University of Picardie

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University of Picardie Jules Verne
Université de Picardie Jules Verne

Established	1970
Type	Public
President	Gilles Demally
Students	21,000
Location	Amiens, France
Website	http://www.u-picardie.fr/

The University of Picardie Jules Verne (French Université de Picardie Jules Verne) is a university located in Amiens, France. It was founded in 1970 and is organized in 12 Faculties.

1 History
2 Organization
3 See also
4 External link

[edit] History

In the early 60's, Amiens grouped together 4 pre-university level establishments: a national school of medicine and pharmacy, a law school, a science college and an arts school. However these structures did not supply a complete cycle of studies, forcing the students of Amiens to continue their studies elsewhere. Since the first education authority disappeared in 1848, the establishments in Amiens were governed by the Lille Academy.

There was just one solution to become autonomous : obtain an academy in Amiens. And this was carried out in October 1964.

Robert Mallet, who liked to be considered "Picard" rather than "French", was appointed at the head of the institution. 1964: beginning of a new scientific higher education establishment in Saint-Quentin. 1966: setting up of the Faculty of Medicine. July 1968: beginning of the Faculties of Arts and Social Science and Science. October 1968: beginning of the Faculty of Law and Economics. 24th October 1968: Official opening of the University of Amiens.

In Chief Education Officer Roger Mallet's own words, "It will be the University of Picardie". It took two years to set up the university and during this time forged a strong identity in the fight to retain the name "Picardie". There were in fact protests from other establishments of higher education. The 1970 decree approves the statutes of the University of Picardie.

October 1970: Completion of the I.U.T. civil engineering and mechanical engineering 1970: The Faculty of Applied and Natural Science in St-Quentin is set up. 16th March 1971: Dominique Taddeï is elected president of the University.

The University becomes the University of Picardie Jules Verne in honour of Jules Verne, famous author who spent many years in Amiens. 1992: I.U.T. departments in Beauvais and Soissons 1993: I.U.T. department in Laon

2000: New four-yearly contract, 9 new DESS courses created and 2 new IUP's, plus 3 vocational degrees

2001: 8th President: Gilles Demailly follows on from Bernard Risbourg