University of Toulouse

Coordinates: 43°36′16″N 1°26′38″E / 43.60444°N 1.44389°E / 43.60444; 1.44389

University of Toulouse
Université de Toulouse
Latin: Universitas Tolosatibus
Established	1229
President	Marie-France Barthet
Academic staff	5,072[1]
Admin. staff	6,385
Students	100,674
Location	Toulouse, France
Website	www.univ-toulouse.fr

The Université de Toulouse is a consortium of French universities, grandes écoles and other institutions of higher education and research,^[2] named after one of the earliest universities established in Europe in 1229, and including the successor universities to that earlier university. This article describes the institutions that have been called the "Université de Toulouse".

History

The formation of the University of Toulouse was imposed on Count Raymond VII as a part of the Treaty of Paris in 1229 ending the crusade against the Albigensians. As he was suspected of sympathizing with the heretics, Raymond VII had to finance the teaching of theology. Bishop Foulques de Toulouse was among the founders of the University. Among its first lecturers were: Jean de Garlande, Roland of Cremona. Other faculties (law, medicine) were added later. Initially, the University was located in the center of the city, together with the ancestors of student residences, the colleges.

In 1969, the University of Toulouse split into three separate universities and numerous specialised institutions of higher education. The present-day Université de Toulouse (University of Toulouse) was founded on 27 March 2007.^[3] With more than 100,000 students, Midi-Pyrénées is the fifth-largest university area in France.^[4]

Members & Fields of study

Université Toulouse 1 Capitole

It is a Research and Higher Education Cluster consisting of :

• University of Toulouse I: Capitole – UT1 (Law, Economics, Management)
• University of Toulouse II: Le Mirail – UT2 (Arts, Literature, Humanities and Languages)
• University of Toulouse III: Paul Sabatier – UT3 (Science, Technologies and Health)
• Institut National Polytechnique de Toulouse – INPT (Engineering) ^[5]
  • École Nationale Supérieure Agronomique de Toulouse – INP-ENSAT (Agronomy)
  • École Nationale Supérieure d’Électrotechnique, d’Électronique, d’Informatique, d’Hydraulique et des Télécommunications – INP-ENSEEIHT (Engineering)
  • École Nationale Supérieure des Ingénieurs en Arts Chimiques et Technologiques – INP-ENSIACET (Engineering)
  • École Nationale d'Ingénieurs de Tarbes – INP-ENIT (Engineering)
  • École Nationale de Météorologie – INP-ENM (Meteorology)
  • École d'Ingénieurs de Purpan – INP-EI Purpan (Engineering)
  • École Nationale Vétérinaire de Toulouse – ENVT (Veterinary Studies)
• Institut National des Sciences Appliquées de Toulouse – INSA Toulouse (Applied Sciences)
• Institut Supérieur de l'Aéronautique et de l'Espace – ISAE (Aeronautics and Space)
• Centre Universitaire de Formation et de Recherche Jean-François Champollion – CUFR Champollion (Several fields of study on offer)
• École des Mines d'Albi-Carmaux – EMAC (Engineering)
• École Nationale de l'Aviation Civile – ENAC (Civil Aviation)
• École Nationale de Formation Agronomique – ENFA (Agronomy)
• École Nationale Supérieur d'Architecture de Toulouse – ENSA Toulouse (Architecture)
• Toulouse Business School (ESC Toulouse) (Business and Commerce)
• Institut d'études politiques de Toulouse – IEP/Sciences Po Toulouse (Political Studies)
• Institut Catholique d'Arts et Métiers de Toulouse – ICAM Toulouse (Engineering)

Doctoral schools

The Doctoral Schools are all members of the Research and Doctoral Department of the Université de Toulouse : 15 Doctoral Schools representing a research potential of 4200 Scientists including 2400 Senior Scientists; 4200 PhD students and 800 Doctorate diplomas awarded per year.

In the field of experimental sciences and science and technology

• Biology, Health & Biotechnologies^[6]
• Sciences for Ecology, Veterinary, Agronomy & Bioengineery^[7]
• Geosciences, Astrophysics & Space Sciences^[8]
• Mathematics, Informatics & Telecommunications Toulouse Doctoral School^[9]
• Electrical, Electronic Engineering & Telecommunications ^[10]
• Systems ^[11]
• Physics, Chemistry & Materials Sciences ^[12]
• Mechanics, Energetics, Civil & Process Engineering^[13]
• Aeronautics & Astronautics ^[14]

In the field of Human Sciences and Social Sciences and Humanities

• Behavior, Language, Education, Socialisation, Cognition^[15]
• Art, Literatures, Languages, Philosophy, Information & Communication^[16]
• Time, Spaces, Societies & Cultures^[17]
• Legal & Political Sciences^[18]
• Management Sciences^[19]
• Toulouse School of Economics^[20]

Present and past faculty include

• Jean Tirole, (born August 9, 1953), professor of economics
• Paul Seabright, professor of economics
• Jean-Jacques Laffont, (April 13, 1947 – May 1, 2004), economist
• Raymond Aron, (14 March 1905, Paris – 17 October 1983)philosopher, sociologist and political scientist
• Paul Fauconnet, (1874–1938) sociologist
• Jean Jaurès, (3 September 1859 – 31 July 1914), politician
• Maurice Hauriou, (1856–1929), jurist and dean of the law faculty from 1906 to 1926
• Pierre Laromiguière, (3 November 1756 – 12 August 1837), philosopher
• Adrianus Turnebus, (1512 - 12 June 1565), classical scholar

Famous alumni and former students

• Professor Ange Nzihou (graduated in 1994 from INPT) is a 2010 Presidential Green Chemistry Academic Award Recipient
• Patrice Hardel (Born on 8 March 1946, graduated in 1967 from École nationale de l'aviation civile) is the Roissy-Charles de Gaulle Airport Managing Director
• François Hussenot (March 22, 1912 – May 16, 1951, graduated in 1935 from ISAE) aeronautical engineer credited with the invention of one of the early forms of the flight data recorder
• Jean Botti (born on 14 April 1957, graduated in 1986 from INSA Toulouse) is Chief Technical Officer (CTO) of EADS since 2006.
• Thomas Pesquet (born in 1978, graduated in 2001 from ISAE), European Space Agency astronaut ^[21]
• Marcel Dassault (22 January 1892 – 17 April 1986, graduated in 1913 from ISAE) was a French aircraft industrialist. He founded the company Dassault Aviation.
• Selman Riza, linguist and politician.
• Paul Sabatier (chemist) (November 5, 1854 – August 14, 1941), Dean of the Faculty of Science at the University of Toulouse in 1905, Nobel Prize in Chemistry jointly with fellow Frenchman Victor Grignard in 1912

Sport

• Jean Bouilhou, (born 7 December 1978, graduated in 2002 from INSA Toulouse) is rugby player, played with the French national team.
• Thomas Castaignède, (born 21 January 1975, graduated from INSA Toulouse) rugby player, played with the French national team.
• Romain Mesnil (born on 13 July 1977, graduated in 2001 from INSA Toulouse) is a French Pole vaulter.
• David Skrela, (born 2 March 1979, graduated in 2003 from INSA Toulouse) rugby player, played with the French national team.

See also

• List of medieval universities
• List of public university systems and consortiums in France

Notes and references

External links

• Université de Toulouse
• Université de Toulouse I: Capitole
• Université de Toulouse II: Le Mirail
• Université de Toulouse III: Paul Sabatier
• National Polytechnique de Toulouse – INPT
  • École Nationale Supérieure Agronomique de Toulouse – INP-ENSAT
  • École Nationale Supérieure d’Électrotechnique, d’Électronique, d’Informatique, d’Hydraulique et des Télécommunications – INP-ENSEEIHT
  • École Nationale Supérieure des Ingénieurs en Arts Chimiques et Technologiques – INP-ENSIACET
  • École Nationale d'Ingénieurs de Tarbes – ENIT
  • École Nationale de Météorologie – INP-ENM
  • École d'Ingénieurs de Purpan – EI Purpan
  • École Nationale Vétérinaire de Toulouse – ENVT
• Institut National des Sciences Appliquées de Toulouse – INSA Toulouse
• Institut Supérieur de l'Aéronautique et de l'Espace – ISAE
• Centre Universitaire de Formation et de Recherche Jean-François Champollion – CUFR Champollion
• École des Mines d'Albi-Carmaux – EMAC
• École Nationale de l'Aviation Civile – ENAC
• École Nationale de Formation Agronomique – ENFA
• École Nationale Supérieur d'Architecture de Toulouse – ENSA Toulouse
• Toulouse Business School
• Institut d'études politiques de Toulouse – IEP/Sciences Po Toulouse
• Institut Catholique d'Arts et Métiers de Toulouse – ICAM Toulouse