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| University of Nice Sophia Antipolis | |
| Motto | Passerelle vers le savoir et l'innovation |
| Established | 1965 |
| President | Albert Marouani |
| Type | Public |
| Location | Nice, France |
| Students | 26000 |
| Website | http://www.unice.fr |
The University of Nice Sophia Antipolis (French Université Nice Sophia Antipolis) is a university located in Nice, France and neighboring areas. It was founded in 1965 and is organized in 8 faculties, 2 autonomous institutes and an engineers school.
History
The University of Nice was officially founded on October the 23rd 1965. However, its precessor can be traced back to the 17th century with the Collegium Jurisconsultorum Niciensium, founded in 1635 by the Prince of Savoie,that became an important school of law, jurisdiction and consultancy. The official founding of the University of Nice in 1965 made it a multidisiplinary university, existing of the faculty of letters, sciences, law, and economics.In 1989, the University of Nice added Sophia Antipolis to the name to show its relation with the Sophia Antipolis technology park.
Campus
The university is dispersed over three main historic campuses: the Valrose campus (Sciences), the Trotabas campus (Law, Economics and Management) and the Carlone campus (Letters, Arts and Humanities).
However the university operatate on several secondary locations like the new Saint-Jean d'Angely campus in Nice and Sophia Antipolis or Villefranche sur Mer outside Nice.
Academics
The University of Nice Sophia Antipolis exists of, among other things, the following:
- Unités de Formation et de Recherche (U.F.R.)
- Instituts
- Ecole d'ingénieurs
The university's Institute of Languages also gives summer courses in french to foreign students.
External links
- University of Nice Website
- Sophia Antipolis Technology Park Website
- University of Nice Sophia Antipolis facts and photography
"University of Nice Sophia Antipolis"