FIND OUT MORE ABOUT TOULOUSE SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE

Toulouse School of Architecture educates the architects of tomorrow. A higher education institution under the supervision of the Ministry of Culture, it is also a research institution and a regional player, and brings architectural culture to a variety of audiences.

KEY FIGURES

In 2019-2020 :

773 students
110 1st year students admitted
50 students on a double architect/engineer course
251 postgraduate students (Bachelor-Master-General Contractor Certification)
203 teachers, including 54 tenured, contract or associate teaching posts and nearly 80 temporary teachers.
38 teacher-researchers and 40 doctoral students working in the Architectural Research Laboratory (LRA)
50 Toulouse School of Architecture students in mobility abroad:
138 foreign students hosted including 35 in mobility on international exchanges
101 students have earned their State Diploma in Architecture
51 partner institutions in 25 countries around the world
43 library, administrative and technical staff

PART OF THE FEDERAL UNIVERSITY

Toulouse School of Architecture has chosen to become a reinforced associate member of the Federal University of Toulouse, which is one of the largest French universities (120,000 students, some twenty higher education and research institutions).
Beyond the international visibility it provides, this membership also reflects the school's desire to make its specific assets part of the university landscape, to bring its research approach to the scientific community, to offer its students a variety of teaching paths and to give them and their teachers access to quality communal services: "welcome desk", teacher training, documentary services, IT services, etc.

An attractive area

The academy of Toulouse is the most attractive in France for young people. It encompasses 10 university cities in 8 departments of France.
Toulouse, the fourth biggest urban area in France for the last 10 years, is:
• the number 1 French city to study in (source: l’Étudiant 2018 ranking)
• the number 1 city in France for job creation: a stimulating environment for success and occupational integration. (source: Insee 2017, Les Echos Start 2017)

Support for Student Initiatives

The Federal University of Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées, in collaboration with the higher education institutions and the Crous (regional student assistance office), offers schemes to support student initiatives, helping them to start an association or set up a project. As soon as a project is completed, the Federal University also provides visibility: every year, around forty projects are featured in two major events: Student Week and the university theatre festival Entre en scène!