University of Provence
{{Short description|Former French university}}
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Aix-Marseille I
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1896–1968
1968–2012
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|administrative_staff = 835{{cite web|url=http://www.univ-provence.fr/document.php?pagendx=97&project=up|title=Bienvenue sur Aix Marseille Université - Aix Marseille Université|access-date=21 June 2015}}
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|city = Aix-en-Provence, Arles, Aubagne, Avignon, Digne, Lambesc, Marseille
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The University of Provence Aix-Marseille I ({{langx|fr|Université de Provence}}) was a public research university mostly located in Aix-en-Provence and Marseille.{{Cite book |last1=Universities |first1=International Association of |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OHHsDwAAQBAJ&dq=The+University+of+Provence+Aix-Marseille+I+public+university&pg=PA315 |title=1989 |last2=Eberhard |first2=Franz |last3=Taylor |first3=Ann C. |date=2020-05-18 |publisher=Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG |isbn=978-3-11-232254-3 |language=en}} 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
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.{{cite web|url=http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/11201/Universities-of-Aix-Marseille-I-II-and-III |title=Universities of Aix-Marseille I, II, and III |publisher=Britannica.com |access-date=2 December 2011}}{{cite web|url=http://www.laprovence.com/article/aix-en-provence-237 |title=9 décembre 1409: il était une fois l'université à Aix |publisher=Laprovence.com |access-date=2 December 2011}} 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,{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/page/may1968france|title=France|work=The Guardian|access-date=21 June 2015}} it was re-established in 1968 through a merger of the school of humanities in Aix-en-Provence and the science one in Marseille.[http://editions.campusfrance.org/etabs/par_fiche/en/univ_aix1_en.pdf Campus France] "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.{{cite web|url=http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~oip/approved_programs/literature.html|title=Office of International Education|access-date=21 June 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080305063400/http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~oip/approved_programs/literature.html|archive-date=5 March 2008}}
In the academic year of 2007–2008, 23,056 students were enrolled. Among them, 15,158 were female, while only 7,898 were male. 3,255 students came from countries outside France, 44 per cent of these came from Africa. 15,109 students studied in Aix-en-Provence, while others went to Marseille, Avignon, Digne, Lambesc, Arles and Aubagne. Overall, its facilities spanned 258 143 m2.{{cite web|url=http://www.univ-provence.fr/document.php?pagendx=98&project=up|title=Bienvenue sur Aix Marseille Université - Aix Marseille Université|access-date=21 June 2015}}
In 2007, the budget was 120,7 million euros, with 39,2 million euros available after wages.{{cite web|url=http://www.univ-provence.fr/document.php?pagendx=99&project=up|title=Bienvenue sur Aix Marseille Université - Aix Marseille Université|access-date=21 June 2015}}
It had its own university press, Publications de l'Université de Provence.{{cite web|url=http://www.univ-provence.fr/document.php?pagendx=41|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061125180513/http://www.univ-provence.fr/document.php?pagendx=41|url-status=dead|archive-date=25 November 2006|title=Bienvenue sur Aix Marseille Université - Aix Marseille Université|access-date=21 June 2015}} It also had its own theater, the Théâtre Antoine Vitez, named for Antoine Vitez.{{cite web|url=http://theatre-vitez.com/info/|title=Théâtre Antoine Vitez|author=stéphane cousot|access-date=21 June 2015}}{{cite web|url=http://www.univ-provence.fr/public_html/univ-provence/index.php?pages=article&id=2144&idnum=2543&m=895|title=Bienvenue sur Aix Marseille Université - Aix Marseille Université|access-date=21 June 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121028011935/http://www.univ-provence.fr/public_html/univ-provence/index.php?pages=article&id=2144&idnum=2543&m=895|archive-date=28 October 2012|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}{{cite web|url=http://uk.travel.yahoo.com/aix-en-provence/things-to-do/th%C3%A9%C3%A2tre-antoine-vitez/|title=Travel latest news - Top holiday ideas - Yahoo Lifestyle UK|work=Yahoo Lifestyle UK|access-date=21 June 2015|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130105155856/http://uk.travel.yahoo.com/aix-en-provence/things-to-do/th%C3%A9%C3%A2tre-antoine-vitez/|archive-date=5 January 2013|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}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 [https://books.google.com/books?id=Lb_erfz3aLwC&pg=PA98]Dominique Auzias, Jean-Paul Labourdette, Aix-en-Provence 2012, Petit Futé, 2012, p. 129 [https://books.google.com/books?id=9gH85A0qBa4C&pg=PA129]
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
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Notable faculty and alumni
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- Christian Bromberger, professor of anthropology and an expert of Iranian studies
- Georges Duby taught at the University of Provence.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 [https://books.google.com/books?id=9inGk3D-hcYC&pg=PR15]
- 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.Marshall, Bill; Cristina Johnston. France and the Americas. ABC-CLIO, 2005. {{ISBN|1-85109-411-3}}. p.697
- 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.{{cite web|url=http://www.galerie-alain-paire.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=9&Itemid=5|title=André Masson et Georges Duby /Arts plastiques et Sciences humaines, Aix en Provence 1948/1968|access-date=21 June 2015}}
- 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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External links
- {{in lang|fr}} {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/*/http://www.univ-provence.fr/|title=Official Website of the University of Provence Aix-Marseille I (univ-provence.fr)}}
- {{in lang|fr}} {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/*/http://www.up.univ-mrs.fr/|title=Official Website of the University of Provence Aix-Marseille I (up.univ-mrs.fr)}}
- [http://sites.univ-provence.fr/webtv/ Télé Campus Provence]
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Category:Aix-Marseille University
Category:Defunct universities and colleges in France
Category:Universities and colleges established in 1969
Category:Educational institutions disestablished in 2012
Category:Buildings and structures in Marseille
Category:1400s establishments in France
Category:1409 establishments in Europe