UGA facilities are mainly located in the Grenoble Agglomeration, centered around the Domaine Universitaire campus, GIANT campus, and La Tronche medical campus. However, there are many facilities that are located in other places in and outside of Grenoble, including the Valence campus and an important number of laboratories and research centres.
Domaine Universitaire (Grenoble) The
Domaine Universitaire, also known as the
University Campus and ''Campus de
Saint-Martin-d'Hères'', is the main UGA campus covering an area of 175 hectares. It is an autonomous part of the
Grenoble-Alpes Métropole agglomeration and a part of
Saint-Martin-d'Hères commune. The
Domaine Universitaire hosts the majority of educational facilities and a significant portion of research laboratories of the university.
Olivier-Clément Cacoub designed the science library, the administrative building of the science faculty and the large Louis-Weil amphitheater. The Domaine Universitaire campus has a distinct feature of being an isolated part of the agglomeration dedicated solely to academics and student activities. This is an exemption from the typical model of French universities where university facilities are scattered throughout the city. Such organization was an experimental model applied in 1960s to accommodate the rapidly growing university. Over the years, due to such a distinct form of organization it earned the reputation of an "American campus". Another French university that follows this model is
Paris-Saclay University although it is located 20 km away from Paris and not in a direct proximity to the city. The campus boast 3 000 trees, including
Arboretum Robert Ruffier-Lanche with over 250 different species of trees and shrubs from around the world. Due to its rich vegetation, surrounded by
Isère (river), in proximity of three mountain chains, and in immediate adjacency to the city, the campus is known for student quality of life. The university is ranked among the most beautiful universities and campuses in France and Europe. The campus has a rich network of public transport, including the
Grenoble tramway, several bus lines, easy access the main highway and a network of bike lines. Grenoble is traditionally recognized as one of the best student cities in France. La Tronche campus is located one tramway stop away from the Domaine Universitaire campus. It is primarily specialized in medical studies and is home to the
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Campus GIANT (Grenoble) Campus GIANT (Grenoble Innovation for Advanced New Technologies) is an inter-organizational campus located on the old military grounds of a
presque-isle between
Isère and
Drac that formed
Polygone Scientifique. The Campus hosts several educational institutions, primarily UGA (particularly the INPG) and the
Grenoble School of Management. Among other members of the campus are also large state research organizations
CNRS and
CEA. The GIANT campus hosts
Minatec, as well as several European large scale Instruments including
European Synchrotron Radiation Facility,
European Molecular Biology Laboratory, and
Institut Laue–Langevin. Major industrial companies have facilities on campus, including
bioMérieux,
Schneider Electric,
Siemens, and
STMicroelectronics. Contrary to the Domaine Universitaire campus, which hosts UGA and shares both educational and research roles in a wide variety of disciplines, the GIANT Campus is inter-organizational and leans heavily towards research-industry collaboration in natural and applied sciences.
Other buildings in the Grenoble area The university has buildings in various locations in the Grenoble area: near the main Grenoble train station (parts of IUT1 and IUT2), Boulevard Gambetta, Place de Verdun, and in the Vigny-Musset area (
Cité des Territoires).
Valence Campus The
Valence campus is home to over 4000 students in undergraduate and post-graduate programs. It is located in the
department of
Drôme, 90 km away from Grenoble. The Valence campus is the successor of the Université de Valence founded in 1452 by
Dauphin Louis, future King
Louis XI. The University of Valence was closed in 1792 sharing the fate of most French universities during the
French Revolution.
Other locations University facilities are also located outside of main campuses. • An alpine botanical garden
Jardin botanique alpin du Lautaret spans over a 2 hectares area in
Col du Lautaret. • IUT2 runs a department of management of companies and administration (GEA) in
Vienne. • A center for agricultural research and teaching is run inside the
Olivier de Serres domain in
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