University of Lorraine

University of Lorraine
Université de Lorraine
Latin: Universitas Lotharingiae
Motto Faire dialoguer les savoirs, c’est innover
Type Public
Established 2012 (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 Nancy and Metz, Lorraine, France
Campus Urban
Colors              Black, Yellow and White [3]
Affiliations Campus Europae, Grands établissements, EPSCP
Website www.univ-lorraine.fr

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.

Members

Faculty of Law, Economics and Management in Nancy

Libraries

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

External links

References

  1. 1 2 "Portrait d'université. En Lorraine, l'an II de la fusion". www.letudiant.fr. 2013-10-24. Retrieved 2014-04-08.
  2. "Recherche et Innovation (fr)". University of Lorraine. 2013-07-25. Retrieved 2014-04-08.
  3. "Charte graphique de l'université de Lorraine" (PDF). University of Lorraine.

Coordinates: 48°41′46″N 6°10′36″E / 48.69611°N 6.17667°E / 48.69611; 6.17667

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