Winter School Mobility & Exercise Physiology
Curious about life sciences applied to physical activity, health, mobility and performance ? Join the French experience !
Join us for the Mobility & Exercise Physiology Winter School, a unique academic opportunity entirely in English, open to both French and international students with a strong interest inhuman performance, mobility, and health.
This immersive program takes place over one week in two dynamic French cities:
Program
Program topics :
- Meet with faculty members of our Master programmes
- Discover our lab facilties and technical platforms
- Lectures and seminars on key research topics
- Hands-on practical workshops in our cutting edge facilities
- Participate in team projects
- Exchange with Master and PhD students
- Sports and informal activites to encourage interaction
- Visit our campuses, and discover our cities
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- Admission requirments
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• Students who have a Bachelor’s-level degree or higher, or who are currrently in their final year of Bachelor’s-level studies in one of these fields : Biology, Health, Sports sciences or related fields.
• Sufficient level in English (ideally B2 or higher, according to the European CEFR scale)
• An interest in research and the intention to pursue your studies at the Master level - Financial costs
- Included in the registration fee :
- Accomodation and collective meals
- Local transportation between the accommodation and the university
- Activities in the program
Not included :
- Meals and snacks outside of those provided during the official program
- Personal expenses (shopping, souvenirs, etc.)
- Travel costs to and from the Winter School
- Registration
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• Pre-registration is open until Friday October 17th 2025
• Download the application file below and follow the intructions to apply
- Organisers
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- Contact
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If you need more information you can contact :
Email : mep.ws@univ-st-etienne.fr
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Learning Objectives & Experience
By participating in this program, students will have the opportunity to deepen their understanding of key topics in our academic fields through hands-on learning and exposure to the facilities and technologies used in both our teaching and research activities.
Participants will meet and interact with faculty members and researchers, engage in discussions with our current students, and hear firsthand testimonials. They will also discover our institutions and experience the local environment, gaining an authentic insight into daily student life in our universities.
At the end of the program, each participant will receive a certificate of participation, including a detailed description of the activities completed. Please note that this Winter School does not award any academic credits or certification.
Academic context : Partner Graduate Programs
- At University Jean Monnet, in Saint-Etienne
- At Université Jean Monnet (UJM) in Saint-Étienne, the STAPS Department (Sport Science) offers several Master degrees, including the Master in Evaluation and Optimization of Sport Performance (EOPS), which features two specialisation tracks in the second year (M2):
• Sport Performance Evaluation and Engineering (EIPS) – taught in French, with a focus on coaching and sport supervision careers (partially in English)
• Health Performance Science – an international track fully taught in English, oriented toward research and academic careers
These two tracks are part of the newly launched Graduate School PATHS (Physical Activity, Training and Health in Sports sciences), established in 2024 at UJM. PATHS focuses on sport and health-related physical activity and brings together programs from both the EOPS Master’s degree and health engineering tracks within the iSanté Master’s programme in Medicine: Biomedical Engineering (iBm) and Neuromotor Engineering (iNm). - At University Clermont Auvergne, in Clermont-Ferrand
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At Université Clermont Auvergne (UCA), the Master in Biology and Health offers 3 specialisation tracks at the second-year Master’s level (M2), taught partially or entirely in English :
• Integrative Biology and Pathophysiology (BIP)
• Nutrition, Health, Mobility (NHM)
• Products, Health, Innovation (PSI)The NHM track, fully taught in English, is part of the CAP 20-25 Graduate School, a multidisciplinary graduate school that brings together programme in the humanities, social sciences, management, and science. CAP 20-25 is also a co-organizer of this Winter School.