University of Avignon
The University of Avignon (long name: University of Avignon and the Vaucluse, French: Université d'Avignon et des Pays de Vaucluse) is a French university, based in Avignon (President : Philippe Ellerkamp). It is under the Academy of Aix and Marseille.
Université d'Avignon et des Pays de Vaucluse | |
| Type | Public |
|---|---|
| Students | 7,500 |
| Location | , 43°57′0″N 4°49′5″E / 43.95000°N 4.81806°ECoordinates: 43°57′0″N 4°49′5″E / 43.95000°N 4.81806°E |
| Website | Official Site (in French) |
It was founded in 1303 by Pope Boniface VIII, and closed in 1792 during the French Revolution.[1] The University was re-opened as L'Université d'Avignon et des Pays de Vaucluse in 1984 following the 1963 placement of an annex of Faculté des Sciences d'Aix-Marseille in Avignon.[2]
Organisation and structureEdit
- Geography
- History
- Information and Communication
- Foreign Languages
- French Literature
- Languages, Literatures and Foreign Civilizations
- Computer Sciences
- Physics, Chemistry
- Life Sciences
- Mathematics
- Sport
- Economic and Social Administration
- Law
- Economy, Management
- Public Administration
See alsoEdit
Media related to University of Avignon at Wikimedia Commons- List of public universities in France
ReferencesEdit
- ^ http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02160a.htm
- ^ "Présentation: Histoire". Université d'Avignon et des Pays de Vaucluse. Archived from the original on 2014-04-07. Cite uses deprecated parameter
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