University of Lorraine
Université de Lorraine | |
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| Latin: Universitas Lotharingiae | |
| Motto | Faire dialoguer les savoirs, c’est innover |
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| Type | Public |
| Established | 2012 |
| Endowment | €562 million (2013)[1] |
| President | Pierre Mutzenhardt |
Academic staff | 3,722 |
Administrative staff | 3,070 |
| Students | 52,478 (March 2013)[1] |
| Undergraduates | 22,610 |
| Postgraduates | 9,858 |
| 1,736 (2012) [2] | |
| Location | , , |
| Campus | Urban |
| Colors | Black, Yellow and White [3] |
| Affiliations | Campus Europae, Grands établissements, EPSCP |
| Website | www |
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The University of Lorraine (French: Université de Lorraine), often abbreviated in UL, is a grand établissement created on 1 January 2012 by the merger of Henri Poincaré, Nancy 2 and Paul Verlaine Universities, and the National Polytechnic Institute of Lorraine (INPL). The merger process started in 2009 with the creation of a "pôles de recherche et d'enseignement supérieur" or PRES.
The university is divided into two university centers, one in Nancy (biological sciences, health care, administration, and management) and one in Metz (material sciences, technology, and management). The University of Lorraine has over 52,000 students and offers 101 accredited research centers organized in 9 research areas and 8 doctoral colleges.
Departments
The University of Lorraine encompasses eight collegia or departments.
- Arts, Literature, and Languages
- Human and Social Sciences
- Law, Economy, and Management
- Sciences and Technologies
- Health
- Technology
- Engineering Schools
- Interface
Members
- Henri Poincaré University (also called Nancy-I)
- Nancy 2 University
- Paul Verlaine University – Metz
- National Polytechnic Institute of Lorraine (INPL)
Libraries
- The oldest universities in Nancy included several academic libraries, housing 500,000 documents and 250,000 books spread over 36 sites. The first stone of the library of the former Nancy-II was laid by President Albert Lebrun in 1932.
- Six libraries including three in Metz, Thionville-Yutz, Sarreguemines and Saint-Avold were attached to the University of Metz, housing approximately 280,000 books, 880 periodicals and 26,650 online journals.
History
The original University of Nancy was founded in 1572 in the nearby city of Pont-à-Mousson by Charles III, duke of Lorraine, and Charles, Cardinal of Lorraine, and transferred to Nancy in 1768. It was closed by the revolutionaries in 1793, and reopened in 1864.
See also
- Pôle de recherche et d'enseignement supérieur or PRES.
- Nancy-Université which federates 3 of the above universities.
External links
References
- ^ a b "Portrait d'université. En Lorraine, l'an II de la fusion". www.letudiant.fr. 24 October 2013. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
- ^ "Recherche et Innovation (fr)". University of Lorraine. 25 July 2013. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
- ^ "Charte graphique de l'université de Lorraine" (PDF). University of Lorraine.