grenoble university departement persons location assistance	The university UPMF in Grenoble may be chosen within the MUNDUS URBANO masters course for specialization in physical planning (including Geographic Information Systems GIS), housing and public administration issues.
university
UPMF	The University Pierre-Mendès-France (UPMF) in Grenoble is a well established university in the French University System and enjoys a high reputation for its achievements in social and human sciences. It is well integrated into an international academic network and thus has the greatest share of international student exchanges among the numerous universities in Grenoble.
global partners	UPMF maintains close ties with over 150 well known partner universities with cooperation agreements around the globe.
department
IUG	IUG- The Institut d’Urbanisme de Grenoble , founded in 1970, is an interdisciplinary research and teaching department of UPMF. Its academic degrees, one of which is the Master 'Urbanism, Habitat and International Cooperation' are fully accredited by the Association of European Schools of Planning (AESOP) and its French equivalent, Association de la Promotion de l’Ensignement et de la Recherche en Urbanisme (APERAU). In cooperation with the Grenoble School of Architecture and the 'Institut de Géographie Alpine of the Université Joseph Fourier IUG offers a diversified study programme in the field of territorial sciences and local development,
staff
director IUG	Gilles Novarina Professor of Urbanism and researcher in the Unit "Territoire, Politiques Publiques, Action Politique et Territoires" ■    Teaching, among other fields, in urbanism and urban design; land management, urbanism and architecture, ■    Président of the specialits's commission 'spécialistes et d'établissements d'urbanisme et de géographie' within UPMF ■    Invited member of the secialist's commission 'on 'établissements d'urbanisme et de géographie' at the 'Université Jean Monnet Lyon 2 and at the Université Aix-Marseille 3 ■    Scientific advisor to the Ecole d'Architecture de Grenoble Member of the editorial board for Annales de la Recherche Urbaines ■     Scientifi member of the 'Réseau Activités et Métiers de l'Architecture et de l'Urbanisme' within the research office serving to the Minsitry of Culture ■      Member of the Scientific Council for the regional nature reserve of Vercors
coordinators	Jan Tucny ► Contact ► Tel.: (+33) 4 38 49 84 64            (+33) (0)4 38 49 84 50 Emmanuel Matteudi  ► Contact ► Tel. 04 38 49 84 50
support staff
international affairs	Michel CARREYRE ► Contact ► Tel. +33 4 38 49 84 55
reception	Françoise CANDIDO ► Contact  ► Tel. 04 38 49 84 50
library	Madeleine PICON ► Contact ► Tel. 04 38 49 84 63
location
grenoble	The Grenoble metropolitan area, with its 500,000 inhabitants, is on e of the most dynamic regions of France. It is connected by a dense network of motorways and high speed trains to other cities and the capital (Paris 2 hrs TGV, Geneva 1 hour, Lyon 45 minutes, Turino 1:30 hrs, Marseille 2:30 hrs). Former organizing city of Winter Olympic games1968 and 1992), Grenoble is a perfect spot for exercising alpine winter sports City map
campus	Grenoble University Campus is located in the East part of the city, served by several lines of urban transport (tram, bus, internal shuttle). It is used by almost 50,000 students, researchers, and other academic staff. The vast landscaped campus is surrounded by an impressive alpine panorama. The new IUG building is situated on the slopes of the mountains in the Southern part of Grenoble, close to the Olympic village.
address	IUG-UPMF 14 avenue, Marie Raynoard F-38100 GRENOBLE, France Tel.: (+33) (0)4 38 49 84 50 Fax.: (+33) 4 38 49 84 51 http://iug-grenoble.fr/
assistance
accomodation	Students studying UPMF within an international exchange agreement may apply for student housing. Application form
language course	Exchange students may benefit from an intensive language course in French. It is free and starts in July every year. Application form