University of Provence

Former French university

University of Provence
Aix-Marseille I

Type| Public research university
Established| 1409–1792
1896–1968
1968–2012
President| Jean-Paul Caverni

Academic staff

| 1,527[1]

Administrative staff

| 835[1]
Students| 23,056[2]
Undergraduates| 12,807[2]
Postgraduates| 7,948[2]

Doctoral students

| 1,297[2]
Location|

Aix-en-Provence, Arles, Aubagne, Avignon, Digne, Lambesc, Marseille

France

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.[3] 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

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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.[4][5] In 1792, the University of Provence, along with twenty-one other universities, was dissolved during the French Revolution. The university was recreated in 1896. Following riots among university students in May 1968,[6] it was re-established in 1968 through a merger of the school of humanities in Aix-en-Provence and the science one in Marseille.[7] "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.[8]

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.[9]

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]

## Departments

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* Ancient Civilisations
* Anthropology
* Applied Linguistics
* Arabic, Berber languages, Persian, Turkish, Yiddish, Hebrew
* Art History and Archeology
* Biology
* Chemistry and Physics
* Cognitive Psychology
* Developing and Differential Psychology
* Drama
* English
* Environmental Studies
* Ergology
* French
* Film Studies
* Geography and Urban Planning
* German
* Hellenism
* Hispanic and Latin American Studies
* History
* Information Technology
* Italian
* Korean
* Linguistics
* Mathematics, Computer Science and Mechanics
* Media Studies
* Miscellaneous Languages (Armenian, Hindi and Japanese)
* Music
* Philosophy
* Phonetics and French as a Foreign Language
* Portuguese
* Psychology and Psychopathology
* Romanian
* Slavic Languages (Russian, Bulgarian, Polish, Serbian, Croatian, Bosnian, Czech)
* Sociology
* Teaching Studies
* Visual Arts

## Notable faculty and alumni

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Facilities in Marseille

* Christian Bromberger, professor of anthropology and an expert of Iranian studies
* Georges Duby taught at the University of Provence.[17]
* Mansour Mohamed El-Kikhia: Libyan politician and member of the interim National Transitional Council (NTC).
* Sadaf Foroughi and Kiarash Anvari are graduates of the film studies department.
* Gilles-Gaston Granger taught there from 1964 to 1986.
* Martine L. Jacquot, writer, journalist
* Pablo Daniel Magee, writer and investigative journalist, followed Hispanic and Latin American Studies at the University of Provence.
* John H. Hubbard taught at the University of Provence.
* 2008 Nobel Prize laureate in literature J.M.G. Le Clézio earned a master's degree with a thesis on Henri Michaux from the University of Provence in 1964.[18]
* Annie Ousset-Krief, published historian and American Civilization specialist, taught at the University of Provence.
* Paul Veyne taught at the University of Provence in the 1960s.[19]
* Norodom Ranariddh, a Cambodian politician and prince. He is a close relative to the current king of Cambodia, Norodom Sihamoni.
* Ariane Labed, actress, film director.

## References

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1. ^ a b "Bienvenue sur Aix Marseille Université - Aix Marseille Université". Retrieved 21 June 2015.
2. ^ a b c d e f g h "Bienvenue sur Aix Marseille Université - Aix Marseille Université". Retrieved 21 June 2015.
3. ^ Universities, International Association of; Eberhard, Franz; Taylor, Ann C. (2020-05-18). 1989. Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. ISBN 978-3-11-232254-3.
4. ^ "Universities of Aix-Marseille I, II, and III". Britannica.com. Retrieved 2 December 2011.
5. ^ "9 décembre 1409: il était une fois l'université à Aix". Laprovence.com. Retrieved 2 December 2011.
6. ^ "France". The Guardian. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
7. ^ Campus France
8. ^ "Office of International Education". Archived from the original on 5 March 2008. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
9. ^ "Bienvenue sur Aix Marseille Université - Aix Marseille Université". Retrieved 21 June 2015.
10. ^ "Bienvenue sur Aix Marseille Université - Aix Marseille Université". Retrieved 21 June 2015.
11. ^ "Bienvenue sur Aix Marseille Université - Aix Marseille Université". Archived from the original on 25 November 2006. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
12. ^ stéphane cousot. "Théâtre Antoine Vitez". Retrieved 21 June 2015.
13. ^ "Bienvenue sur Aix Marseille Université - Aix Marseille Université". Archived from the original on 28 October 2012. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
14. ^ "Travel latest news - Top holiday ideas - Yahoo Lifestyle UK". Yahoo Lifestyle UK. Archived from the original on 5 January 2013. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
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 [1]
16. ^ Dominique Auzias, Jean-Paul Labourdette, Aix-en-Provence 2012, Petit Futé, 2012, p. 129 [2]
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 [3]
18. ^ Marshall, Bill; Cristina Johnston. France and the Americas. ABC-CLIO, 2005. ISBN 1-85109-411-3. p.697
19. ^ "André Masson et Georges Duby /Arts plastiques et Sciences humaines, Aix en Provence 1948/1968". Retrieved 21 June 2015.

## External links

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* (in French) Official Website of the University of Provence Aix-Marseille I (univ-provence.fr) at the Wayback Machine (archive index)
* (in French) Official Website of the University of Provence Aix-Marseille I (up.univ-mrs.fr) at the Wayback Machine (archive index)
* Télé Campus Provence

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