University of the French West Indies one of the French universities, is not located on the European continent but 7000 kilometres away from France. However, University of the French West Indies is particularly privileged as far as the original geographical context in which it evolves is concerned: it has 4 campuses on three different territories, namely Guadeloupe, and Martinique which are known as DFA's (Départements Français d'Amérique) or DOM's ( Départements Français d'Outre-Mer).