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A new study centre in Marseille for the Primary Education Bachelor\u2019s degree<\/h2>

It is now official: through its Department of Education Sciences<\/a><\/strong>, UCLy has established a new study centre in Marseille. The Primary Education Bachelor\u2019s degree, offered in partnership with Universit\u00e9 Lumi\u00e8re Lyon 2, is now available in Lyon, Annecy and Marseille. In Marseille, classes are held at ISFEC Saint-Cassien, in the city\u2019s 7th arrondissement.<\/p>

Created following the 2025 reform of teacher education in France, this Bachelor\u2019s degree enables students who wish to become primary school teachers to prepare for the national competitive examination after three years of higher education. They can then continue their studies with the new M2E Master\u2019s degree, which replaces the former MEEF Master\u2019s degree.<\/p>

\u201cThis reform presents us with a new challenge<\/em>,\u201d explains Marie Bui-Leturcq, UCLy Vice-Rector for Socio-Ecological Transition, Quality and Relations with Catholic Education. \u201cWe needed to adapt, both to fulfil one of our missions, which is to provide the best possible training for teachers in Catholic education, and to meet the teacher education needs identified across our region.<\/em>\u201d<\/p>

UCLy\u2019s wider geographical area (*)<\/strong><\/sup> also includes Provence. Marseille is part of UCLy\u2019s Di\u00e8te<\/em>, the geographical area entrusted to the University by 23 bishops, including the Archbishop of Marseille. \u201cWe serve three academic regions,<\/em>\u201d explains Marie Bui-Leturcq. \u201cAuvergne-Rh\u00f4ne-Alpes, Bourgogne-Franche-Comt\u00e9 and the South, encompassing Provence-Alpes-C\u00f4te d\u2019Azur and Corsica. With the Primary Education Bachelor\u2019s degree, this is exactly what we are now doing from Lyon, Annecy and Marseille.<\/em>\u201d<\/p>

ISFEC Saint-Cassien, a key local partner<\/strong><\/h2>

The 35 students enrolled in the Primary Education Bachelor\u2019s degree in Marseille are based at ISFEC Saint-Cassien, a long-standing partner of UCLy. UCLy\u2019s Department of Education Sciences already works with the Institute to offer the M2E Master\u2019s degree. The Bachelor\u2019s degree, however, is delivered directly by UCLy, in partnership with Universit\u00e9 Lumi\u00e8re Lyon 2, rather than by ISFEC.<\/p>

\u201cIt is because we know each other so well that we are able to complement one another and ensure that our students benefit from all the essential elements of their education,<\/em>\u201d explains Marie Bui-Leturcq. UCLy contributes its expertise in teacher education and its research in Education Sciences, while students also benefit from Catholic education networks as they prepare to enter the profession. The programme takes a holistic and multidisciplinary approach to the role of primary school teachers, with in-depth consideration of contemporary issues including sustainable development and secularism.<\/p>

The Primary Education Bachelor\u2019s degree also brings together a genuine student community across Lyon, Marseille and Annecy, with connections to the M2E Master\u2019s programmes. \u201cThis is a community that we need to nurture,<\/em>\u201d says Marie Bui-Leturcq, \u201cby encouraging as many opportunities as possible for academic collaboration and exchanges between students.\u201d<\/p>

A visit to strengthen connections<\/strong><\/h2>

Highlighting the importance of the new Primary Education Bachelor\u2019s degree in Marseille, UCLy Rector Father Gr\u00e9gory Woimb\u00e9e travelled to the city on 8 September to meet the students and welcome them to UCLy. He also took the time to meet the administrative and academic teams who will bring UCLy to life in Marseille and to speak with them personally.<\/p>

The visit also provided an opportunity to discuss the need for renewed educational ambition: one that fully addresses the emerging needs of students and of the pupils they will one day teach. \u201cWe need to restore the full meaning of education by approaching it in an integral way,<\/em>\u201d explained UCLy\u2019s Rector. This vision of integral education, attentive to each individual and enriched by the interplay of different disciplines, experiences and perspectives, lies at the heart of UCLy\u2019s educational project, a commitment the University intends to reaffirm even more strongly in the years ahead.<\/p>

This Bachelor\u2019s degree also represents a shared challenge for students and teachers in Lyon<\/strong>, Annecy <\/strong>and Marseille<\/strong>: building a community today to shape the education of tomorrow, together.<\/p>

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(*)<\/sup> <\/strong>The 23 dioceses that make up UCLy\u2019s Di\u00e8te<\/em> are: Aix-en-Provence, Ajaccio, Annecy, Autun, Avignon, Belley-Ars, Chamb\u00e9ry, Chaumont\/Langres, Digne, Dijon, Gap, Grenoble, Le Puy, Lons-le-Saunier\/St Claude, Lyon, Marseille, Monaco, Moulins, Nice, Saint-\u00c9tienne, Toulon, Valence and Viviers-sur-Rh\u00f4ne.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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