A land of the future, Auvergne looks to its students with two universities and seven graduate schools along with many research centres.
Auvergne is home to (all subjects included) 405,000 students and 5,000 researchers in numerous establishments and very diversified sectors.

Two universities:
Université d’Auvergne: health, tertiary, technology
12,800 students of which 2,400 foreign students
23 research laboratories
650 research teachers
260 doctorands

Université Blaise Pascal: humanities, languages and arts, human and social sciences, physical activity and sport sciences
16,000 students of which 2,000 foreign students
36 research laboratories
800 research teachers
600 doctorands
250 foreign establishment partners

Seven graduate schools of international renown
IFMA - Institut Français de Mécanique Avancée (French institute for advanced mechanical engineering)
ISIMA - Institut Supérieur d’Informatique de Modélisation et de leurs Applications (French graduate engineering school focused on computing and its applications)
POLYTECH - Institut des Sciences de l’Ingénieur (Institute of engineering sciences)
ENSCCF - École Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Clermont-Ferrand (Clermont-Ferrand’s Superior National School of Chemistry)
ENITA - École Nationale d’Ingénieurs des Travaux Agricoles (school of agricultural engineering)
ESC Clermont - École Supérieure de Commerce de Clermont-Ferrand (graduate school of management)
ENGREF - École Nationale du Génie Rural des Eaux et des Forêts (school of rural, water and forest engineering)

Research partnerships
Whether public or private, research is widespread in Auvergne with 6,000 researchers. Public research involves the two universities and specific centres:
INRA - Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (French national institute for agricultural research)
INSERM - Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (national institute for health and medical research)
CRNH - Centre de Recherche en Nutrition Humaine (human nutrition research centre)
CNEP - Centre National d’Évaluation de Photoprotection (national centre for photoprotection assessment)
CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (national centre for scientific research)

 Technology transfer centres to promote innovation
Technology clusters or transfer platforms: Auvergne has developed several tools to enable companies to adapt innovation from initial research: Casimir, regional technology transfer cluster, Alli@tech, Mec@prod, Forbois@Auvergne.