Education in Strasbourg

Strasbourg, which was a humanism center, has a long history of higher education excellence, melting French and German intellectual traditions. Although Strasbourg had been annexed by Royal France in 1683 it still remained connected to the German speaking intellectual world throughout the 18th century and the university attracted numerous students from the Holy Roman Empire with Goethe, Metternich and Monteglas, who studied law in Strasbourg, among the most prominent. Nowadays, Strasbourg is known to offer among the best university courses in France after Paris universities.

There are three universities in Strasbourg:

Strasbourg I - Universite Louis Pasteur
Strasbourg II - Universite Marc Bloch
Strasbourg III - Universite Robert Schuman

The campus of the Ecole nationale d’administration (ENA) is located in Strasbourg (the former one being in Paris). The location of the “new” ENA - which trains most of the nation’s high-ranking civil servants - was meant to give a European vocation to the school.

The Ecole superieure des Arts decoratifs (ESAD) is an art school of european reputation.

The permanent campus of the International Space University (ISU) is located in the south of Strasbourg (Illkirch-Graffenstaden).