A more visible training offering for users
As students are currently submitting their course preferences on Parcoursup, the University of Montpellier continues to refine the presentation of its academic programs through a new web portal. This project has involved the 17 academic departments, schools, and institutes, as well as numerous departments and administrative offices, for several months now. We check in with François Mirabel, director of SCUIO-IP.
Clean design, an advanced search engine to quickly find information, new navigation menus, filtered search results…
“This new version focuses on simplicity to enhance the visibility of our educational offerings, better highlight the content, and streamline the user experience,” says François Mirabel, director of SCUIO-IP. “With this new web portal, we collectively sought to create an innovative layout that would make our programs even more accessible to our various audiences. The layout is designed to be more user-friendly and intuitive to make navigation easier for students.”
The academic programs at theUM offer its 50,000 students more than 250 national degrees and 300 university degrees.
Promote synergies among stakeholders
This effort to ensure consistency is evident, as the website now offers—for certain programs—redesigned program descriptions that present as much useful information as possible in a clear and user-friendly manner: a list of coursesoffered, expected knowledge and skills, success rates by program, student testimonials, career opportunities, and job placement… In accordance with the request from the Ministry of Higher Education and the National Center for Higher Education and Vocational Training ( Research), state-regulated programs and degree tracks are highlighted with a special label. The user interfaces and navigation paths have been carefully designed to meet the needs of various audiences: high school students, college students, families, international partners, socio-economic stakeholders, and research organizations… “The site was designed to be responsive: it adapts to all types of devices (computers, tablets, and mobile phones) and thus meets the expectations of the various audiences likely to visit it. It also includes an English translation feature that, thanks to deep learning, provides more accurate and relevant results ,” explains François Mirabel.
This is a key point, especially considering that nearly 16% of the University of Montpellier’s student body consists of international students, who thus contribute to intercultural dialogue and the dissemination of knowledge.
FindUM 's training courses on the website formations.umontpellier.fr as well as all the information on the Parcoursup.fr.
Parcoursup Timeline:
- March 29: Deadline to submit your choices (up to 10) on the platform
- April 7: Application deadline and confirmation of preferences
- June 2 through July 15: Main admission phase and receipt of the first course proposals
- June 23 through September 16: follow-up phase
Learn more about enrollment at the University of Montpellier…