Welcome or welcome back to the Faculty! Our doors are finally reopening for our students. Below you will find the dates and details for the start of the academic year for our various programs.
Coronavirus-related provisions
Due to the health crisis, we would like to remind you that masks must be worn in all faculty buildings. We also ask our students and visitors to follow social distancing measures. Hand sanitizer is available at the entrance to all our sites.
PASS and PACES
PASS
- Welcome meeting on September 4 at 9:00 a.m . on all campuses (ADV, Flahault, Nîmes)
- Classes begin on September 7 at 8: 00 a.m.
PACES (repeat students)
- Welcome meeting on September 1 at 1:00 p.m. on all campuses (ADV, Flahault, Nîmes)
- Tutorials begin on September 7
Medicine program – Montpellier
undergraduate
- DFGSM2: start of term on August 24
- DFGSM3: start of term on August 25
graduate school
- DFASM1: start date August 31 at 10 a.m., UPM lecture hall
- DFASM2: start date September 3 at 10:30 a.m., UPM lecture hall
- DFASM3: start date September 3 at 2:00 p.m ., UPM lecture hall
Medicine program – Nîmes
undergraduate
- DFGSM2: start of term on August 24, 9 a.m. in lecture halls 1 and 2
- DFGSM3: start of term on August 25, 2 p.m. in lecture halls 1 and 2
>> AFGSU from August 31 to September 10, 2020.
graduate school
- DFASM1 : back to school on September 1 at 9 a.m. in lecture hall 1,
- Choice ofinternships at 10:30 a.m. in lecture hall 1
- DFASM2 : back to school on September 1 at 2 p.m. in lecture hall 1,
- choice ofworkshops at 3:30 p.m. at the Chalet
- DFASM3 : back to school on September 1 at 4 p.m. in lecture hall 1,
- Choice ofinternships at 5:30 p.m. in lecture hall 1
>> Start of hospital internships: September 7, 2020
Midwifery program – Montpellier
undergraduate
- DFGSMa2: start of term on August 24
- DFGSMa3: start of term on August 24
graduate school
- DFASMa1: start date August 24
- DFASMa2: start date October 12
Midwifery program – Nîmes
undergraduate
- DFGSMa2: start date August 24, 9 a.m. in lecture halls 1 and 2
- DFGSMa3: start date August 25, 2 p.m. in lecture halls 1 and 2
>> Nursing internship from August 31 to September 17, 2020.
graduate school
- DFASMa1: start date August 31, 9 a.m. in room 434 A
- DFASMa2: start dateAugust 31 , 8 a.m. in room 434 A
Paramedical fields
Speech therapy
- Back-to-school meeting on September 1, classes begin on September 3
- 5th grade: Start of the school year on September 1
Orthoptics
- Back-to-school meeting on September 11
- 3rd year: start of the school year on September 11
Master's in Health
Gerontology
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Master's Degree in Gerontology Supervision and Coordination of Services and Structures: start date Monday, September 21, 2020, at 9:00 a.m. in the Macabies Room (BH)
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Master's Degree in Gerontology: Monday, October 5, 2020, at 9:00 a.m. in the Macabies Room (BH)
SHS
- Master's in Social Sciences: start date Tuesday, September 22, 2020, at 2:00 p.m.in the Bonaventure-Laurens (BH) room.
On Monday, August 17, 2020, the Faculty officially celebrated its 800th anniversary! A look back at an event marked by sharing and conviviality.
800 years of history, tradition, and excellence
The ceremony begins at the top of the steps of the Cour d'Honneur. Teachers and students, dressed in their finest ceremonial attire, make their entrance into this historic venue alongside:
- from the President of the University of Montpellier, Philippe Augé;
- from the Dean of the Faculty, Michel Mondain;
- from the Chairman of the Steering Committee, Thierry Lavabre-Bertrand.
We were, of course, able to count on the presence and participation of representatives from local and regional authorities:
- Mr. Christian Assaf for the Occitanie Region,
- Mr. Renaud Calvat for the Department of Hérault,
- Mr. Michaël Delafosse for the Metropolis and the City of Montpellier
- and finally Ms. Sophie Béjean, Rector of the Montpellier Academy and the Occitanie Region.
To begin the ceremony on the right foot, Professor Chanques and Usher Eddy Lamou presented our ceremonial mace, a symbolic object of the Faculty, to the audience. Representing the rod of Asclepius, this mace symbolizes the threat that awaits doctors who do not respect the Hippocratic oath.
The Dean's Usher, E. Lamou, and Professor G. Chanques present the Faculty's ceremonial mace, a historic symbol. pic.twitter.com/y9YyCA8g2H
— Montpellier-Nîmes Faculty of Medicine (@FacultemedMPL) August 17, 2020
Next, it was the turn of Professor Valérie Rigau, the youngest member of the management board, and Allan Guilley, a medical student and president of ACHEMM (the student association dedicated to the 800th anniversary of the Faculty), to read a translation of the Faculty's original statutes, thus recalling their historical and symbolic value.
These statutes were enacted on August 12, 1220, by the legate of Pope Honorius III, Cardinal Conrad of Urach. Since then, medical education has never ceased to exist in Montpellier, creating strong ties with the city, as President Augé and Dean Mondain recalled in their speeches.
The #Doyen Mondain highlights the diversity of medical expertise from Arab, Jewish, and Christian communities that contributed to the emergence of medical education in @montpellier_ #800ansMontpellierMedecine pic.twitter.com/OJz1ob9Fii
— Montpellier-Nîmes Faculty of Medicine (@FacultemedMPL) August 17, 2020
A faculty proud of its past, looking toward the future
800 years later, the Faculty and its community are proud to celebrate this new milestone. To mark the occasion, a commemorative plaque was unveiled. It is a way of honoring the illustrious figures who have shaped our faculty, while continuing to write our history.
As current events show us, this will undoubtedly be a story full of challenges to overcome! Challenges that will in no way change the Faculty's mission: we will be there to support and train the healthcare professionals of tomorrow.
Relive the ceremony
Below are photos of the ceremony by E. Perra. You can also watch the entire ceremony again by following the link below.
To find out more about the events planned over the coming months to celebrate this anniversary in style, visit the official website 800ans.fr!
The year celebrating our Faculty's 800th anniversary continues with a new fun event! Join the Manoir du Crime team on Saturday, August 29 for an unforgettable evening full of thrills...
A full-scale investigation
The historic building will be the setting for a life-size game. Fans of Cluedo and detective series, put on your best detective outfit to solve the mysteries of the Troupe du Manoir!
1935. The press reports on the body of a famous surgeon found dead in his home office, locked from the inside. However, it is not a suicide. The police investigate, and their inquiries quickly lead our two detectives to the Faculty of Medicine in Montpellier. What plot lies behind this cleverly disguised murder? What will our two investigators discover? Will they dare to delve into the mysteries of the Faculty of Medicine's history?
Come and take part in a new kind of Murder Mystery Evening set among our Faculty's impressive anatomical collection!
For this special day, the challenge must be met. Indeed, the longest plot ever written by the Troupe du Manoir will have to be solved. To achieve this, it will be divided into two chapters.
A first group of teams will be able to solve Chapter I from 4:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. These same teams will then have to pass on everything they have discovered to the teams who come to solve Chapter II during a meal (under the guise of a police inspector). Armed with this information, the new investigators will have to uncover all the mysteries of the Montpellier Faculty of Medicine.
An event requiring registration
Two sessions are available, including a buffet meal:
The first session will be from 4:00 PM to 6:30 PM. The second session will be from 8:00 PM to 10:30 PM. Meal will be served from 6:45 PM to 7:45 PM.
Prices:
Session 1 OR Session 2 with meal: €40
Session 1 AND Session 2 with meal: €60
For more information about the Faculty's 800th anniversary and the events organized to mark the occasion, visit 800ans.fr!
