10 reasons to choose France for a research project

10 reasons to choose France for a research project

1. DNA research in France
   • Investment in R&D: €47 billion
   • More than 250 000 researchers, 60 % of them in industry
   • Share of GDP devoted to research: 2.23%
2. Research, a key function of the universities
   • More than 67,000 students enrolled in doctoral programs
   • Share of GDP devoted to research: 2.23%
   • Universities in close cooperation with 90% of public research laboratories
3. A high-level of scientific output
   • 4th in the world in impact of publications (h-index of 811)
   • 6th in the world in number of patents
   • 13 Field Medals, 61 Nobel Prizes
4. International recognition of researchers
   • 2nd in the world in number of Field Medals
   • 4th in the world in number of Nobel Prizes
   • 1st in the world in number of Nobel prizes in Literature
5. Participation in projects of international scope
   • European Synchrotron; Large Hadron Collider (European Organization for Nuclear Research [CERN]); Very Large Telescope (European Southern Observatory [ESO]); many more
6. Marked internationalization of research
   • 17% of researchers are from outside France
   • 42% of doctoral students are from outside France
7. Top 10 in the world • In scientific publications • In researchers per capita
8. CNRS recognized throughout the world
   • Top research institution in high-level publications (Nature Index 2015)
   • Top research institution in number of patents
9. A network of international research
   • France’s major research bodies (CNRS, CIRAD, INRA, INSERM, IRD, Institut Pasteur, and others) operate in more than 250 locations around the world
10. International investment in research in France
    • Foreign firms account for one-fifth of the private R&D conducted in France. More...