2016, and vice president from 2016 to 2017. budget the university had a budget of 166 million euros in 2011, which was a 16% increase from 2010. the university had a budget of 143 million euros in 2010, which was 13.1% higher than that of 2009. the budget for normal operations grew by 29.2% during the period 2007–2010. the amount of investment over the same period was about 3.3 million euros in total. employment structure except for teachers of hospital department in 2009-2010, according to the official report published in june 2010 by the human resources department of the ministry of higher education and research, versailles saint-quentin-en-yvelines university employed 229 non-permanent teachers, which corresponds to 119 full-time equivalents, which is 20.4% of the total teachers of the university, placing it well above the national average of 15.5%. the total number of permanent teachers is 464, including 121 university professors, 250 docents or assistants, and 93 secondary school teachers. versailles university foundation main article: versailles university foundation the uvsq foundation is intended to help uvsq in yvelines. issues in society, the scientific higher education, and scientific research evolve from a very competitive environment. in the yvelines, uvsq plays a vital role in high-quality education, and participates actively in the construction of the university paris-saclay, in close collaboration with grandes ecoles (hec, polytechnique, supélec, etc.), université paris sud and research organizations, including cnrs, cea, inserm, and inra. the mission of the uvsq foundation is to facilitate this evolution. the uvsq foundation offers training programs, research, and support to its sponsors with projects relating to social responsibility. the uvsq foundation was created in may 2010 by nine founding members: the university, technical center for mechanical industries, graduate school of engineering in electrical engineering, graduate school of aeronautical technology and automotive, ifp energies nouvelles, the national research institute for transport and safety, and psa peugeot citroën companies, renault, valeo and safran group. its projects include a young talent uvsq scholarship, development of the university library holdings, equal opportunities program, business researcher club, and thesis prize. academic profile rankings university rankingsglobal – overallarwu world401-500 (2019)cwts world883 (2019) sourcesranking cwur310 the301-350 the (young university rankings)42 shanghai ranking401-500 qs (medicine)451-500 components ufr des sciences de la santé simone veil versailles saint-quentin-en-yvelines university is divided into ten components. there are six faculties, two university institutes of technology, one school of engineering and one observatory. french name translation location subjects number of students ufr des sciences unit of training and research in science versailles and le chesnay biology, physics, chemistry, mathematics, computer science 3500 faculté de droit et de science politique (dsp) faculty of law and political science saint-quentin-en-yvelines law and political science 3000 ufr des sciences de la santé simone veil simone veil unit for health services training and research saint-quentin-en-yvelines medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, midwife, psychotherapy, occupational therapy, physical therapy, nursing 2500 ufr des sciences sociales unit of training and research in social science saint-quentin-en-yvelines economy, social and economic administration, geography and sociology 2000 institut d'études culturelles et internationales (ieci) institute of cultural and international studies saint-quentin-en-yvelines history, literature and languages 1600 institut supérieur de management (ism) higher institute of management saint-quentin-en-yvelines management science, information science, communication and educational science 1400 iut de vélizy - rambouillet university institute of technology of vélizy and rambouillet vélizy-villacoublay and rambouillet computer science, electric systems, telecommunication, networks, multimedia 1300 iut de mantes en yvelines university institute of technology of mantes en yvelines mantes-la-jolie civil, industrial, mechanical, computer and mechatronics engineering, management, business, security and natural environment 700 institut des sciences et techniques des yvelines (isty) yvelines institute of sciences and technique vélizy-villacoublay and mantes-la-ville computer engineering and mechatronics engineering 180 observatoire de versailles saint-quentin-en-yvelines (ovsq) versailles saint-quentin-en-yvelines observatory saint-quentin-en-yvelines earth science, astronomy, natural environment, sustainable development, management, system science and social science versailles saint-quentin-en-yvelines university is also managing three schools in partnership with other institutions. french name translation location subjects number of students partners école supérieure du professorat et de l'éducation de l'académie de versailles higher school of teaching and education of versailles academy versailles and saint-quentin-en-yvelines education 5000 cergy-pontoise university, university of évry val d'essonne, paris west university nanterre la défense, university of paris-sud, institut national supérieur de formation et de recherche pour l’éducation des jeunes handicapés et les enseignements adaptés, académie de versailles cfa d'alembert d'alembert training centre for apprentices saint-quentin-en-yvelines health, natural environment, civil engineering, chemistry, real estate public law, communication, risk management 300 versailles-val-d'oise-yvelines chamber of commerce sciences po saint-germain-en-laye political science saint-germain-en-laye saint-germain-en-laye political science, public law, history, economy sociology 82 cergy-pontoise university courses in 2012, versailles saint-quentin-en-yvelines university offers 50 bachelor's degree, 53 diplôme universitaire (university degree), 10 e-learning courses, 95 master's degree, 13 diplôme universitaire de technologie (university diploma in technology), 2 diplôme d'ingénieur, 1 doctor of medicine degree, 1 midwifery degree and 2 diplôme d'accès aux études universitaires (access to university degree). in 2012, the bachelor's degree is issued in four areas: arts-humanities-languages, law-economy-management, humanities and social sciences, and science-technology-health. in 2012, the master's degree is issued in five areas: arts-humanities-languages, law-economy-management, humanities and social sciences, environmental science-territory and economics, and science-technology-health. research research activities at the university are done in 35 laboratories. twelve of them are affiliated with the french national centre for scientific research. it has six departments and a total of nearly 950 researchers and 715 phd students. the chemistry, physics, materials, renewable energy department, center for the study of materials and solids hosted in 2013 the institut de la fiabilité des matériaux pour la mécatronique et les systèmes complexes (institute of materials reliability for complex systems and mechatronics). the environment and sustainable development department covers the sciences, humanities, economics, and medicine. the mathematics, computer science, engineering sciences department examines two themes: mathematics and computer and systems engineering. the biology and health department includes about 300 researchers and 1,200 medical students. research includes biology, medicine, epidemiology and population health. it is attached to several hospitals, including ambroise-paré, raymond poincaré, sainte-périne, and foch. the cultures, humanities and sciences department has three main areas of research and training: languages and civilizations, culture and business, and social sciences. the institutions and organizations department focuses on management science, law and political science. the institut pierre-simon laplace (pierre-simon laplace institut), a research institute in global environmental sciences, located at guyancourt, has six laboratories, three of which are under partial guardianship of uvsq: terrestrial and planetary study center, aeronomy department, and laboratoire des sciences du climat et de l'environnement (climate science and environment laboratory). the aeronomy department and a part of the terrestrial and planetary study center merged on 1 january 2009 into the laboratoire atmosphères, milieux et observations spatiales (latmos, atmospheres, environments and space observations laboratory), and was placed under the supervision of uvsq. teachers and former teachers several sociologists teach or have taught at the university, including roland guillon, known for his work on the problem of employment and capital; laurent mucchielli, specialist in criminology including issues of crime and violence of immigrant populations; philippe robert, specialized in the study of delinquency and deviance; and étienne anheim, didier demazière and claude dubar. uvsq also counts among its current or former teachers historians like bernard cottret, honorary member of the institut universitaire de france; christian delporte, specialist in political and cultural history of the 20th-century of france; bruno laurioux, french middle ages historian; jean-yves mollier and loïc vadelorge, both specialized in contemporary history. in science, people like the creator of the ext2 file system rémy card, the docent in practice and theory of photography fabien danesi, the deputy director of the école normale supérieure jean-charles darmon or the chemist and member of the french academy of sciences gérard férey teach or have taught at the university. valérie-laure bénabou, teacher of private law, is also on the faculty. and among tutor there is pierre-hugues barré. doctors honoris causa during the honorary degree graduation ceremony on 18 october 2011 at the versailles orangerie, sylvie faucheux, who was president of the university, awards, in the presence of alain boissinot, six personalities: andrew abbott (sociology teacher at the university of chicago), george bermann (international law teacher at columbia university), amos gitai (director and filmmaker israeli), robin hartshorne (mathematics teacher at the university of california), günther lottes (history teacher at the university of potsdam) and seiji miyashita (physics teacher at the university of tokyo). external image the university has a logo showing a white sunrise on a green earth referring to the sustainable development, a major theme of the university. the diary is named t'dactu and is published every two months. it is for partners of the university, and also for students and staff. a movie diary called uvsq & vous is also available each month. the university is the initiator of the european project europolytec, whose purpose is to design a website dedicated to careers in computer science and mechatronics. student life direction de la vie étudiante it advises and supports new foreign students, helps students find housing, and hosts students' initiatives, like culture service, sports service, and associations service. the dve is also responsible for managing spaces where students eat lunch, take breaks, and work. these spaces are located on the first floor of buffon building at versailles campus and at vauban building on the saint quentin en yvelines campus. the dve provides students discounts for cultural events. there is a cultural program in the yvelines each semester and cinemas, theatres, and concerts. in guyancourt, versailles and vélizy campuses, students have access to 20 sports activities. crous the crous (centres régionaux des oeuvres universitaires et scolaires) is a service to improve student life. every student can access its services. crous can help students find accommodation closer to their universities. in 2011, more than 8,500 students were housed in 25 residences managed by the crous. the crous awards scholarships to students, and has caseworkers who help students. on campus, there are restaurants managed by the crous, where students have meals at reduced prices. the crous provides free job or internship advertisements for students. financial help students can apply between 15 january and 30 april to receive financial aid for the next school year. criteria include household income, number of dependent children, and distance from campus. there is aid for most qualifying applicants in preparing to take competitive exam to work on public services. students can apply for bank loans guaranteed by the french state, and do not need guarantees. student associations approximately 30 associations offer students activities in science, social sciences and humanities, law, medicine, humanitarian-social-environment, handicap, international, communication, reflexion, student involvement and mechatronics. it is easy to join in or to create an association. being in an association gives the students the opportunity to imagine and develop specific unprofitable projects. associations can present these projects and receive a grant from the fsdie commission (solidarity and development fundings for student initiatives). this funding partly is from the registration fees from the students each year. this commission gathers three to four times a year (september, november, march and june) and votes to award grants to projects. other financial partners of the university can contribute to help the associations finance projects. in order to give the students a place to gather and elaborate projects or to entertain, a student house opened in 2013 on the versailles campus. it was designed by architect fabienne bulle, and has an area of 1,730 m2. this building accommodates local trade and cultural activities, a multipurpose room, an art room, service areas, cafeteria, and associations offices. international relations from the beginning, the university has developed international networks such as erasmus, the conférence des recteurs et des principaux des universités du québec (crepuq), or other partnerships with universities abroad. the number of partners was about 230 in 2011. the university welcomed 330 international students in 2010. the number of students from erasmus from 2003 to 2008 was between 0.41 and 0.67% of the student body, which ranked the university 61 out of 75 in french universities for this programme. the university welcomes foreign students who want to obtain a french degree. in 2010, there were about 2,400 foreign students, which was 13.3% of the student body. there is a greater percentage in the phd courses, where almost half of the students (45%) are foreign. sociology of the 14,226 students in 2004, 77.1% were holders of a