoles (CGE) and is accredited by the Commission des Titres d'Ingénieur (CTI) to award the French engineering title and the European EUR-ACE quality label across its nine engineering specialisms. Since 1 January 2025 it has been a component institution of the experimental Université Marie et Louis Pasteur (UMLP) in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, while keeping its own identity and autonomy.
Teaching is spread over three campuses in the Territoire de Belfort and the Pays de Montbéliard: Sevenans, Belfort and Montbéliard. Sevenans hosts the common core (tronc commun) and the Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering and industrial logistics (apprenticeship) programmes; Belfort teaches Computer Science and Energy and Electrical Engineering; Montbéliard teaches Mechanics and Ergonomics and Mechanics and Transport (apprenticeship).
The core offer is the generalist engineering degree. Students recruited after the baccalauréat follow a five-year route (two years of common core, then three years in a specialism of their choice), and others join the engineering cycle at Bac+2 or Bac+3. Specialisms are Mechanics and Ergonomics, Industrial Engineering, Energy and Electrical Engineering, Computer Science and Mechanics, plus four apprenticeship specialisms (Industrial Logistics, Computer Science, Energy and Electrical Engineering, Mechanics and Transport). A Humanities pole gives students a substantial share of teaching in the social sciences, languages, law, economics and philosophy. UTBM also offers Masters in two mentions (Innovation, Entreprise et Société and Ingénierie des Systèmes Complexes), doctorates, continuing education and a CGE-labelled Mastère Spécialisé Hydrogène-Énergie.
Student life is organised by the Bureau de la vie étudiante, the student association (AE) and the sports bureau, with an intersemester period of four weeks between the autumn and spring semesters. A medical service with a nurse and general-practitioner consultations operates for all sites, and a disability mission supports students.
International students are welcomed through exchange programmes (Erasmus+ and bilateral agreements), double degrees and full degree programmes. UTBM received the Bienvenue en France label at three stars in 2025 and the Label Qualité FLE at three stars in 2024 for its French as a foreign language courses. A specific classes internationales route offers one year of intensive French (A2 to B2) followed by five years of engineering studies at master level.
UTBM is a public institution. Annual registration fees are EUR 630, free for holders of a French government need-based scholarship, and free for apprentices. Non-EU students pay differentiated fees under decree 2019-344 of 19 April 2019: EUR 2,902 per year for entry into the common core and EUR 3,950 per year for entry into the engineering cycle. The application fee is EUR 105 (free for French government need-based scholarship holders). The UTBM board may fully or partly exempt students in financial difficulty on an individual, exceptional basis; exemptions are limited to 20% of non-EU students paying differentiated fees and 20% of other students.
Registration is conditional on prior payment of the Contribution de vie étudiante et de campus (CVEC) to CROUS, as provided by the law of 8 March 2018; the CVEC funds student health, culture, prevention and student projects and is separate from registration fees.
UTBM supports applications to the Eiffel programme of the French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs, which funds the entire course (engineering cycle, master or doctorate). Selection is in two stages: UTBM, then the Eiffel jury. For the current round the application deadline on eCandidat is 28 October 2026, UTBM results on 30 November 2026 and Eiffel results in mid-April 2027. Eligibility: foreign nationality, academic excellence (top of class), age limit 29 (master or engineering) or 35 (doctorate), no prior studies in France (except at doctoral level), and first application to the scholarship. Co-supervision is allowed for 36-month doctoral grants; cotutelle is not. Contact: [email protected]. See the official Eiffel page.
UTBM itself awards no scholarships. Social-criteria grants are managed by CROUS (applications 15 January to 31 May via etudiant.gouv.fr), scholarships from the home country are handled through embassies, and mobility grants of the Ministry of Education are available to need-based scholarship holders for study abroad periods of 3 to 9 months. An individual fee exemption can be requested from the studies office before 15 September and applies to one diploma only. CROUS emergency aid is available via etudiant.gouv.fr. See Scholarships and housing aid.
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View scholarships for Université de technologie de Belfort-Montbéliard (UTBM) →Candidates hold or are about to obtain a general baccalauréat (scientific specialisms recommended: Mathematics plus a second science specialism, or two science specialisms with the Mathematics complémentaires option) or have Bac+1 level. Selection is on file and interview. September entry is applied for through Parcoursup, and the February entry through the Groupe UT platform (applications 1 October to 15 November, interviews mid-November to mid-December, results mid-December). A Bac+1 entrant may be credited up to 30 additional ECTS and complete in four and a half years.
Open to holders or soon-to-be holders of a French or foreign CPGE, BUT, Licence or BTS, subject to the list of admissible diplomas. The Groupe UT (UTBM, UTC, UTT) runs a single common application. September entry applications run from 20 January to 20 March (interviews late February to mid-May, results end of May); February entry applications run from 1 October to 15 November. Bac+2 entrants receive 120 ECTS automatically and complete 180 more in three years; Bac+3 entrants may receive 0 to 30 additional ECTS and complete in two and a half years.
Open to applicants under 30 at the signing of the contract who are French nationals or hold a residence permit with work authorisation, come from the UTBM common core or hold a CPGE, BUT, Licence or BTS, are selected by the admissions jury on file and interview, and have signed an apprenticeship contract with a company before 1 September. Entry is in September only; first-session applications open 20 January to 20 March.
Applicants from outside the European Union must also register with Campus France in their country (Études en France procedure) and supply the Campus France file number in the application. A good command of French is required, and Campus France organises the TCF test before the file goes to the consulate for the visa request. Applicants must show sufficient income to live in France. Exchange students are nominated by partner institutions to [email protected] (spring semester nominations mid-November, autumn semester mid-May). The classes internationales route requires level A2 in French, scientific foundations and the baccalauréat (obtained or in progress), with applications to [email protected] before 1 April.
There is a single intake each year, in September. First-year (M1) applicants use the national Mon Master portal; second-year (M2) applications are submitted through eCandidat, opening on 17 November 2026 and closing on 30 June 2027 for the 2027/2028 campaign, unless the applicant lives in a country with a Campus France space, in which case the Études en France application is used for M1 and M2. Prerequisites quoted for the Robotics and Autonomous Systems parcours are command of the technical field of the prior degree (computing, production, mechanics, energy), a minimum English level of B1 and a minimum French level of B2. English B2 certification is built into the programme. Motivation and teamwork qualities are also expected.
Candidates hold a national master's degree or another degree conferring the master's grade, with demonstrated research aptitude; derogations may be granted for non-EU degrees of equivalent level or validated professional experience. Applicants must find a thesis supervisor and a research unit. Spontaneous applications (CV and covering letter) can be sent throughout the year to [email protected]. Doctorates run in the doctoral schools SPIM and SEPT; once admitted, doctoral students create an account on ADUM (UBFC) for registration, validated by supervisor, laboratory director and doctoral school director. A thesis takes three years on average.
Services common to all sites include a medical service, a library service (Service commun de documentation), accessible buildings and a social worker consultation arranged through the nurse. Local bus networks serve Belfort/Sevenans (Optymo) and Montbéliard (CTPM).
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