Université de la Polynésie française
University, Graduate school in Faa'a Tahiti, France
The Université de la Polynésie française (UPF) is the university of French Polynesia. It has welcomed its students for the start of the 2026-27 academic year. Teaching covers bachelor's degrees (licence), such as the Licence STES and a Licence Professorat des Écoles for future primary school teachers, master's degrees such as the Master CCA, and doctoral research; recent theses include satellite monitoring of atoll coastlines and the effects of climate change on renewable energy in Tahiti.
The university has officially created an Institut d'Administration des Entreprises (IAE) de la Polynésie française, and its Maison des Sciences de l'Homme du Pacifique has been renamed Fare Pasifika. The UPF also supports doctoral training in Cambodia and offers Mandarin courses. Applications for international mobility in the second semester of 2026-27 are open.
Applications to the first year of a French national master's degree are made through the national Mon Master platform. Students with lasting financial difficulties may receive an annual allowance (allocation annuelle), which also exempts them from tuition fees.
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Scholarships and financial aid
Students with lasting difficulties can apply for an annual allowance (allocation annuelle), paid over 10 months and equivalent to a state needs-based grant; it also exempts them from tuition fees. Applicants must meet the degree, study and nationality conditions of the French needs-based higher-education grants and must first have been refused a higher-education grant or a study allowance from the territory. Application forms are available from the Service des Oeuvres universitaires.
Subjects taught
- Humanities
- History
- Humanities
- Industries
- Commerce
- Law
- Law
- Philology, Languages, Literature
- French Language and Literature (in Universities)
- Sciences
- Geography