The University of Toulouse is one of the oldest universities in Europe. Representation of a university class, 1350s. ... European redirects here. ...

Foundation

The formation of the University of Toulouse was imposed on Count Raymond VII as a part of the Treaty of Paris in 1229 ending the crusade against the Albigensians. As he was suspected of sympathizing with the heretics, Raymond VII had to finance the teaching of theology. Bishop Foulques de Toulouse was among the founders of the University. Among its first lecturers were: New city flag (Occitan cross) Traditional coat of arms Motto: (Occitan: For Toulouse, always more) Location Coordinates Time Zone CET (GMT +1) Administration Country France Région Midi-Pyrénées Département Haute-Garonne (31) Intercommunality Community of Agglomeration of Greater Toulouse Mayor Jean-Luc Moudenc  (UMP) (since 2004... Raymond VII of Saint-Gilles (July, 1197 - September 27, 1249) was count of Toulouse, duke of Narbonne and marquis of Provence. ... The Treaty of Paris was signed on April 12, 1229 between Raymond VII of Toulouse and Louis IX of France. ... Events February 18 - The Sixth Crusade: Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor signs a ten-year truce with al-Kamil, regaining Jerusalem, Nazareth, and Bethlehem with neither military engagements nor support from the papacy. ... The Albigensian Crusade or Cathar Crusade (1209 - 1229) was a 20-year military campaign initiated by the Roman Catholic Church to eliminate the religion practiced by the Cathars of Languedoc, which the Roman Catholic hierarchy considered apostasy. ... Theology (Greek θεος, theos, God, + λογος, logos, word or reason) means reasoned discourse concerning religion, spirituality and God. ... Folquet de Marselha, alternatively Folquet de Marseille, Foulques de Toulouse, Fulk of Toulouse (b. ...

• Jean de Garlande
• Roland of Cremona

Johannes de Garlandia (fl. ... Roland of Cremona (1178-1259), Dominican theologian. ...

Later History

Other faculties (law, medicine) were added later. Initially, the University was located in the center of the city, together with the ancestors of student residences, the colleges.

Division

In 1969, Toulouse University split into three separate branches and numerous specialised institutions of higher education. The three branches are: 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1969 calendar). ...

Université Toulouse I - L'Arsenal

• Law & Business
  • Law
  • Accounting
  • Business
  • Economics
  • Politic Science (Sciences-po Toulouse)

Université 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. ... Weighing scales represent the way law balances peoples interests For other senses of this word, see Law (disambiguation). ... It has been suggested that Accounting scholarship be merged into this article or section. ... A business school is a university-level institution that teaches topics such as accounting, finance, marketing, organizational behavior, strategy and quantitative methods. ... Face-to-face trading interactions among on the New York Stock Exchange trading floor Economics, as a social science, studies the production, distribution, and consumption of commodities. ... Politics is the process by which groups make decisions. ... The IEP Toulouse or Institut détudes politiques de Toulouse is an IEP based in Toulouse, France. ...

Université Toulouse II - Le Mirail

• Arts & Literature
  • Arts
  • Archeology
  • History
  • Literature
  • Music
  • Geography
  • Philosophy
  • Linguistics

The Arts is a broad subdivision of culture, comprised of many expressive disciplines. ... Archaeology or sometimes in American English archeology (from the Greek words αρχαίος = ancient and λόγος = word/speech) is the study of human cultures through the recovery, documentation and analysis of material remains, including architecture, artefacts, biofacts, human remains, and landscapes. ... History is the study of human behavior through time. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... crap!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article may require cleanup. ... Linguistics is the scientific study of human language. ...

Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier

• Technology & Science
  • Science
  • Physics
  • Mathematics
  • Biology
  • Technology
  • Medicine

Science in the broadest sense refers to any system of knowledge attained by verifiable means. ... Physics (from the Greek, (phúsis), nature and (phusiké), knowledge of nature) is the science concerned with the discovery and understanding of the fundamental laws which govern matter, energy, space and time. ... Euclid, Greek mathematician, 3rd century BC, known today as the father of geometry; shown here in a detail of The School of Athens by Raphael. ... Biology (from Greek βίος λόγος, see below) is the branch of science dealing with the study of living organisms. ... By the mid 20th century humans had achieved a level of technological mastery sufficient to leave the surface of the planet for the first time and explore space. ... Faculty of Medical Sciences of the State University of Campinas, in Campinas, Brazil A medical school, or faculty of medicine, is a tertiary educational institution, or part of such an institution, which is involved in the education of future medical practitioners, specifically medical doctors, as well as their accreditation to...

The University today

Currently, the University has more than 110,000 students, making it the second-biggest university complex in France (after Paris). The Sorbonne, Paris, in a 17th century engraving The historic University of Paris (French: Université de Paris) first appeared in the second half of the 12th century, but was in 1970 reorganized as 13 autonomous universities (University of Paris I–XIII). ...

Present and past faculty include

• Raymond Aron
• Paul Fauconnet
• Jean Jaurès
• Pierre Laromiguière
• Paul Seabright
• Adrianus Turnebus

Raymond Aron (March 14, 1905 — October 17, 1983) was a French philosopher, sociologist and political scientist. ... Paul Fauconnet (1874-1938) was a French sociologist who is best known as a contributor to the Annee Sociologique. ... Jean Jaurès Jean Léon Jaurès—full name Auguste-Marie-Joseph-Jean-Léon Jaurès—(September 3, 1859 – July 31, 1914) was a French Socialist leader. ... Pierre Laromiguière (November 3, 1756–August 12, 1837) was a French philosopher. ... Paul Seabright is Professor of Economics at the University of Toulouse, France. ... Adrianus Turnebus (Adrien Tournèbe) (1512 - June 12, 1565) was a French classical scholar. ...

See also

• Université Toulouse I
• Université Toulouse II
• Université Toulouse III
• IEP de Toulouse
• List of public universities in France by academy
• Medieval university

Université 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. ... The IEP Toulouse or Institut détudes politiques de Toulouse is an IEP based in Toulouse, France. ... Public universities in France are administered at the national level, by the Ministry of Education. ... The first European medieval institutions generally considered to be universities were established in Italy, France, and England in the late 11th and the 12th centuries for the study of arts, law, medicine, and theology. ...

External links

• Université Toulouse I
• Université Toulouse II
• Université de Toulouse III Paul Sabatier