University Savoie Mont Blanc

University Savoie Mont Blanc

Université Savoie Mont Blanc is a general multidisciplinary university (except medicine), mountain-oriented, specialized in environnemental sciences, tourism and advanced technologies applied to sustainable development and energy-efficient transition.

Aims and activities 

Education and training (from Bachelor's degree to PhD), research (international programmes), consulting and involvement in advisory boards, scientific popularization

Projects and activities involving young people 

Participatory sciences, e.g. participatory water dye-tracing in mountain Geoparks and Nature Parks (pupils and students)

All the training academic activities are youth-oriented (students)

Type of organisation 
Higher education and research
Topic(s) 
Agriculture
Biodiversity
Climate / energy
Cultural heritage
Fauna
Flora
Geology
Glaciers
History
Land development & economy
Landscape
Mountain huts
Natural hazards
Other
Pastoralism
Responsible consumption
Ski resorts
Sports & leisure activities
Sustainable development
Tourism
Transport / mobility
Waste management
Water
Winter mountain

geoheritage, geodiversity, geomorphology, karstology, law, nature/society relationships, participatory and citizen sciences

contact information

Fabien HOBLEA
Université Savoie Mont Blanc, EDYTEM, Pôle Montagne, 5 avenue de la Mer Caspienne, Technolac,
73376
Le Bourget du Lac Cedex
France
+33 479 758 136

useful information

Countries of intervention 
France
Italy
Slovenia
Switzerland

Russia, China, Ukraine, Chile, Argentina, Morocco, Lebanon...

Area of intervention 

Mountain and Alpine Protected Areas, Geoparks and World Heritage Sites.

Languages ​​spoken in our organization 
English
French