Our socio-economic sectors La Rochelle Université > University > Our partnerships with the socio-economic world > Our socio-economic sectors Published on 18 January 2023 - updated on 6 March 2025 La Rochelle Université wants to enhance the visibility and social and economic impact of its activities, by making the services provided by higher education, research and innovation better known to local businesses and players. As a young generalist university, La Rochelle Université offers courses in the Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences, Law, Political Science and Management and Science. However, it has its own specificities in terms of training, from the professional bachelor’s degree to the master’s and doctorate levels, but also in its various fields of research. At this stage, 6 pathways have been identified, each offering a range of training and research expertise, to which partners can be directed with the help of a “pathway point of contact”. He or she is a teacher-researcher who is both an expert in his or her field and has a cross-sectoral vision of the university’s areas of focus, enabling him or her to guide external players towards the right internal interlocutors, and vice versa. Biotechnology, Agri-food, Health sector Sustainable Building, Energy, Eco-industries sector Environment, Coastal Management sector Nautical, Port economy, Transport sector Digital sector Tourism, Hobbies and Culture sector In these six fields of study, the university counts several hundred students per year in full-time education, standard or personalised offers in lifelong learning, and actors in research who can be called upon for assessment, study or even a research project. Documents to download Innovation and Socio-economic Development Booklet