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Higher education at the Institut Hospitalo-Universitaire Méditerranée Infection
B La Scola1, P-E Fournier2, J-L Mege1
1Microbes, Evolution, Phylogeny and Infection (MEΦI), Marseille, France.
Abstract:
Since its creation in 2011, the Institut Hospitalo-Universitaire Méditerranée Infection (IHU MI) has devoted a major part of its funding to support higher education programs. In 2017, on a recurrent budget of 5.8 million Euros per year, 2.9 (50%) were spent on infrastructure, mostly for maintenance and equipment of our new building. Among the remaining 2.9 million Euros, 2.3 (80%) have been dedicated to support higher education programs.
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