University of Picardy Jules Verne explained
University of Picardy Jules Verne |
Native Name: | Université de Picardie Jules Verne |
Established: | 1970 |
Faculty: | 1,200 professors and researchers[1] |
President: | Mohammed Benlahsen |
Students: | 32,000[2] |
Website: | U-picardie.fr |
The University of Picardy Jules Verne (French: Université de Picardie Jules Verne; UPJV) is a public university located in the former Picardy region of France (now part of Hauts-de-France).
It consists of several campuses located in the towns of Amiens, Beauvais, Cuffies, Saint-Quentin, Creil, and Laon.
The university was part of the University of Lille Nord de France group.
History
The University of Picardy Jules Verne was established in 1970 as a successor to the former University of Amiens. It was initially simply called the University of Picardy during its first two decades, until 1991 when writer Jules Verne's named was added.[3] Verne spent much of his life in Amiens. What started as a small university now has over 30,000 students across all campuses. The university celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2019-2020.
Organisation
The university is organised into five main faculties or groupings each with a number of schools or institutes:
Arts, Literature, Languages
- UFR Arts
- UFR Languages and foreign cultures
- UFR Literature
Law, Economics, Management
ESPE, Antenne et IUT
- Antenne Universitaire de Beauvais (AUB)
- École Supérieure du Professorat et de l'Éducation (ESPE)
- Institut Universitaire de Technologie d'Amiens
- Institut Universitaire de Technologie de l'Aisne
- Institut Universitaire de Technologie de l'Oise
Sciences Humaines et Sociales
- UFR d'Histoire et de Géographie
- UFR Sciences Humaines, Sociales et Philosophie
Sciences, Technologie, Santé
- UFR de Médecine
- Institut d'Ingénierie de la Santé - 2IS
- UFR de Pharmacie
- UFR des Sciences
- UFR des Sciences et Techniques des Activités Physiques et Sportives - STAPS
- Institut Supérieur des Sciences et Techniques - INSSET
Notable faculty
Notable alumni
- Daniel Ona Ondo (born 1945) - Gabonese politician who was Prime Minister of Gabon from January 2014 to September 2016
- Calliope Spanou - Greek academic who served from 2011 to 2015 as the Greek Ombudsman
See also
External links
Notes and References
- Projet de sites : Picardie Universités . 2 . 24 July 2022.
- Web site: L'UPJV : université de territoire ouverte sur le monde . 24 July 2022.
- Web site: Past to present . Université de Picardie Jules Verne . 24 July 2022.