Raaif Siddeeque, Master student in Chemistry at the Université de Strasbourg

University of Strasbourg has a long tradition of scientific excellence, in chemistry, built through the ages by renowned scientists. Louis Pasteur, Charles Gerhardt and Nobel Laureates Adolf von Baeyer, Emil Fischer, Hermann Staudinger, and more recently Jean-Marie Lehn, Martin Karplus and Jean-Pierre Sauvage are the pioneers in this regard. The result is that Strasbourg has always been a center of excellence in molecular science, with its top-twenty worldwide ranking.

CSC Research and CSC Graduate School provides an inspiring international research environment with 3 active Nobel laureates, 19 Research Groups and Awarded an Excellence Cluster in 2010, the Labex CSC. Educational program includes multi and transdisciplinary chemistry programs, Business immersion days with industrial partners and significant exposure to issues relevant to industrial R&D and the innovation value chain.

Strasbourg has been on the UNESCO World Heritage list since 1988. As the Capital of Europe, Seat of European organisations, the European Parliament, the Council of Europe and the European Court of Human Rights and the European Youth Centre, Strasbourg enjoys a rich cultural life and is considered the second cultural city of France after Paris. Cultural venues include an Opera House, theaters, concert halls and numerous museums.A special festive and joyful atmosphere before the winter holidays.

Strasbourg has one of Europe’s oldest Christmas markets, and it takes place annually from late November until December 30. This market draws approximately 2 million visitors each year. Around Strasbourg, The Wine Route and the Vosges Mountains. Alsace is one of France’s largest wine producing regions and is especially known for its white wines Sylvaner, Riesling, Muscat and Gewurztraminer, as well as its sparkling wine Crémant d’Alsace. For nature lovers, the Vosges Mountains lie only about 45 minute car drive away and offer plenty of hiking routes in the summer and a number of skiing resorts in the winter. Strasbourg is in the heart of Europe which allows easy accessibility to other wonderful cities. 1h50 from Paris (France), 1h45 from Madrid (Spain), 1h15 from Rome (Italy), 1h15 from Barcelona (Spain), 1h00 from Berlin (Germany).

Higher education in France with the help of CSC Graduate School, definitely a place that helped me explore the world through scientific research.

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