Interview with Dominique Merle, Student Life Department
"We have two objectives: supporting students in their undertakings and creating a true student life at UPMC." Interview with Dominique Merle, Head of the Student Life Department.
UPMC wishes to make student life a key part of its academic policy. How does the Student Life Department, which you have ...
Keys figures
- 55 top-level athletes
6,000 international students- 1,777 students enrolled in the department of sport
- 130 student associations
- 42 student projects funded in 2006-2007
Sport
Physical and sports activities at UPMC are provided by two different but complementary structures:
the Department of Physical and Sports Activities (DAPS; Département des Activités Physiques et Sportives), a UPMC teaching department, organises personal training courses for all, traineeships and approved certificate courses, supervised by physical and sports education teachers who are also responsible for the majority of competition training;
the UPMC Sports Association (AS; Association sportive) [AS-UPMC], a non-profit association, manages university competitions with the French Federation of University Sports (FFSU; Fédération française du sport universitaire) and organises recreational activities.
Hélène Imbert - 04/11/08