Bretagne Occidentale University (France)

Brest University (Universite De Bretagne Occidentale) was established in 1971. Each year, the school has more than 20,000 students. This is a general university which trains in majors: Arts, Law, Science and Health. Brest University has a documentation system consisting of 12 large and small libraries. Brest University is ranked 48 out of 231 universities in France and has a strong position in training programs related to marine environment and biology.

On October 25th, 2016, Ba Ria - Vung Tau University had a working session with representatives from Brest University - Universite De Bretagne Occidentale (France). At the meeting, the two sides exchanged each other’s perspective on exchange programs for lecturers and students, coordinated to organize seminars and workshops on marine environmental protection solutions as well as research topics about the sea and exploiting clean energy from the sea, expanding opportunities for students to study and research.