Top-level sports

Updated on: 26/01/2023

The University of Bordeaux is proud of its top-level athletes. It encourages them to complete their dual sports and academic endeavours successfully.

Photo : High-level athletes can benefit from privileged access to some of the university's sports facilities © Arthur Péquin — High-level athletes can benefit from privileged access to some of the university's sports facilities © Arthur Péquin

Can you do a degree in chemistry and practice four times a week, become a doctor and compete in decathlons at the European level, play on a pro rugby team, be French university champion and pass your exams with flying colours... Sound like Mission Impossible?

Not at the University of Bordeaux where everything is set up so you can be successful at studying and integrating into the world of work, without compromising your passion for high-performance sports.

"The University of Bordeaux really lets us pursue our sports goals to the fullest, thanks to the support we're given."

Silver Medalist Diane Inguimbert, Master in Earth Science engineering, French Junior Judo Championship 2020

Eligible profiles

High-level athletes on ministerial lists in the Elite, Senior, Relève and Reconversion categories or equivalent athletes (Espoir list, National Collective list; athletes registered in a Federal Performance Programme (PPF); professional club training centre athletes and professional athletes with an employment contract; high-level judges, referees and trainers)

Good athletes with a level corresponding to the criteria set up by the University of Bordeaux.

Apply for affiliation

1 - Apply for University of Bordeaux student athlete status

Apply for athlete status (in French)

Via the online procedure (in French) at the time of your administrative registration.

Schedule: the online procedure is only accessible from 1^st July to 23r^d September.
Good athletes: deadline for your status application > 23^rd September 2022.

Athletes on ministerial lists: your status will automatically be assigned
Good athletes: a committee will review your application and determine whether to grant student athlete status.

2 - Contact the support coordinator specific to your campus

As soon as your application has been accepted by the committee:

The support coordinator will meet with you to evaluate your needs and propose a personalised support plan.

Please note: no specific arrangements will be set up before this stage.

Pôle U judoka's practice with athletes from the partner university of Tsukuba in Japan © University of Bordeaux

University of Bordeaux committee for top-level athletes

This committee validates the status applications.

It follows through on an initial validation by PE instructors specialising in the various sports, as well as the verification of the applicant's administrative documents.

Personalised study plan and support

Student athletes affiliated with the university system benefit from the support of a multidisciplinary team: high-level sports technical advisor, subject-specific sports advisors, PHASE advisor and correspondent PHASE, PHASE department support coordinator.

After evaluating the academic and sports requirements, under certain conditions and depending on the status awarded by the Committee, affiliation with the system allows the student to benefit from various arrangements:

possibility of choosing groups for tutorials and practical work
possibility of spreading out or dividing up the years of study
educational method and subject tutoring
make-up courses to compensate
specific study plan (exemption from all or part of continuous assessments depending on the course component)
access to online note-taking
organisation of rescheduled exam sessions
extended loans from university libraries

Contacts

College of Law, Political Science, Economics & Management

Joris DENISE
Specific Support coordinator

Bureau A17- 16 avenue Léon Duguit
CS 50057
33608 Pessac

+33 (0)5 56 84 29 28
joris.denise%40u-bordeaux.fr

Clève KOKASSA
Specific Support coordinator

Bureau A17e - 16 avenue Léon Duguit
CS 50057
33608 Pessac

+33 (0)5 56 84 85 08
phase.pessac%40u-bordeaux.fr

College of Health Sciences

Nelly GARCIA
Specific Support coordinator

Bureau (garden level)
146 rue Léo Saignat
33076 Bordeaux cedex

+33 (0)5 57 57 56 84
nelly.garcia%40u-bordeaux.fr

College of Human Sciences

Léa DOUZIECH
Specific Support coordinator

Building G, ground floor
3 ter place de la Victoire
33076 Bordeaux Cedex

+33 (0)5 57 57 18 48
lea.douziech%40u-bordeaux.fr

Julie CORNATON (STAPS)
Specific Support coordinator

12 avenue Camille Jullian
33607 Pessac Cedex

+33 (0)5 56 84 52 40
julie.cornaton%40u-bordeaux.fr

College of Science & Technology - Bachelor / DAEUB / Prepatory Class

Anouk SOULTANIAN
Specific Support coordinator

Building A22
351 cours de la Libération
33400 Talence

+33 (0)5 40 00 35 59
anouk.soultanian%40u-bordeaux.fr

College of Science & Technology - Master / ISVV / INSPE

Denis CLANET
Specific Support coordinator