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Aix-Marseille University

French public university located in Provence, founded in 2012 from the merger of Université Aix Marseille I, Aix Marseille II and Aix Marseille III

Aix-Marseille University [4] is a public research university in the Provence region of southern France. It was founded in 1409 when Louis II of Anjou, Count of Provence, asked the Pisan Antipope Alexander V to establish the University of Provence.[5] It is the fourth-oldest university in France. It came into its current form by a merger of the University of Provence, the University of the Mediterranean and Paul Cézanne University[6][7][8] in January 2012. It is the largest university in the Francophone world, with about 80,000 students.[9] AMU has the largest budget of any academic institution in the French-speaking world at €750 million.[10] It is consistently ranked among the top 200 universities in the world[11][12][13] and is ranked within the top 4 universities in France according to CWTS and USNWR.[14][15]

Aix-Marseille University
Aix-Marseille Université
TypePublic research university
Established1409 – University of Provence[1]
1896 – University of Aix-Marseille
1968 – University of Provence Aix-Marseille I
1968 – University of the Mediterranean Aix-Marseille II
1973 – Paul Cézanne University Aix-Marseille III
2012 – Aix-Marseille University
Budget€750 million[2]
PresidentEric Berton
Academic staff
4,273
Administrative staff
4,107
Students80,000[3]
2,448
Location
Aix-en-Provence and Marseille
,
Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France

43°17′36.68″N 5°21′28.5″E / 43.2935222°N 5.357917°E / 43.2935222; 5.357917
AffiliationsMediterranean Universities Union (UNIMED), Association of MBAs (AMBA), European University Association (EUA), European Quality Improvement System (EQUIS)
Websitewww.univ-amu.fr

There are five main campuses in Aix-en-Provence and Marseille.[16] AMU also owns and operates facilities in Arles, Aubagne, Avignon, Digne-les-Bains, Gap, La Ciotat, Lambesc and Salon-de-Provence. The university headquarters are in the 7th arrondissement of Marseille.[17]

It has produced many notable alumni in the fields of law, politics, business, science, academia, and the arts. Four of its alumni and faculty have won Nobel Prizes.[18][19][20][21] One won the Pulitzer Prize twice.[22] Four won César Awards.[23][24][25][26] Alumni have also been heads of state or government, parliamentary speakers, government ministers, ambassadors and members of the constituent academies of the Institut de France.

It has hundreds of research and teaching partnerships, including close collaboration with the French National Centre for Scientific Research and the French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission.[27] AMU is a member of numerous academic organisations including the European University Association[28] and the Mediterranean Universities Union.[29]

References change

  1. ↑ Norman Davies, Europe: A History, Oxford University Press, 1996, p. 1248
  2. ↑ "University – AMU". www.univ-amu.fr. Archived from the original on 14 July 2016. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
  3. ↑ "Presentation of the university | Aix-Marseille Université". www.univ-amu.fr.
  4. ↑ Décret n° 2011–1010 du 24 août 2011 portant création de l'université d'Aix-Marseille (in French), retrieved 2016-07-01
  5. ↑ C. D. O'Malley, The History of Medical Education: UCLA Forum in Medical Sciences, University of California Press, 1970, p. 125
  6. ↑ "Aix-Marseille Université — moveonnet". www.moveonnet.eu. Archived from the original on 18 November 2012. Retrieved 24 August 2012.
  7. ↑ "University of Provence". Archived from the original on 13 March 2013.
  8. ↑ "ACA Secretariat: Details". Retrieved 21 June 2015.
  9. ↑ "Aix-Marseille Université (AMU) – UnILiON". Archived from the original on 2020-02-29. Retrieved 2024-03-10.
  10. ↑ "L'ensemble des bons points du ministre pour Aix-Marseille Université – La Provence".[permanent dead link]
  11. ↑ "2023 Academic Ranking of World Universities". www.shanghairanking.com.
  12. ↑ 2022-2023 U.S. News & World Report Best Global University Ranking
  13. ↑ Leiden Global University Ranking 2023
  14. ↑ Leiden Ranking: France confirms its international scientific influence
  15. ↑ Best Global Universities in France - 2022-2023 U.S. News & World Report Best Global University Ranking
  16. ↑ "Réunion interministérielle sur Marseille: cinq propositions pour les étudiants". Retrieved 21 June 2015.
  17. ↑ "Aix-Marseilles Université – WHED – IAU's World Higher Education Database". whed.net.
  18. ↑ "Frederic Mistral – Biography". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
  19. ↑ "René Cassin – Facts". Retrieved 21 June 2015.
  20. ↑ "Jean-Marie Gustave Le Clézio – Bio-bibliography". Retrieved 21 June 2015.
  21. ↑ "Sheldon Glashow – Biographical". Retrieved 21 June 2015.
  22. ↑ "Jim Hoagland". Hoover Institution. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
  23. ↑ Canal+. "- Films CANALPLUS.FR". Canalplus.fr. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
  24. ↑ "Treading the red carpet with Ariane Ascaride". 22 June 2012. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
  25. ↑ "Jean-Louis Trintignant". IMDb. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
  26. ↑ Canal+. "Philippe Faucon". Canalplus.fr.
  27. ↑ "Partners". Archived from the original on 3 July 2015. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
  28. ↑ "EUA". Archived from the original on 17 July 2014. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
  29. ↑ Mediterranean Universities Union (UNIMED)
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