University of New Caledonia

The University of New Caledonia (UNC) comprises three initial training departments in Literature, Languages and Humanities, Law, Economics and Management, and Sciences and Technology, a department of continuing training and a school of education. The UNC also has a doctoral school linked to the University of French Polynesia (UPF).

UNC has adopted the European system so-called LMD. Students receive credits for the number of hours of official attendance at university each semester (which includes the time spent on their own personal study). These credits are transferable to their own universities.

The UNC is a young university which sees its vocation as the reference point for research in New Caledonia, in accordance with its economic, social and local needs and in partnership with the body of research organisations established in its region (IRD, IFREMER, IAC, Pasteur Institute, CNRS, BRGM).

New Caledonia and its region offer an environment that is quite out of the ordinary because of the plurality of its cultures, its languages, its literary and oral expressions, and its traditional and contemporary social and political organisations. Mankind, oceanic societies, biodiversity, and mineral wealth … these are the subjects chosen for study by a university positioning

The research policy of the UNC is naturally oriented towards a better understanding of the physical,biological and human environment of New Caledonia, in particular, and more generally, in the SouthPacific region.

The 5 research teams recognized by the French Ministry for Higher Education and Research develop multidisciplinary approaches in keeping with the expectations of the French State and the communities of New Caledonia. The development of scientific co-operation in the Asian-Pacific region is a priority.

Research

The research policy of the UNC is naturally oriented towards a better understanding of the physical,biological and human environment of New Caledonia, in particular, and more generally, in the SouthPacific region.

The 5 research teams recognized by the French Ministry for Higher Education and Research develop multidisciplinary approaches in keeping with the expectations of the French State and the communities of New Caledonia. The development of scientific co-operation in the Asian-Pacific region is a priority.