There are two major universities in the city, including the University of Rennes I (French: Université de Renne 1), which offer courses for students in science, technology, medicine, philosophy, law, management and economics. The University of Rennes II (French: Université de Haute Bretagne-Renne 2) offers courses such as art, literature, language, communication, humanities and social sciences, and physical education for students to learn.
The origin of Rennes I University can be traced back to the Middle Ages (146 1). 1969, the school was named Rennes I University, and a new constitution was formulated. Rennes I University is a multidisciplinary comprehensive university, including 9 colleges, 7 specialized colleges (including 4 technical colleges (IUT)) and 1 engineering college. Main disciplines: science, technology, medical health (STS) (mathematics, computer information and telecommunications, electronics, mechanics, physics, chemistry, geology, biology and environment, medicine, pharmacy, dentistry); Law, politics, economy and management science (SJPEG) (economics, management, law and politics, public management); Humanities and Social Sciences (SHS) (Philosophy). There are 47 laboratories and 5 doctoral graduate schools (mathematics, computer information, signals, electronics and telecommunications (Matisse); Materials science; Life-agronomy-medical health; Economics and management; Law, politics and philosophy).
Rennes II University is located in the center of Rennes City Circle, which is the main center of higher education and research in Brittany. Upper Brittany-Rennes II University (Rennes II University for short) is the successor of the Faculty of Arts established in Rennes in 18 10. From remote detection to audio-visual research, from geographical planning to art books, from humanities and social science research to biomechanics of stress, Rennes II University strives to maintain the main academic balance and pay attention to the quality of campus life. The school attaches great importance to international relations, offering 2 1 foreign language courses, and keeps regular contact with many higher education and research institutions on five continents. Rennes II University has 65,438+0 doctoral graduate schools, 3 mixed research units (UMR) (namely, history, archaeology, geography, planning and transformation) and 65,438+08 reception research groups (French and foreign literature: English-speaking countries, romanticism, Brittany and Cartel, French-speaking countries, Mediterranean culture, Austrian and German studies; Arts: practicality and poetics, psychopathology, linguistics and language teaching methods, educational science, anthropology and sociology, economics; Sports activities: sports research).