Everything about The University Of Poitiers totally explained
The
University of Poitiers (
French:
Université de Poitiers) is a
university located in
Poitiers,
France.
History
Founded in
1431 by
Pope Eugene IV and
chartered by King
Charles VII, the University of Poitiers was originally composed of five faculties: theology, canon law, civil law, medicine, and arts.
In the
16th century, the university exerted its influence over the town cultural life, and was ranked second only to Paris. Of the 4,000 students who attended it at the time, some were to become famous:
Joachim Du Bellay,
Jean-Louis Guez de Balzac,
François Rabelais,
René Descartes,
Francis Bacon, and
Scévole de Sainte Marthe, to name but a few.
After temporary closure during the
French Revolution when provincial universities were abolished, the University of Poitiers reopened in 1896. The reinstated university was merged from several schools and contained new faculties such as the faculty of science and the faculty of
letters.
Organization
The university covers all major fields through its 14 Teaching and Research Departments, Institutes and Schools:
- Teaching and Research Departments
- Department of Law and Social Sciences
- Department of Economics
- Department of Basic and Applied Science
- Department of Literature and Languages
- Department of Human Sciences and Arts
- Department of Sports Sciences
- Department of Medicine and Pharmacy
- Schools
- Higher Engineering School of Poitiers (ESIP)
- Institutes
- Polytechnic of Poitiers (IUT)
- Polytechnic of Angoulême
- Business Administration Institute
- Institute of Communication and New Technologies (ICOMTEC)
- General Administration Preparatory Institute (IPAG)
- Institute of Industrial, Insurance and Financial Risks (IRIAF)
Moreover, its law studies were ranked as the second best in France by the French magazine "l'étudiant", in 2005.
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