Some 57,000 students—including 12,000 first-year students at UGA—began the new academic year at theUniversité Grenoble Alpes. On the Grenoble and Valence campuses, UGA is rolling out an enhanced welcome, information, and support program, with a highlight: “Start UGA” on September 10 and 17.This new academic year also marks the launch of the “UGA 2030” strategic plan, presented during the University’s first academic opening ceremony on September 10. This opening ceremony was marked by a renewed ambition: to empower everyone to take action in the face of major environmental, digital, economic, and societal transformations.

Starting this Monday, August 31, some 57,000 students—including 12,000 first-year students at UGA—will begin the new academic year at theUniversité Grenoble Alpes. On the Grenoble and Valence campuses, UGA is rolling out an enhanced orientation, information, and support program, featuring a highlight: “Start UGA” on September 10 and 17. This new academic year also marks the launch of the “UGA 2030” strategic plan, which will be presented during the University’s opening ceremony on September 10. The start of the academic year is characterized by a renewed ambition: to empower everyone to take action in the face of major environmental, digital, economic, and societal transformations.

The University ofUniversité Grenoble Alpes s (UGA) has once again been ranked among the world’s top research universities in the 2026 Shanghai International Ranking. Ranked once again in the top 200, in the 151–200 range, UGA reaffirms the quality and international visibility of its research and the strength of its research-intensive university model.

Université Grenoble Alpes On July 3, the University of Grenoble Alpes (UGA), alongside its institutional and academic partners, inaugurated the Center for Integrated Health Research (CReSI): a new flagship facility located in the heart of UGA’s Health Campus in La Tronche. Bringing together researchers, clinicians, engineers, technology platforms, and innovation stakeholders under one roof, the CReSI is a strategic, unifying facility dedicated to serving patients. Its ambition is to become a national and European center of excellence focused on three major scientific priorities: health technologies, chronic diseases, and aging and independence.

Gathered in Brussels on June 25 and 26, 2026, more than 70 university leaders, researchers, industry representatives, and institutional representatives from 15 countries took a new step forward in building Europe-Japan scientific cooperation focused on critical digital technologies. Co-founded by theUniversité Grenoble Alpes (UGA) and the University of Tsukuba, the Europe-Japan Network for Digital Foundations is establishing itself as a strategic platform for artificial intelligence, semiconductors, quantum technologies, and sustainable digital technologies. An initial white paper outlining common research priorities will be published in the coming weeks.