University of Picardy Jules Verne

University of Picardy Jules Verne
Université de Picardie Jules Verne
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TypePublic
Established1970
AffiliationsAUF, COMUE Lille Nord de France, EUA
PresidentDenis Postel
Faculty1,200 professors and researchers
Students32,000
Location
Amiens; Beauvais; Cuffies-Soissons; Saint-Quentin; Creil; Laon
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Hauts-de-France
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France
Campus
WebsiteU-picardie.fr
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The University of Picardy Jules Verne (French: Université de Picardie Jules Verne; UPJV) is a public university located in the former Picardy region of France (now part of Hauts-de-France).

It consists of several campuses located in the towns of Amiens, Beauvais, Cuffies, Saint-Quentin, Creil, and Laon.

The university was part of the University of Lille Nord de France group.

History

The University of Picardy Jules Verne was established in 1970 as a successor to the former University of Amiens. It was initially simply called the University of Picardy during its first two decades, until 1991 when writer Jules Verne's named was added. Verne spent much of his life in Amiens. What started as a small university now has over 30,000 students across all campuses. The university celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2019–2020.

Organisation

The university is organised into five main faculties or groupings each with a number of schools or institutes:

Arts, Literature, Languages

Law, Economics, Management

ESPE, Antenne et IUT

Sciences Humaines et Sociales

Ingénierie, Sciences, Technologie, Santé

Notable faculty

Notable alumni

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Projet de sites : Picardie Universités" (PDF): 2. Retrieved 24 July 2022. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  2. ↑ "L'UPJV : université de territoire ouverte sur le monde". Retrieved 24 July 2022.
  3. ↑ "Past to present". Université de Picardie Jules Verne. Archived from the original on 4 April 2023. Retrieved 24 July 2022.

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