Groups of universities and institutions (France)

In France, Communautés d’Universités et Établissements (COMUEs; Communities of universities and institutions) are groups of universities and higher education institutions. A COMUE is a form of Établissement Public à caractère Scientifique, Culturel et Professionnel (EPCSP).

These organizations were created with the Law on Higher Education and Research (France) of July 2013.{{Citation|title=LOI n° 2013-660 du 22 juillet 2013 relative à l'enseignement supérieur et à la recherche|date=2013-07-22|url=https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/affichTexte.do;jsessionid=C239078D285CDB970B15072D7396B046.tplgfr33s_1?cidTexte=JORFTEXT000027735009&dateTexte=20180208|access-date=2018-02-08}} It replaced the previous structure, the Pôle de recherche et d'enseignement supérieur (PRES), that existed from 2007 to 2013. Unlike the former PRES, they are able to award degrees, and have program budgets.

List of communities of universities and institutions (COMUEs) in France

As of 5 May 2021, there are eight university groups known as COMUEs, or communities of universities and institutions, in France:{{Cite web |date=5 May 2021 |title=Fédérations - Communautés d'universités et établissements |url=https://www.enseignementsup-recherche.gouv.fr/cid148417/www.enseignementsup-recherche.gouv.fr/cid148417/federations-communautes-d-universites-et-etablissements.html|access-date=6 April 2022 |website=French Ministry of Higher Education and Research}}

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Burgundy - Franche-Comté University Group

|Université Bourgogne - Franche-Comté

Federal University of Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées University Group

|Université fédérale de Toulouse-Midi-Pyrénées

HESAM University Group

|Hesam Université

Leonardo da Vinci University Group