Enhance your training
Would you like to learn a language, improve your computer skills, or have more educational resources?
The University of Montpellier invites you to take advantage of its various services to supplement or further your education.
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IT certifications
Pix certification
This certification corresponds to a digital skills certificate and is based on a European framework (DigComp). It is becoming the benchmark for digital skills in higher education and all socio-professional environments. Its objective is to support the improvement of the general level of digital knowledge and skills and thus prepare for the digital transformation of our entire society and economy.
The Faculty of Sciences in Montpellier offers an optional "certification" program, allowing students to obtain official certification that is reliable and recognized by the French national education system, higher education institutions, and the professional world, including in Europe.
Certification in the various departments of the University of Montpellier is free of charge, except in the context of continuing education and apprenticeships. It is managed within each department under the supervision of a responsible teacher.
To register, contact your department.
The European Computer Skills Passport – PCIE
The PCIE is a certificate of proficiency in fundamental areas of everyday computer use. This modular and progressive program allows individuals to validate their computer skills according to their needs. It consists of a set of modules covering the use of computers and certain software programs.
The modules
- General knowledge about the workplace and the information society
- Document management
- Word processing
- Spreadsheet
- Database
- Computer-assisted presentation
- Email and Web browsing
Hyphenation
The gap year allows students enrolled in initial higher education programs to temporarily suspend their studies in order to pursue an enriching personal or professional experience. This break can be taken independently or within a host organization, either in France or abroad.
It can be considered at various stages of a university career, between the first year of undergraduate studies and the final year of graduate studies. It lasts for at least one semester and can extend to a full academic year.
Several types of projects may justify a request for a gap year:
- Take a course in a field other than your current major to explore other academic horizons.
- Engaging in civic service or volunteering, in France or abroad (traditional civic service, European volunteering, etc.);
- Start your own business as a student entrepreneur;
- Carry out a meaningful personal project, on an individual basis;
- Gain professional experience, recognized through an employment contract (fixed-term contract), volunteer work, or an internship agreement.
A few rules to know before applying for a gap year
If your gap year project includes an internship, please note that your application can only be accepted for a single internship lasting a maximum of six months as part of a gap year semester.
In addition, the gap year must comply with the academic calendar:
- it cannot begin before September 1 (official start date of the academic year) and cannot extend beyond August 31 (end of the academic year),
- You must be enrolled in a university program before submitting your application.
- The break must end no later than the last semester of the end of this program, regardless of the duration of the study cycle.
Want to take a gap year?
Submit a request to your school registrar. You will be asked to provide a form accompanied by a gap year agreement and the appropriate supporting documents.
TIMELINE FOR REQUESTING A LEAVE OF ABSENCE
- Annual break or first semester break in France: no later than September 15
- Annual break or first semester abroad: no later than September 1
- Break in the second semester in France or abroad: no later than December 15
Tutoring
Tutoring is a support system designed to help students succeed, set up by the University of Montpellier.
Free of charge, tutoring provides academic and moral support to students throughout the year. A true synergy between students and teachers, it allows students to put their knowledge into practice through sessions organized by tutors.
Tutors are senior students who are either in training (trainee tutors) or have completed specific training to become qualified tutors (qualified tutors).
For students, by students, supervised by teachers, tutoring takes several forms:
- Subject tutoring covers courses related to the institution's areas of training. Sessions take the form of exercises conducted under exam conditions, such as mock exams for PACES students, writing case comments or practical cases for law tutoring.
- Documentary tutoring helps train students in documentary research and the use of digital tools designed to access and exploit resources useful for their academic career.
- Disability tutoring consists of personalized support for PASS students recognized as having a disability, through the adaptation of teaching methods.
- Tutoring as part of tailored programs is for students enrolled in the "yes if" success program. This type of tutoring focuses on work methods and academic support.
Would you like to participate in the tutoring sessions?
To do so, you must be enrolled at the University of Montpellier in an initial training program. You will find all the information you need about tutoring sessions at your faculty, school, or institute.
Would you like to become a tutor?
If you are enrolled at the University of Montpellier for a national degree, you can apply to the relevant tutoring coordinator. To do so, you will need to provide a cover letter, a resume, and specify the type of tutoring you would like to do. You may be asked to attend an interview.
If your application is approved, you will need to register as a trainee tutor for the "Training for Qualified Tutors" option as part of the validation of a university unit or the "Training for Qualified Tutors" university diploma. You will then receive training and complete an internship.
Contact:
Training and Education Department
Triolet Campus
Place Eugène Bataillon
Building 7
34095 Montpellier Cedex 5
Guardianship associations
At the beginning of the year, student associations organize a pre-term orientation course to introduce new students to university life and teach them note-taking and study skills.
Thematic Digital Universities
The University of Montpellier has partnered with several Digital Thematic Universities (UNT) to develop online educational resources for students.
Thematic Digital Universities pool educational content on a national scale.
The UNTs have the following missions:
- identify existing digital educational resources in schools;
- produce new resources;
- promote, index, and disseminate these resources;
- ensure the scientific, educational, and technical validation of the resources produced.
The UNTs with which the University of Montpellier has entered into agreements cover the following areas:
Economics and management
Association of Universities for Digital Education in Economics and Management (AUNEGE)
http://www.aunege.org/
AUNEGE, founded in 2005, took the form of a non-profit organization under the French law of 1901, whose members are higher education institutions.
One of its missions is to make resources available to users according to criteria based on quality principles and in line with a policy of equitable distribution and dissemination.
FIED (Interuniversity Federation for Distance Learning)
The FIED (Interuniversity Federation for Distance Learning) was created on October 27, 1987, following a proposal by the Directorate of Higher Education (DES) of the Ministry of National Education and Higher Education in April 1987.
It brings together universities that have developed distance and online learning. It promotes the development of lifelong learning and cooperation between higher education institutions in all areas and all forms of distance learning.
In addition to its fundamental missions, its purpose is to:
- promote teaching, distance learning, research into open and distance learning, and new forms of learning;
- promote exchanges and meetings on the subject of distance learning and training;
- jointly develop training courses and modules and exchange teaching materials;
- promote and monitor developments in the field of Information and Communication Technologies in Education in order to produce educational resources with a view to sharing, disseminating, and cooperating;
- pool monitoring and expertise on distance learning and training systems.
Environment and sustainable development
Virtual University for Environment and Sustainable Development (UVED)
http://www.uved.fr/
Founded in June 2005, UVED's mission is to promote the use of digital technology for educational innovation in the field of the environment and sustainable development (ESD).
UVED promotes access to knowledge, education, and training for all stakeholders in the field of ESD.
Health & Sports
Digital University for Health and Sport (UNESS)
UNESS covers the disciplines of medicine, pharmacy, dentistry, and sports science.
Through its websites, UNESS offers free, open access to traditional educational resources (PDFs, multiple-choice questions, filmed lectures, and scientific conferences) and innovative resources (interactive multiple-choice questions, audio-enhanced slideshows with chapters, 3D representations, serious games, simulations) validated by the specialist committees of its member institutions or sourced from French university websites, organized by subject area or year of study.
Legal and political sciences
Francophone Digital Law University (UNJF)
Established as a public interest group in 2009, the UNJF aims to pool the digital resources of its member institutions for the benefit of legal education.
The UNJF provides scientific and educational backing from the University for all the courses it offers and certifies. The courses it produces are developed, designed, and kept up to date by leading university specialists with extensive experience and recognized expertise, most often attested to by their reputation in their field of expertise.
Science
The University of Online Sciences (UNISCIEL)
UNISCIEL covers the fundamental sciences and the following subjects: mathematics, computer science, physics, chemistry, life sciences, earth sciences, and space sciences.
Unisciel offers high-quality digital resources that have been validated in terms of content, pedagogy, and technical aspects.
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