Henri Poincaré University

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Henri Poincaré University
Université Henri Poincaré
Established 1572, 1970
Type Public
President Jean-Pierre Finance
Admin. staff 1,146
Students 18,000
Location Nancy, France
Affiliations Nancy-Université
Website http://www.uhp-nancy.fr/ (in French)
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UHP's Science and Technology Campus Library in Vandoeuvre (Nancy)

The Henri Poincaré University (a.k.a. UHP or Nancy 1) is a public research university located in Nancy, France. UHP is a member of the Nancy-Université federation, belonging to the french Nancy-Metz Academy.

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[edit] History

The first University of Lorraine was created in 1572 by the Duke Charles de Lorraine and the Cardinal Charles III, in a city near Pont-à-Mousson.

[edit] International

UHP figures in the Academic Ranking of World Universities made by the Shanghai Jiao Tong University. In the year 2007, UHP ranked 305th at a world wide scale and 124th at european scale.

[edit] Organization and administration

[edit] Components

Uhp has five Faculties :

  • Science and Technology
  • Medical School
  • Pharmacy
  • Dentistry
  • Sports

Three Engineering Schools :

Three Institutes of Technology (IUT) :

  • Nancy-Brabois
  • Longwy
  • St Dié

And one Institute for Teacher Training (IUFM).

[edit] Research

The University includes a total of 44 laboratories, linked with the most important french research organizations : CNRS, INSERM, INRA and INRIA.

[edit] École Nationale Supérieure des Technologies et Industries du Bois

The École Nationale Supérieure des Technologies et Industries du Bois (ENSTIB) is a French grande école located in Épinal in Lorraine, which is one of the biggest forested regions of France.

Studies are oriented to the wood industry and technologies - everything that is related to wood as a construction material or for furniture.

Students specialise in one of the following themes:

  • chemistry of wood
  • wood in construction
  • wood manufacturing

The origin of the school dates back to the petrol crisis of 1973. France had no petrol and a need for innovative ideas on renewable material. A group of professors and doctors created a very small university class in Epinal that had a focus on wood as a material. It became an engineering school in the year 1985. Now the scope of studies has enlarged to biological fiber materials and paper.

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Coordinates: 48°39′56″N 6°09′34″E / 48.66556°N 6.15944°E / 48.66556; 6.15944

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