University Campus in Pau
The Pau campus offers students the major advantages of a large city while remaining near mountains and the ocean.
The university campus in Pau provides students with a modern, friendly and warm working environment in a 5,000 m2 building.
Equipped with the latest technology (lecture halls, full HD video-conferencing, optical fiber, access control...), the campus respects the environment and has been awarded the High Environmental Quality label.
Within a pleasant living environment, students have access to a green atrium, lecture halls with video-conferencing, connected classrooms, a student residence, language labs, and lounge areas.
They also have access to CROUS university restaurants (Resto U La Vague: 5min walk, Resto U CapSud: 10min walk, Cafèt Arlequin: 10min walk).
A shopping center is nearby (5min walk) with sandwich shops and fast food.
The Applied Mathematics and Computer Science courses are offered by the Pau Campus.
Pau, a city with many layer :
A "green" city
The city of Pau combines the major assets of a large city while remaining close to the mountains and the ocean. Located at the foot of the Pyrenees, one hour from the Atlantic Ocean and less than two hours from Spain, Pau enjoys an exceptional landscape heritage marked by parks and gardens while benefiting from a microclimate that still makes its reputation today.
A city on a human scale
Pau is the 3rd most dynamic medium-sized city according to MyTraffic and the 3rd French city where "it's good to live" according to the Express. It has all the advantages of a large city without compromising the well-being of its inhabitants: a dynamic downtown area, soft mobility development, access to digital technology, etc.
A student city
The city of Pau brings together 12,000 students from all walks of life in its various higher education institutions. Thanks to its living environment, its multiple and efficient training offers, the low cost of housing, the transportation and the welcoming of students to the city, Pau ranks second among average size cities for students (ranking of the magazine l'Étudiant - 2021).
The CROUS provides students with nearly a dozen university residences (1500 units managed by the local center for university and school services) within a 2km radius of CY Tech.
The association “Habitat Jeunes Pau Pyrénées” has 219 fully furnished apartments in several residences located in the city center or in the outlying districts, close to services and urban transportion, for apprentership or internship students.
transport services for students in the Pau area (shuttle, carpooling, ...) for 1€.
A cultural and historical city
Theater, music, dance, reading, cinema, exhibitions... Pau's cultural life covers all artistic fields, with high quality activities accessible to all and with its annual events of national influence (“Les Idées mènent le Monde, the seasons of the Saint Louis theater, l'Été à Pau, performances by the Orchestre de Pau Pays de Béarn”, etc.)
As the capital of Bearn, a resort for the European aristocracy in the 19th century, Pau has a rich historical and architectural heritage, notably with the castle of Pau, the Parliament of Navarre and the Palais Beaumont.
A sporting city
The city of Pau offers high quality sport facilities (Hameau stadium, Palais des Sports, Parc Aquasports white water stadium, racetrack, pelota complex, etc.) as well as major sporting events such as “le Tour de France, les grands prix automobiles (car racing) et Les 5 étoiles de Pau”.
Facing the Pyrenean summits, Pau is also a real base camp for mountain lovers: hiking trails, snow- covered areas and ski slopes are awaiting sportsmen or lovers of wide-open spaces less than an hour from the city center.ay.
A city looking to the future
Numerous international companies specialized in research and high technology (geosciences, aeronautics, agri-food, fine chemistry, bioenergy and composite materials) are located in Pau: the Total group and its research center, Euralis, Safran Helicopter Engines, Pierre Fabre, the Helioparc Technopole and many small and medium-sized companies. These strategic locations make Pau the economic capital of the Southwest.
