| University of Nice Sophia Antipolis | |
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| Université de Nice Sophia Antipolis | |
| Motto | Passerelle vers le savoir et l'innovation |
| Established | 1965 |
| Type | Public |
| President | Albert Marouani |
| Academic staff | 1,408 |
| Admin. staff | 770 |
| Students | 25,793 |
| Location | Nice, Sophia Antipolis and Villefranche-sur-Mer, France |
| Website | http://www.unice.fr |
The University of Nice Sophia Antipolis (French: Université de Nice Sophia-Antipolis) is a university located in Nice, France and neighboring areas. It was founded in 1965 and is organized in 8 faculties, 2 autonomous institutes and an engineering school.
It also hosts the very first WWW Interactive Multipurpose Server (WIMS).
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The University of Nice was officially founded on October 23, 1965. However, its predecessor can be traced back to the 17th century with the Collegium Jurisconsultorum Niciensium, founded in 1635 by the Prince of Savoy, that became an important school of law, jurisdiction and consultancy. The official founding of the University of Nice in 1965 made it a multidisciplinary university, consisting of the faculty of letters, sciences, law, and economics. In 1989, the University of Nice added Sophia Antipolis to the name to show its relation with the Sophia Antipolis technology park.
The university has four main campuses: the Valrose campus (Sciences), the Trotabas campus (Law), the Saint-Jean d'Angély campus (Economics and Management) and the Carlone campus (Letters, Arts and Humanities).
However the university operates on several secondary locations like Sophia Antipolis or Villefranche-sur-Mer outside Nice.
The university's Institute of Languages also provides lectures and summer courses in French to foreign students.