UBS participates actively in public higher education and research. UBS offers undergraduate and graduate degree courses in addition to continuing education. This entails student welfare and career advice, the promotion of basic and applied research, technology transfer, the dissemination of scientific and technical culture as well as international collaboration.

The University comprises 3 faculties (UFR), 2 institutes, an engineering school, 10 research groups, 9 common service centres and 4 central ones.