The University of Provence Aix-Marseille I (French: Université de Provence) was a public research university mostly located in Aix-en-Provence and Marseille.[4] It was one of the three Universities of Aix-Marseille and was part of the Academy of Aix and Marseille. On 1 January 2012, it merged with the University of the Mediterranean and Paul Cézanne University to become Aix-Marseille University, the youngest, but also the largest in terms of students, budgets and staff in the French-speaking world.
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| Type | Public research university |
|---|---|
| Established | 1409–1792 1896–1968 1968–2012 |
| President | Jean-Paul Caverni |
Academic staff | 1,527[1] |
Administrative staff | 835[1] |
| Students | 23,056[2] |
| Undergraduates | 12,807[2] |
| Postgraduates | 7,948[2] |
| 1,297[2] | |
| Location | , |
| Website | https://web.archive.org/web/20061010125054/http://www.univ-provence.fr/ (in French) |
Overview
editThe University of Provence was founded on 9 December 1409 as a studium generale by Louis II of Anjou, Count of Provence, and subsequently recognized by papal bull issued by Antipope Alexander V.[5][6] In 1792, the University of Provence, along with twenty-one other universities, was dissolved. The university was recreated in 1896. Following riots among university students in May 1968,[7] it was re-established in 1968 through a merger of the school of humanities in Aix-en-Provence and the science one in Marseille.[8] "The University of Provence [was] one of the most distinguished in France, second only to the University of Paris in the areas of French literature, history, and linguistics", according to Harvard University's website.[9]
In the academic year of 2007–2008, 23,056 students were enrolled.[2] Among them, 15,158 were female, while only 7,898 were male.[2] 3,255 students came from countries outside France, 44 per cent of these came from Africa.[2] 15,109 students studied in Aix-en-Provence, while others went to Marseille, Avignon, Digne, Lambesc, Arles and Aubagne.[2] Overall, its facilities spanned 258 143 m2.[3]
In 2007, the budget was 120,7 million euros, with 39,2 million euros available after wages.[10]
It had its own university press, Publications de l'Université de Provence.[11] It also had its own theater, the Théâtre Antoine Vitez, named for Antoine Vitez.[12][13][14][15][16]
Departments
edit- Ancient Civilisations
- Anthropology
- Applied Linguistics
- Arabic, Berber languages, Persian, Turkish, Yiddish, Hebrew
- Art History and Archeology
- Biology
- Chemistry and Physics
- Cognitive Psychology
- Developing and Differential Psychology
- Drama
- English
- Environmental Studies
- Ergology
- French
- Film Studies
- Geography and Urban Planning
- German
- Hellenism
- Hispanic and Latin American Studies
- History
- Information Technology
- Italian
- Korean
- Linguistics
- Mathematics, Computer Science and Mechanics
- Media Studies
- Miscellaneous Languages (Armenian, Hindi and Japanese)
- Music
- Philosophy
- Phonetics and French as a Foreign Language
- Portuguese
- Psychology and Psychopathology
- Romanian
- Slavic Languages (Russian, Bulgarian, Polish, Serbian, Croatian, Bosnian, Czech)
- Sociology
- Teaching Studies
- Visual Arts
Notable faculty and alumni
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- Christian Bromberger, professor of anthropology and an expert of Iranian studies
- Georges Duby taught at the University of Provence.[17]
- Mansour Mohamed El-Kikhia: Libyan politician and member of the interim National Transitional Council (NTC).
- Sadaf Foroughi and Kiarash Anvari are graduates of the film studies department.
- Gilles-Gaston Granger taught there from 1964 to 1986.
- Martine L. Jacquot, writer, journalist
- Pablo Daniel Magee, writer and investigative journalist, followed Hispanic and Latin American Studies at the University of Provence.
- John H. Hubbard taught at the University of Provence.
- 2008 Nobel Prize laureate in literature J.M.G. Le Clézio earned a master's degree with a thesis on Henri Michaux from the University of Provence in 1964.[18]
- Annie Ousset-Krief, published historian and American Civilization specialist, taught at the University of Provence.
- Paul Veyne taught at the University of Provence in the 1960s.[19]
- Norodom Ranariddh, a Cambodian politician and prince. He is a close relative to the current king of Cambodia, Norodom Sihamoni.
References
edit- ^ a b "Bienvenue sur Aix Marseille Université - Aix Marseille Université". Retrieved 21 June 2015.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Bienvenue sur Aix Marseille Université - Aix Marseille Université". Retrieved 21 June 2015.
- ^ a b "Bienvenue sur Aix Marseille Université - Aix Marseille Université". Retrieved 21 June 2015.
- ^ Universities, International Association of; Eberhard, Franz; Taylor, Ann C. (2020-05-18). 1989. Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. ISBN 978-3-11-232254-3.
- ^ "Universities of Aix-Marseille I, II, and III". Britannica.com. Retrieved 2 December 2011.
- ^ "9 décembre 1409: il était une fois l'université à Aix". Laprovence.com. Retrieved 2 December 2011.
- ^ "France". The Guardian. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
- ^ Campus France
- ^ "Office of International Education". Archived from the original on 5 March 2008. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
- ^ "Bienvenue sur Aix Marseille Université - Aix Marseille Université". Retrieved 21 June 2015.
- ^ "Bienvenue sur Aix Marseille Université - Aix Marseille Université". Archived from the original on 25 November 2006. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
- ^ stéphane cousot. "Théâtre Antoine Vitez". Retrieved 21 June 2015.
- ^ "Bienvenue sur Aix Marseille Université - Aix Marseille Université". Archived from the original on 28 October 2012. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
- ^ "Travel latest news - Top holiday ideas - Yahoo Lifestyle UK". Yahoo Lifestyle UK. Archived from the original on 5 January 2013. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
- ^ Claudie Sage, Olivia Ferrandino, Maxime Dray, David Gressot, Petit Futé Aix en provence, pays Aixois et Salonais, Nouvelles Editions de l'Université, 2010, p. 98 [1]
- ^ Dominique Auzias, Jean-Paul Labourdette, Aix-en-Provence 2012, Petit Futé, 2012, p. 129 [2]
- ^ Danièle Iancu-Agou, L'Expulsion des Juifs de Provence et de l'Europe Méditerranéenne (XVe-XVIe siècles): Exils et Conversions, Peeters Publishers, 2005, p. xv [3]
- ^ Marshall, Bill; Cristina Johnston. France and the Americas. ABC-CLIO, 2005. ISBN 1-85109-411-3. p.697
- ^ "André Masson et Georges Duby /Arts plastiques et Sciences humaines, Aix en Provence 1948/1968". Retrieved 21 June 2015.
External links
edit- (in French) Official Website of the University of Provence Aix-Marseille I (univ-provence.fr) at the Wayback Machine (archive index)
- (in French) Official Website of the University of Provence Aix-Marseille I (up.univ-mrs.fr) at the Wayback Machine (archive index)
- Télé Campus Provence