Community Université Grenoble Alpes Explained

The Community Université Grenoble Alpes (French: Communauté Université Grenoble Alpes) is the association of universities and higher education institutions (ComUE)^[1] for institutions of higher education and research for Grenoble, Chambéry, Annecy and Valence in the Rhône-Alpes region of France.

The association was created as a ComUE according to the 2013 Law on Higher Education and Research (France), effective December 29, 2014.^[2] At the same time, the three Grenoble universities announced a plan to officially merge as of 1 January 2016.^[3]

Members

Since January 1, 2016, Community Grenoble Alpes University consists of the following institutions:^[2]

• Université Grenoble Alpes
• Grenoble Institute of Technology
• Centre national de la recherche scientifique (CNRS)
• French Institute for Research in Computer Science and Automation (INRIA)

Associates

• University of Savoy
• Grenoble Institute of Political Studies
• École nationale supérieure d'architecture de Grenoble
• Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives
• Grenoble School of Management

External links

• Communauté Université Grenoble Alpes website

Notes and References

1. Web site: Principal establishments of higher education. French Ministry of Higher Education and Research. 24 July 2015.
2. Web site: Decree 2014-1675 of 29 December 2014 approving the statutes for the ComUE "Université Grenoble Alpes".
3. http://france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr/alpes/2015/04/03/enseignement-superieur-la-fusion-des-universites-de-grenoble-officialisee-pour-2016-697861.html France 3 Alpes of 3 April 2015.