University Rennes 2 is the most important research and higher education centre in the arts, literature, languages, humanities, and social sciences in western France.
University Rennes 2 brings together 21,500 students, including 3,000 resuming studies, within 5 training and research units, in arts, literature, and communication, in languages, human and social sciences, and sciences and techniques of physical and sporting activities.
Through its missions, the university is a major operator of the public service of education and research. It thus contributes to the general interest and has a universal dimension, bringing together a community of women and men jointly ensuring the same public service mission: the production, transmission, and enhancement of knowledge. It is an establishment at its students' service, training, and professional integration, deploying the conditions for their success.
The quality and recognition of its training, research, innovation, and interdisciplinarity, as well as the partnerships deployed at the site level, in France and internationally, allow University Rennes 2 to be a leading player in its territory. Cultural dissemination to the general public and international openness are essential priorities to establish the readability and visibility of the establishment.