NationMaster - Encyclopedia: List of public universities in France by academy

Public universities in France are administered at the national level, by the Ministry of Education. The ministry divides France into thirty-five academies, which are responsible for educational governance at the regional level, as shown on the ministry's map. Each academy is headed by a rector or a vice-rector, and is thus either a rectorate or a vice-rectorate. Representation of a university class, 1350s. ... One of the most influential doctrines in history is that all humans are divided into groups called nations. ... Categories: French government | France-related stubs | Education in France ... Raphaels portrait of Plato, a detail of The School of Athens fresco An an institution for the study of (usually) higher learning. ... Region can be used to mean either: any more or less well-defined geographical area of a country or continent, defined by geography, culture or history in political geography, an administrative subdivision of a country or of the European Union. ... The word rector (ruler, from the Latin regere) has a number of different meanings. ...

The term ‘university’ in France is taken to include, in addition to institutions that refer to themselves as universities: University Centers (in the academies of Montpellier, Nancy and Metz, and Toulouse), and National Polytechnic Institutes (in the academies of Grenoble and Nancy and Metz).

Public universities in France are distinct from other forms of public higher education institution, such as the grandes ecoles. National Polytechnic Institutes are not to be confused with the Ecole Polytechnique, which is one of the grandes ecoles. The grandes Ã©coles (French: great schools) of France are higher education establishments outside the mainstream framework of the public universities. ... The Arms of the Ã‰cole Polytechnique The cadets of Polytechnique rushed to the defense of Paris against the foreign armies in 1814. ...

French public universities in some cities are occasionally understood to be multiple campuses of a larger city university system. For instance, one hears references to the University of Paris system, said to be composed of 13 campuses, Paris I through Paris XIII. However, while this may have been the case historically, the academies of today do not necessarily hew to this conception. Two universities that bear the University of Paris name, Paris X and Paris XI, are in fact in the Academy of Versailles, wheras the University of Marne la Vallee, which does not have a University of Paris campus number, is governed by the Academy of Paris. Other academies, similarly, include universities that are outside their principal cities. The Sorbonne, Paris, in a 17th century engraving The historic University of Paris (French: UniversitÃ© de Paris) first appeared in the second half of the 12th century, but was in 1970 reorganized as 13 autonomous universities (University of Paris Iâ€“XIII). ...

Here are the ninety-one universities of France, as listed by the Ministry of Education, organized by academy:

1 Academy of Aix and Marseille
2 Academy of Amiens
3 Academy of Besancon
4 Academy of Bordeaux
5 Academy of Caen
6 Academy of Clermont-Ferrand
7 Academy of Corsica
8 Academy of Creteil
9 Academy of Dijon
10 Academy of French Guiana
11 Academy of French Polynesia
12 Academy of Grenoble
13 Academy of Guadeloupe
14 Academy of Lille
15 Academy of Limoges
16 Academy of Lyon
17 Academy of Martinique
18 Academy of Mayotte
19 Academy of Montpellier
20 Academy of Nancy and Metz
21 Acadedmy of Nantes
22 Academy of Nice
23 Academy of Orleans and Tours
24 Academy of New Caledonia
25 Academy of Paris
26 Academy of Poitiers
27 Academy of Reims
28 Academy of Rennes
29 Academy of La Reunion
30 Academy of Rouen
31 Academy of Saint Pierre and Miquelon
32 Academy of Strasbourg
33 Academy of Toulouse
34 Academy of Versailles
35 Academy of Wallis and Fortuna
36 See also

Academy of Aix and Marseille

(l'académie d'Aix-Marseille)

University of Provence, Aix-Marseille I (Université de Provence : Aix-Marseille I)

University of the Mediterranean, Aix-Marseille II (Université de la Méditerranée : Aix-Marseille II)

Paul Cezanne University, Aix-Marseille III (Université Paul Cézanne : Aix-Marseille III)

University of Avignon and the Vaucluse (Université d'Avignon et des pays du Vaucluse)

Academy of Amiens

(l'académie d'Amiens)

University of Picardy, Jules Verne (Université de Picardie Jules Verne)

University of Technology of Compiegne (Université de Technologie de Compiegne)

Academy of Besancon

(l'académie de Besançon)

University of Franche-Comté (Université de Franche-Comté)

Universite of Technologie of Belfort-Montbeliard (Université de Technologie de Belfort-Montbéliard)

Academy of Bordeaux

(l'académie de Bordeaux)

University of Bordeaux 1, Science and Technology (Université Bordeaux 1 Sciences Technologies)

Victor Segalen University, Bordeaux 2 (Université Victor Segalen Bordeaux 2)

Michel de Montaigne University, Bordeaux 3 (Université Michel de Montaigne Bordeaux 3)

Montesquieu University, Bordeaux IV (Université Montesquieu - Bordeaux IV)

University of Pau and the Ardour (Université de Pau et des pays de l'Adour)

Academy of Caen

(l'académie de Caen)

University of Caen, Lower Normandy (Université de Caen Basse-Normandie) Caen University is a university in Caen, France. ...

Academy of Clermont-Ferrand

(l'académie de Clermont-Ferrand)

University of the Auvergne, Clermont 1 (Université d'Auvergne - Clermont 1)

Blaise Pascal University, Clermond-Ferrand II (Université Blaise Pascal - Clermont-Ferrand II)

Academy of Corsica

(l'académie de Corse)

University of Corsica, Pascal Paoli (Università di Corsica Pasquale Paoli, French name: Université Pascal Paoli)

Academy of Creteil

(l'académie de Créteil)

No universities in this rectorate.

Academy of Dijon

(l'académie de Dijon)

University of Burgundy (Université de Bourgogne) ...

Academy of French Guiana

(l'académie de la Guyane)

University of the Antilles and French Guiana (Université des Antilles et de la Guyane)

Academy of French Polynesia

(le vice-rectorat de Polynésie Française)

University of French Polynesia (Université de la Polynésie Française) ...

Academy of Grenoble

(l'académie de Grenoble)

University of Savoy (Université de Savoie)

Joseph Fourier University (formerly Grenoble I) (Université Joseph Fourier) UniversitÃ© Joseph Fourier (Joseph Fourier University) is a French university situated in the city of Grenoble and focused on the fields of sciences, technologies and health. ...

Pierre Mendes-France University, Grenoble 2 (Université Pierre Mendes-France - Grenoble 2)

Stendhal University (Université Stendhal Grenoble 3)

National Polytechnic Institute of Grenoble (Institut National Polytechnique de Grenoble, INP Grenoble)

Academy of Guadeloupe

(l'académie de la Guadeloupe)

No universities in this rectorate.

Academy of Lille

(l'académie de Lille)

Artois University (Université d'Artois)

Science and Technology University of Lille, Lille I (Université des Sciences et Technologies de Lille - Lille I, USTL) The UniversitÃ© des Sciences et Technologies de Lille (USTL) or UniversitÃ© de Lille I is a French university with 20,000 students, plus 14500 students in continuing education (2004). ...

Lille 2, University of Law and Public Health of Lille (Lille 2 - Université du Droit et de la Santé de Lille) The UniversitÃ© du droit et de la santÃ© de Lille or UniversitÃ© de Lille II is a French university. ...

Charles de Gaulle University, Lille 3 (Université Charles-de-Gaulle - Lille 3)

University of the Littoral, Opal Coast (Université du Littoral Côte d'Opale, ULCO)

University of Valenciennes and Hainaut-Cambresis (Université de Valenciennes et du Hainaut-Cambrésis, UVHC)

Academy of Limoges

(l'académie de Limoges)

University of Limoges (Université de Limoges)

Academy of Lyon

(l'académie de Lyon)

Claude Bernard University, Lyon 1 (Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1) The UniversitÃ© Claude Bernard, also known as UniversitÃ© Lyon 1 or UCBL, is one of the three public universities of Lyon, France. ...

Lumiere University, Lyon 2 (Université Lumière Lyon 2)

Jean Moulin University, Lyon 3 (Université Jean Moulin Lyon 3)

Jean Monnet University, Saint Etienne (Université Jean Monnet - Saint Etienne)

Academy of Martinique

(l'académie de la Martinique)

There are no universities in this rectorate.

Academy of Mayotte

le vice-rectorat de Mayotte

There are no universities in this vice-rectorate.

Academy of Montpellier

(l'académie de Montpellier)

University of Montpellier 1 (Université de Montpellier 1)

University of Montpellier II (Université Montpellier II) The University of Montpellier (French: UniversitÃ© de Montpellier) is a French university in Montpellier. ...

Paul Valery University, Montpellier III (Université Paul Valéry - Montpellier III)

Nimes University Center for Teaching and Research (Centre universitaire de Formation et de Recherche de Nîmes, Unîmes)

Perpignan University (Université de Perpignan)

Academy of Nancy and Metz

(l'académie de Nancy-Metz)

University of Metz (| Université de Metz)

European University Center of Lorraine (Pôle Universitaire Européen de Lorraine)

Henri Poincare University, Nancy 1 (| Université Henri Poincaré - Nancy 1)

Nancy University 2 (| Université Nancy 2)

National Polytechnic Institute of Lorraine (| Institut National Polytechnique de Lorraine, INPL)

Acadedmy of Nantes

(l'académie de Nantes)

Univeristy of Angers (Université d'Angers)

University of Maine (France) (Université du Maine)

University of Nantes (Université de Nantes) The University of Nantes is a well-known French university, located in the city of Nantes. ...

Academy of Nice

(l'académie de Nice)

University of Nice, Sophia Antipolis (Université de Nice Sophia Antipolis) The University of Nice Sophia Antipolis (French UniversitÃ© Nice Sophia Antipolis) is a university located in Nice, France. ...

University of the South, Toulon-Var (Université du Sud - Toulon-Var)

Academy of Orleans and Tours

(l'académie d'Orléans-Tours)

University of Orleans (Université d'Orléans)

Francois Rabelais University, Tours (Université François-Rabelais, Tours)

Academy of New Caledonia

(le vice-rectorat de Nouvelle-Calédonie)

University of New Caledonia (Université de la Nouvelle-Calédonie)

Academy of Paris

(l'académie de Paris)

University of Paris 1, Pantheon-Sorbonne (Université Paris 1 Panthéon Sorbonne)

Pantheon-Assas University, Paris II (Université Panthéon-Assas Paris II)

University of the New Sorbonne, Paris III (Université de la Sorbonne Nouvelle - Paris III)

Paris-Sorbonne University, Paris IV (Université Paris Sorbonne - Paris IV)

Rene Descartes University, Paris 5 (Université Rene Descartes - Paris 5)

Pierre and Marie Curie University (Université Pierre et Marie Curie, UPMC, formerly Paris VI)

University of Paris 7, Denis Diderot (Université Paris 7 - Denis-Diderot)

Paris Dauphine University (Université Paris Dauphine, formerly Paris IX) The University of Paris-Dauphine (UniversitÃ© Paris-Dauphine) was founded as a faculty of economic and management sciences in 1968 in the former NATO headquarters in western Paris. ...

University of Marne la Vallee (Université de Marne la Vallée, UMLV)

University of Paris 8, Vincennes-Saint-Denis (Université Paris 8 Vincennes-Saint-Denis)

University of Paris 12, Val de Marne (Université Paris 12 - Val de Marne)

University of Paris 13, North (Université Paris 13 Nord, UP13)

Academy of Poitiers

(l'académie de Poitiers)

University of Poitiers (Université de Poitiers) University of Poitiers is a university located in Poitiers, France, founded in 1431 by Pope Eugenius IV and chartered by King Charles VII of France. ...

University of La Rochelle (Université de La Rochelle)

Academy of Reims

(l'académie de Reims)

Universite of Reims, Champagne-Ardenne (Université de Reims Champagne-Ardenne)

University of Technology of Troyes (Université de technologie de Troyes)

Academy of Rennes

(l'académie de Rennes)

University of Western Brittany (Université de Bretagne Occidentale)

University of Southern Brittany (Université de Bretagne Sud)

University of Rennes 1 (Université de Rennes 1)

University of Rennes 2, Upper Brittany (Université Rennes 2 - Haute Bretagne)

Academy of La Reunion

(l'académie de la Réunion)

University of Reunion (Université de la Réunion)

Academy of Rouen

(l'académie de Rouen)

University of Le Havre (Université du Havre)

University of Rouen (Université de Rouen)

Academy of Saint Pierre and Miquelon

(l'académie de Saint Pierre et Miquelon)

There are no universities in this rectorate.

Academy of Strasbourg

(l'académie de Strasbourg)

University of Upper Alsace Université de Haute Alsace

Louis Pasteur University, Strasbourg 1 (Université Louis Pasteur - Strasbourg 1) The Université Louis Pasteur, also known as Strasbourg I or ULP is a large university in Strasbourg, Alsace, France. ...

Marc Bloch University (Université Marc Bloch, formerly Strasbourg II) The UniversitÃ© Marc Bloch, also known as Strasbourg II or UMB is a university in Strasbourg, Alsace, France. ...

Robert Schuman University (Université Robert Schuman, formerly Strasbourg III) The UniversitÃ© Robert Schuman, also known as Strasbourg III or URS is a university in Strasbourg, Alsace, France. ...

Academy of Toulouse

(l'académie de Toulouse)

University of Toulouse I (Université Toulouse 1 Sciences Sociales) UniversitÃ© Toulouse I Sciences Sociales (also called UT1) is located in the heart of the city of Toulouse, in southwestern France, and boasts an age-old academic tradition which goes back to 1229. ...

University of Toulouse - Le Mirail, Toulouse II (Université de Toulouse - Le Mirail : Toulouse II)

University of Paul Sabatier, Toulouse 3 (Université de Paul Sabatier - Toulouse 3)

National Polytechnic Institute of Toulouse (Institut National Polytechnique de Toulouse)

Jean-Francois Champollion University Center for Teaching and Research (Centre universitaire de Formation et de Recherche Jean-François Champollion)

Academy of Versailles

(l'académie de Versailles)

University of Cergy-Pontoise Université de Cergy-Pontoise

University of Versailles, Saint Quentin en Yvelines (Université de Versailles St-Quentin-en-Yvelines, UVSQ)

University of Evry - Val d'Essonne (Université d'Évry - Val d'Essonne) The UniversitÃ© dÃ‰vry Val-dEssonne (UEVE) is a university in Ã‰vry, France. ...

University of Paris X, Nanterre (Université Paris X - Nanterre, UPX)

University Paris-South 11 (Université Paris-Sud 11)

Academy of Wallis and Fortuna

le vice-rectorat de Wallis et Fortuna