University of Orléans

University of Orléans
TypePublic
Established1306; 720 years ago (1306)
PresidentAry Bruand
Faculty1,203
Total staff
861
Students20,083
Location
Orléans
,
France

47°51′03″N 1°56′02″E / 47.8507°N 1.9340°E / 47.8507; 1.9340
Campus
Websitewww.univ-orleans.fr

The University of Orléans (French: Université d'Orléans) is a French university, in the Academy of Orléans and Tours. As of July 2015 it is a member of the regional university association Leonardo da Vinci consolidated University.

History

University of Orleans, Great Hall

In 1230, when for a time the doctors of the University of Paris were scattered, a number of the teachers and disciples took refuge in Orléans; when pope Boniface VIII, in 1298, promulgated the sixth book of the Decretals, he appointed the doctors of Bologna and the doctors of Orléans to comment upon it. [citation needed]

St. Yves (1253–1303) studied civil law at Orléans, and Pope Clement V also studied there law and letters; by a papal bull published at Lyon, 27 January 1306, he endowed the Orléans institutes with the title and privileges of a university. [citation needed]

Twelve later popes granted the new university many privileges. In the 14th century it had as many as five thousand students from France, Germany, Lorraine, Burgundy, Champagne, Picardy, Normandy, Touraine, Guyenne and Scotland [citation needed].

The current university was founded in 1960, after its medieval predecessor was closed down in 1793 and merged into the University of France in 1808. [citation needed]

Organisation

The university is organised into three Teaching and Research divisions (UFR): [citation needed]

In addition, it has: [citation needed]

Notable people

Faculty

Ancient

Modern

Alumni

Ancient

Modern

Recipients of honorary degree

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Decree 2015-857 of 13 July 2015 on the statutes for the ComUE " Université confédérale Léonard de Vinci "". Retrieved 27 July 2015.
  2. ↑ "Chiffres cles". Universite d'Orleans. Retrieved 26 August 2022.