University of Provence explained

University of Provence
Aix-Marseille I
Established:1409–1792
1896–1968
1968–2012
Type:Public research university
Administrative Staff:835[1]
Faculty:1,527
President:Jean-Paul Caverni
Students:23,056[2]
Undergrad:12,807
Postgrad:7,948
Doctoral:1,297
City:Aix-en-Provence, Arles, Aubagne, Avignon, Digne, Lambesc, Marseille[3]
Website:https://web.archive.org/web/20061010125054/http://www.univ-provence.fr/ (in French)

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.

Overview

The 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]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bienvenue sur Aix Marseille Université - Aix Marseille Université. 21 June 2015.
  2. Web site: Bienvenue sur Aix Marseille Université - Aix Marseille Université. 21 June 2015.
  3. Web site: Bienvenue sur Aix Marseille Université - Aix Marseille Université. 21 June 2015.
  4. Book: Universities . International Association of . 1989 . Eberhard . Franz . Taylor . Ann C. . 2020-05-18 . Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG . 978-3-11-232254-3 . en.
  5. Web site: Universities of Aix-Marseille I, II, and III . Britannica.com . 2 December 2011.
  6. Web site: 9 décembre 1409: il était une fois l'université à Aix . Laprovence.com . 2 December 2011.
  7. Web site: France. The Guardian. 21 June 2015.
  8. http://editions.campusfrance.org/etabs/par_fiche/en/univ_aix1_en.pdf Campus France
  9. Web site: Office of International Education. 21 June 2015. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20080305063400/http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~oip/approved_programs/literature.html. 5 March 2008.
  10. Web site: Bienvenue sur Aix Marseille Université - Aix Marseille Université. 21 June 2015.
  11. Web site: Bienvenue sur Aix Marseille Université - Aix Marseille Université. https://web.archive.org/web/20061125180513/http://www.univ-provence.fr/document.php?pagendx=41. dead. 25 November 2006. 21 June 2015.
  12. Web site: Théâtre Antoine Vitez. stéphane cousot. 21 June 2015.
  13. Web site: Bienvenue sur Aix Marseille Université - Aix Marseille Université. 21 June 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20121028011935/http://www.univ-provence.fr/public_html/univ-provence/index.php?pages=article&id=2144&idnum=2543&m=895. 28 October 2012. dead. dmy-all.
  14. Web site: Travel latest news - Top holiday ideas - Yahoo Lifestyle UK. Yahoo Lifestyle UK. 21 June 2015. https://archive.today/20130105155856/http://uk.travel.yahoo.com/aix-en-provence/things-to-do/th%C3%A9%C3%A2tre-antoine-vitez/. 5 January 2013. dead. dmy-all.
  15. 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 https://books.google.com/books?id=Lb_erfz3aLwC&pg=PA98
  16. Dominique Auzias, Jean-Paul Labourdette, Aix-en-Provence 2012, Petit Futé, 2012, p. 129 https://books.google.com/books?id=9gH85A0qBa4C&pg=PA129
  17. 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 https://books.google.com/books?id=9inGk3D-hcYC&pg=PR15
  18. Marshall, Bill; Cristina Johnston. France and the Americas. ABC-CLIO, 2005. . p.697
  19. Web site: André Masson et Georges Duby /Arts plastiques et Sciences humaines, Aix en Provence 1948/1968. 21 June 2015.

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