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France

The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...

 École supérieure de biotechnologie Strasbourg (ESBS) is a scientific college

College

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 situated in Illkirch (Greater Strasbourg

Strasbourg

Strasbourg is the capital and principal city of the Alsace region in eastern France and is the official seat of the European Parliament. Located close to the border with Germany, it is the capital of the Bas-Rhin département. The city and the region of Alsace are historically German-speaking,...

). It was founded in 1982 as an autonomous institute within the University of Strasbourg

University of Strasbourg

The University of Strasbourg in Strasbourg, Alsace, France, is the largest university in France, with about 43,000 students and over 4,000 researchers....

 and offers an international biotechnology

Biotechnology

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 program.

In the year of 1988 the ESBS signed a convention on founding the European Confederation of the Upper Rhine

Upper Rhine

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 Universities (German: Konvention zur Gründung einer Europäischen Konföderation der Oberrheinischen Universitäten, EUCOR), an initiative established by Professor Werner Arber

Werner Arber

Werner Arber is a Swiss microbiologist and geneticist. Along with American researchers Hamilton Smith and Daniel Nathans, Werner Arber shared the 1978 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for the discovery of restriction endonucleases...

, a Nobel Prize

Nobel Prize

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 Laureate (Medicine) and Principal of the University of Basel

University of Basel

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, Switzerland

Switzerland

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. This makes it one of the Écoles Européennes des Universités du Rhin Supérieur (German: Europäische Schulen der Oberrheinischen Universitäten). Within the framework of this cooperation, the ESB Strasbourg is funded by:

• the Albert Ludwigs University of Freiburg im Breisgau
  Breisgau
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  , Germany
  Germany
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• the University of Basel, Switzerland
• the University of Strasbourg (formerly Université Louis Pasteur, responsible for administration of the ESBS), France

Program

The complete biotechnology program takes three years. Students with a prediploma in chemistry, biology, biotechnology, engineering or any other science can apply. The application process includes compulsory interviews held at the four partner universities. Forty students are accepted each year .

The trilingual education requires students to have solid knowledge of German, French and English. Most of the courses are held at Strasbourg, but attending courses at the other universities involved is also part of the program.

The final degree is a diploma in biotechnology (German or Swiss) plus the French degree “Diplôme d'Ingénieur en Biotechnologie”.

History

The ESBS has been founded by the professors Jean-Pierre Ebel and Pierre Chambon in 1982 following the model of the existing french engineering schools. In 1987 it was officially registered by the Ministry of National Education and Research. The Institute moved from the University Strasbourg I Louis-Pasteur to a newly constructed building in the district of Illkirch in 1994 in order to become part of the technology campus. Since then, the capacities for students have been extended and several independent research laboratories have joined the Institute.

Awards

• 2003: Prix Bartholdi: Bi-/Trinational education programs
• 2003: DaimlerChrysler Services Preis

External links

• Homepage of the ESBS
• Homepage student association of the ESBS