University of Caen Lower Normandy

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University of Caen Lower Normandy
Université de Caen Basse-Normandie
Established:	1432 (confirmed in 1452) June 1957 (reinaugurated)
Location:	Caen, Basse-Normandie, France
Website:	www.unicaen.fr

The Université de Caen Basse-Normandie or Caen University is a university in Caen, France.

Contents 1 History 2 Miscellaneous 3 External links 4 References

[edit] History

It was founded in 1432 by John of Lancaster, 1st Duke of Bedford, the first rector being a Cornishman, Michael Tregury, afterwards Archbishop of Dublin.^[1] It originally consisted of a a faculty of Canon Law and a faculty of Law. By 1438, it already had five faculties. The foundation was confirmed by the King of France Charles VII the Victorious in 1452.

On July 7, 1944, the university was totally destroyed by aerial bombing. Reconstruction began in 1948, the new university was inaugurated on June 1 and 2, 1957. Its logo, the mythical Phoenix, symbolises this revival.

[edit] Miscellaneous

• Henri Poincaré taught there between 1879 and 1881.
• The University contains a famous scale model of Rome.
• Those intending to become advocates or solicitors in Guernsey (or, until recently, Jersey) must complete three months' study of Norman law at Caen University (Certificat d’Études Juridiques Françaises et Normandes) prior to being called to the Guernsey or Jersey Bar, respectively.

[edit] External links

• Official web site (French)
• Maison des Etats-Unis (English)

[edit] References

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