Case Study: Université de Bourgogne achieves closer student collaboration with Microsoft Corporation's Teams and Office 365

Microsoft Teams takes care of medical and pharmacy students at the Université de Bourgogne

Université de Bourgogne, a large French higher-education institution with multiple campuses, needed a better way to bring students and educators closer together and create more direct communication. The university’s health and pharmacy faculty had been using social networks, but wanted a dedicated tool that would separate professional and personal interactions while supporting collaboration. Microsoft Corporation provided Microsoft Teams and Office 365 to meet that need.

Microsoft Corporation implemented Microsoft Teams as a secure collaboration hub for group discussions, file sharing, private chats, notifications, and mobile access, with integration for third-party apps and project management. The results included rapid adoption by both teachers and students, better organization for coursework and projects, and easier collaboration across campuses. Educators also highlighted future benefits for videoconferencing, research data exchange, and partner coordination, with students now preferring to keep university life separate from their private social accounts.

Université de Bourgogne

Hervé Devilliers

Associate Professor and Hospital Practitioner