The Université Grenoble Alpes (UGA, French: meaning "''Grenoble Alps University''") is a public research university in Grenoble, France. Founded in 1339, it is the third largest university in France with about 60,000 students and over 3,000 researchers. Established as the University of Grenoble by Humbert II of Viennois, it split in 1970 following the wide-spread civil unrest of May 1968. Three of the University of Grenoble's successors— Joseph Fourier University,

Pierre Mendès-France University Pierre Mendès-France University (UPMF, french: Université Pierre Mendès France, also known as Grenoble II) was a French university, based in Grenoble, focused on social sciences. It was named after the late French politician Pierre Mendès-Fran ...

, and

Stendhal University Stendhal University (french: Université Stendhal, also known as Grenoble III) was a university located in the outskirts of Grenoble, France that offered courses in foreign languages and cultures, ancient and modern literature, language and commun ...

—merged in 2016 to restore the original institution under the name Université Grenoble Alpes. In 2020, the

Grenoble Institute of Technology The Grenoble Institute of Technology (Grenoble INP) (''Institut polytechnique de Grenoble'', ''Groupe Grenoble INP'' and before INPG) is a French technological university system consisting of eight engineering and management schools. Grenoble INP ...

, the Grenoble Institute of Political Studies, and the Grenoble School of Architecture also merged with the original university. The university is organized around two closely located urban campuses: Domaine Universitaire, which straddles Saint-Martin-d'Hères and

Gières Gières () is a commune in the Isère department in southeastern France. It is part of the Grenoble urban unit (agglomeration). The archaeologist Joseph Chamonard (1866–1936) died in Gières. Grenoble-Universités-Gières station has rail c ...

, and Campus GIANT in Grenoble. UGA also owns and operates facilities in

Valence Valence or valency may refer to: Science * Valence (chemistry), a measure of an element's combining power with other atoms * Degree (graph theory), also called the valency of a vertex in graph theory * Valency (linguistics), aspect of verbs rel ...

, Chambéry, Les Houches, Villar-d'Arêne, Mirabel, Échirolles, and La Tronche. The city of Grenoble is one of the largest scientific centers in Europe, hosting facilities of every existing public research institution in France. This enables UGA to have hundreds of research and teaching partnerships, including close collaboration with the French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) and the French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission (CEA). After Paris, Grenoble as a city is the largest research center in France with 22,800 researchers. In April 2019, UGA was selected to host one of the four French institutes in artificial intelligence. UGA is traditionally known for its research and education in the

natural science Natural science is one of the branches of science concerned with the description, understanding and prediction of natural phenomena, based on empirical evidence from observation and experimentation. Mechanisms such as peer review and repeatab ...

s and engineering, but also law,

institutional economics Institutional economics focuses on understanding the role of the Sociocultural evolution, evolutionary process and the role of institutions in shaping Economy, economic Human behavior, behavior. Its original focus lay in Thorstein Veblen's instin ...

, linguistics, and psychology. It has been cited among the best and most innovative universities in Europe. It is also renowned for its academic research in the humanities and political sciences, hosting some of the largest research centers in France in the fields of political science, urban planning and the

sociology of organizations Organizational behavior (OB) or organisational behaviour is the: "study of human behavior in organizational settings, the interface between human behavior and the organization, and the organization itself".Moorhead, G., & Griffin, R. W. (1995) ...

History

Early history (1339–1800)

Seal First University of Grenoble (France)

The University of Grenoble was founded on May 12, 1339, by Humbert II of Viennois, the last independent ruler of Dauphiné, a state of the Holy Roman Empire. Its purpose was to teach civil and canon law, medicine, and the liberal arts. It was considered a leader in the Renaissance revival of the classics and development of liberal arts. Humbert's actions were inspired by his granduncle

Robert, King of Naples Robert of Anjou ( it, Roberto d'Angiò), known as Robert the Wise ( it, Roberto il Saggio; 1276 – 20 January 1343), was King of Naples, titular King of Jerusalem and Count of Provence and Forcalquier from 1309 to 1343, the central figure of Ita ...

, at whose royal court Humbert spent his youth. King Robert, known as the Wise, skillfully developed Naples from a small port into a lavish city and had a reputation of a cultured man and a generous patron of the arts, friends with such great minds as Petrarch, Boccaccio, and Giotto. Such rich experience contributed to Humbert's intention to create a university in his own state, and to do so he visited

Pope Benedict XII Pope Benedict XII ( la, Benedictus XII, french: Benoît XII; 1285 – 25 April 1342), born Jacques Fournier, was head of the Catholic Church from 30 December 1334 to his death in April 1342. He was the third Avignon pope. Benedict was a careful p ...

to get a papal bull of approval. GRENOBLE18

Humbert cared deeply about his students, offering generous aid, protection, and even providing a hundred of them with free housing. Humbert's financial losses during the

Smyrniote crusades The Smyrniote crusades (1343–1351) were two Crusades sent by Pope Clement VI against the Aydinids, Emirate of Aydin under Umur Bey which had as their principal target the coastal city of Smyrna in Asia Minor. The first Smyrniote crusade was th ...

Black Death The Black Death (also known as the Pestilence, the Great Mortality or the Plague) was a bubonic plague pandemic occurring in Western Eurasia and North Africa from 1346 to 1353. It is the most fatal pandemic recorded in human history, causi ...

, and Dauphiné's attachment to France greatly decreased the activity of the university leading to its closure, since a small mountainous town couldn't support its activity on its own. It was reopened again by

Louis XI of France Louis XI (3 July 1423 – 30 August 1483), called "Louis the Prudent" (french: le Prudent), was King of France from 1461 to 1483. He succeeded his father, Charles VII. Louis entered into open rebellion against his father in a short-lived revo ...

in 1475 in

under the name

University of Valence The University of Valence was founded 26 July 1452, by letters patent from the Dauphin Louis, afterwards Louis XI of France, in a move to develop the city of Valence, then part of his domain of Dauphiné. It existed until the French Revolution. ...

, while the original university was restored in Grenoble in 1542 by

Francis de Bourbon, Count of St. Pol Francis I de Bourbon, Count of St. Pol, Duke of Estouteville (6 October 1491 – 1 September 1545), was a French prince and important military commander during the Italian Wars. Francis was the second son of Francis, Count of Vendôme and Mar ...

. The two universities were finally reunited in 1565. At that point Grenoble was an important center of law practice in France, thus law practice was at the center of the university education. The French Revolution, with its focus on the end to inherited privilege, led to the suppression of most universities in France. To revolutionaries, universities embodied bastions of corporatism and established interests. Moreover, lands owned by the universities represented a source of wealth and therefore were confiscated, just as property possessed by the Church.

Modern period (1800–1968)

In 1805–1808,

Napoleon Napoleon Bonaparte ; it, Napoleone Bonaparte, ; co, Napulione Buonaparte. (born Napoleone Buonaparte; 15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821), later known by his regnal name Napoleon I, was a French military commander and political leader who ...

reestablished faculties of law, letters, and science. The

Bourbon Restoration Bourbon Restoration may refer to: France under the House of Bourbon: * Bourbon Restoration in France (1814, after the French revolution and Napoleonic era, until 1830; interrupted by the Hundred Days in 1815) Spain under the Spanish Bourbons: * ...

had temporarily suppressed the Faculty of Letters and the Faculty of Law, but by the 1850s the university's activity had begun rapidly developing again. The development of the sciences at the university was spearheaded by the transformation of Grenoble from a regional center to a major supplier of industrial motors and electrical equipment in 1880s. The faculties were formally inaugurated as the University of Grenoble in 1879 in the newly constructed Place de Verdun. There were around 3000 students in 1930. Significant enrollment growth in the 1960s created pressures on the academic infrastructure of the university; the

Suzanne Dobelmann Suzanne Dobelmann (3 May 1905 – 11 June 1993) was a French librarian, researcher, and recipient of the Ordre des Palmes Académiques and Ordre National du Merite among other awards. Dobelmann received her Bachelor's and master's degree (in 1930 ...

library helped expand facilities, especially those relating to science and medicine.

Recent history (1968–present)

Following riots among university students in May 1968, a reform of French education occurred. The Orientation Act ''(Loi d’Orientation de l’Enseignement Superieur)'' of 1968 divided the old faculties into smaller subject departments, decreased the power of the Ministry of National Education, and created smaller universities, with strengthened administrations. Thus, sharing the fate of all French universities in 1970s, the University of Grenoble was split into four institutions. Each university had different areas of concentration of study and the faculties were divided as follows: * The ''Scientific and Medical University of Grenoble'', which in 1987 was renamed Joseph Fourier University (UJF), for sciences, health, and technology * The ''University of Economics and Law'', which in 1987 was renamed

(UPMF), for social sciences and humanities ** The '' Grenoble Institute of Political Studies'', affiliated with UPMF and focusing on political science * The ''University of Languages and Letters'', which in 1987 was renamed

, for arts and languages * The ''

'' (''Grenoble-INP'') for engineering Ex-UPMF Grenoble Alpes University

On 1 January 2016, the first three institutions reunited to restore the original common institution under the name Université Grenoble Alpes. Although Grenoble-INP remains separate, it is an active member of the

Community Université Grenoble Alpes The Community Université Grenoble Alpes (french: Communauté Université Grenoble Alpes) is the association of universities and higher education institutions (ComUE) for institutions of higher education and research for Grenoble, Chambéry, Ann ...

and cooperates very closely with the university not only in research projects, but also by sharing labs, offering mutual courses and training for students and researchers. On 1 January 2020, the

(''Grenoble-INP''), together with the Grenoble Institute of Political Studies, the ENSAG School of Architecture, and the

merged with the University Grenoble Alpes.

Campus

UGA facilities are mainly located in the Grenoble Agglomeration, centered around the Domaine Universitaire campus, GIANT campus, and La Tronche medical campus. However, there are many facilities that are located in other places in and outside of Grenoble, including the Valence campus and an important number of laboratories and research centres.

Domaine Universitaire (Grenoble)

The Domaine Universitaire, also known as the ''University Campus'' and ''Campus de Saint-Martin-d'Hères'', is the main UGA campus covering an area of 175 hectares. It is an autonomous part of the Grenoble-Alpes Métropole agglomeration and a part of Saint-Martin-d'Hères commune. The Domaine Universitaire hosts a major part of educational facilities and an important part of research laboratories of the university. The Domaine Universitaire campus has a distinct feature of being an isolated part of the agglomeration dedicated solely to academics and student activities. This is an exemption from the typical model of French universities where university facilities are scattered throughout the city. Such organization was an experimental model applied in 1960s to accommodate the rapidly growing university. Over the years, due to such a distinct form of organization it earned the reputation of an "American campus". Another French university that follows this model is Paris-Saclay University although it is located 20 km away from Paris and not in a direct proximity to the city. The campus boast 3 000 trees, including

Arboretum Robert Ruffier-Lanche The Arboretum Robert Ruffier-Lanche (3 hectare) is an arboretum located on the campus of the Université Grenoble Alpes at 2233 rue de la Piscine, Saint-Martin-d'Hères, Isère, Rhône-Alpes, France. It is open daily without charge. The arboretum ...

with over 250 different species of trees and shrubs from around the world. Due to its rich vegetation, surrounded by Isère (river), in proximity of three mountain chains, and in immediate adjacency to the city, the campus is known for student quality of life. The university is ranked among the most beautiful universities and campuses in France and Europe. The campus has a rich network of public transport, including the

Grenoble tramway The Grenoble tramway (french: Tramway de Grenoble) is the tram system in the city of Grenoble in the Rhône-Alpes region of France. In 1987, Grenoble became the second French city to reintroduce trams, the first being the Nantes tramway. The cur ...

, several bus lines, easy access the main highway and a network of bike lines. Grenoble is traditionally recognized as one of the best student cities in France. La Tronche campus is located one tramway stop away from the Domaine Universitaire campus. It is primarily specialized in medical studies and is home to the Grenoble Alpes University Hospital. File:UGA_Bibliotheque_universitaire_Joseph_Fourier.jpg, Joseph Fourier Library File:UGA_Maison_Des_Langues_et_des_Cultures.jpg, Maison des Langues File:UGA_batiment_Stendhal.jpg, Stendhal Building File:UGA_Amphi_Weil.jpg, Louis Weil Amphitheatre File:UGA_Avenue_Centrale_et_Sciences_Po_Grenoble.jpg, Sciences Po Grenoble File:UGA_Batiment_Pierre_Mendes_France.jpg, Pierre Mendes France Building File:UGA_Faculté_de_Droit.jpg, Grenoble Law School File:ESA_campus_Grenoble.JPG, Grenoble IAE File:Informatique_%26_Mathématiques_Appliquées_-_Grenoble.JPG, IMAG Building File:ENSIEG_ENSPG_campus_Grenoble.JPG, Grenoble INP buildings File:Lettres_et_sciences_humaines_-_Grenoble.JPG, Stendhal Building File:UGA_Faculté_d'Economie_de_Grenoble.jpg, Faculty of Economics of Grenoble

Campus GIANT (Grenoble)

Campus GIANT (Grenoble Innovation for Advanced New Technologies) is an inter-organizational campus located on the old military grounds of a presque-isle between

Isère Isère ( , ; frp, Isera; oc, Isèra, ) is a landlocked department in the southeastern French region of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Named after the river Isère, it had a population of 1,271,166 in 2019.Drac that formed

Polygone Scientifique The Polygone Scientifique (en: Scientific Polygon) is a neighborhood of the city of Grenoble in France. It includes a significant number of research centers in a presque-isle between Isère (river), Isère and Drac (river), Drac. History Polygo ...

. The Campus hosts several educational institutions, primarily UGA (particularly the INPG) and the

Grenoble School of Management Grenoble Ecole de Management (GEM) is a French graduate business school (Grande Ecole) renowned for its teaching in innovation and management. The consular institution was founded in 1984 in Grenoble, in the Auvergne-Rhone Alpes region, by the ...

. Among other members of the campus are also large state research organizations

CNRS The French National Centre for Scientific Research (french: link=no, Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS) is the French state research organisation and is the largest fundamental science agency in Europe. In 2016, it employed 31,637 ...

and CEA. The GIANT campus hosts

Minatec Minatec (initially called the Micro and Nanotechnology Innovation Centre) is a research complex specializing in micro-nano technologies in Grenoble, France. The centre was inaugurated in June 2006 by François Loos, French Minister Delegate ...

, as well as several European large scale Instruments including European Synchrotron Radiation Facility,

European Molecular Biology Laboratory The European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) is an intergovernmental organization dedicated to molecular biology research and is supported by 27 member states, two prospect states, and one associate member state. EMBL was created in 1974 and ...

, and

Institut Laue–Langevin The Institut Laue–Langevin (ILL) is an internationally financed scientific facility, situated on the Polygone Scientifique in Grenoble, France. It is one of the world centres for research using neutrons. Founded in 1967 and honouring the phy ...

. Major industrial companies have facilities on campus, including bioMérieux, Schneider Electric,

Siemens Siemens AG ( ) is a German multinational conglomerate corporation and the largest industrial manufacturing company in Europe headquartered in Munich with branch offices abroad. The principal divisions of the corporation are ''Industry'', '' ...

, and

STMicroelectronics STMicroelectronics N.V. commonly referred as ST or STMicro is a Dutch multinational corporation and technology company of French-Italian origin headquartered in Plan-les-Ouates near Geneva, Switzerland and listed on the French stock market. ST ...

. Contrary to the Domaine Universitaire campus, which hosts UGA and shares both educational and research roles in a wide variety of disciplines, the GIANT Campus is inter-organizational and leans heavily towards research-industry collaboration in natural and applied sciences.

Valence Campus

The

campus is home to over 4000 students in undergraduate and post-graduate programs. It is located in the

department Department may refer to: * Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility Government and military *Department (administrative division), a geographical and administrative division within a country, ...

of Drôme, 90 km away from Grenoble. The Valence campus is the successor of the Université de Valence founded in 1452 by Dauphin Louis, future King Louis XI. The University of Valence was closed in 1792 sharing the fate of most French universities during the French Revolution.

Other locations

University facilities are also located outside of main campuses, including Grenoble INP facilities, Grenoble IUT, as well as multiple laboratories and research centers. An alpine botanical garden

Jardin botanique alpin du Lautaret The Lautaret Alpine Garden (Jardin botanique alpin du Lautaret) (2 hectares) is an alpine botanical garden located at 2100 metres altitude in the Col du Lautaret of the Dauphiné Alps, near Villar-d'Arêne, Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur ...

spans over a 2 hectares area in

Col du Lautaret Col du Lautaret () is a high mountain pass in the department of Hautes-Alpes in France. It marks the boundary between the valleys of the Romanche and the Guisane, a tributary of the Durance which has its source at the col. The valleys are linke ...

. File:UGA_Palais_de_l'Universite.jpg, IUT Grenoble 1 (Grenoble) File:INPG_-_Grenoble.JPG, Grenoble INP (Grenoble) File:Cite_des_territoires.jpg, IUGA (Grenoble) File:Jardin_botanique_alpin_du_Lautaret.jpg, Alpine botanical garden File:CHU_de_Grenoble_(site_Nord)_en_mai_2021.jpg, Grenoble Alpes University Hospital

Governance

The Université Grenoble Alpes is a Public Institution of Scientific, Cultural, and Professional Relevance (French: Établissement public à caractère scientifique, culturel et professionnel"). It is governed by a board of directors and an academic council elected every four years. The president of the university is elected by the board of Directors after each renewal, and is eligible for re-election once. On 3 December 2015, staff and students from Joseph Fourier University, Pierre Mendès-France University, and Stendhal University voted to elect representatives to the central councils of the new university. On 7 January 2016, the Board of Directors of the Université Grenoble Alpes elected Lise Dumasy as president. It was the first time a woman has been elected to head a merged university in France. The university was one of the central members of the

, a

COMUE In France, Communautés d’Universités et Établissements (COMUEs, Communities of universities and institutions) are groups of universities and higher education institutions. A COMUE is a form of Établissement Public à caractère Scientifique, C ...

under the presidency of Patrick Lévy. The association allowed the humanities and social sciences and natural and formal sciences to be represented in the governance of the entire university system of Grenoble. On January 1, 2020, the ComUE merged with the university, together with the

, the Grenoble Institute of Political Studies, and the Grenoble School of Architecture ENSAG. The merger was organized using the newly created legal form of "établissements expérimentaux" created by the French government to promote the development of leading national universities. Yassine Lakhnech became the President of the newly merged university.

Academics

The Université Grenoble Alpes is made up of multiple departments, schools and institutes. *Faculty of sciences **Department of Chemistry and Biology **IM2AG - Department of Computer Science, Mathematics and Applied Mathematics of Grenoble (IM2AG) **PhITEM - Department of Physics, Engineering, Earth & Environmental Sciences, Mechanics **OSUG -

Grenoble Observatory for Sciences of the Universe The Grenoble Observatory for Sciences of the Universe (OSUG) (french: Observatoires des sciences de l'Univers de Grenoble) is an astronomical observatory in France that is attached to CNRS-INSU and Grenoble Alpes University. OSUG engages in sc ...

**DLST - Department for Undergraduate Degree of Sciences and Technology *Grenoble INP ** Ense3 - Engineering school of Energy, Water and Environmental sciences ** Ensimag - Engineering school of Applied mathematics and Computer Science ** Esisar - Engineering school of Advanced Systems and Networks ** Génie industriel - School of Industrial engineering and Management ** Pagora - Engineering school of Paper, Print media and Biomaterials ** Phelma - Engineering school of Physics, Electronics and Materials Science ** Grenoble IAE - Graduate School of Management ** Polytech Grenoble - Polytechnic Engineering School *Faculty of humanities, health, sports, society (H3S) ** ARSH - Department of Arts and Humanities ** LE - Department of foreign languages ** LLASIC - Department of Languages, Literature, Performing Arts, Information and Communication ** SHS - Department of Humanities and Social Sciences ** STAPS - Department of physical and sports activities ** Faculty of Medicine ** Faculty of Pharmacology * Faculties and departments outside of regrouping ** Institute of Urban Planning and Alpine Geography (IUGA) ** Grenoble Law School ** Grenoble Faculty of Economics * Sciences Po Grenoble - Grenoble Institute of Political Studies * ENSAG - Grenoble School of Architecture * University Institutes of Technology ** IUT Grenoble 1 - University Institutes of Technology 1 ** IUT Grenoble 2 - University Institutes of Technology 2 ** IUT de Valence - Valence University Institutes of Technology * Transverse structures ** DSDA - Drôme Ardèche Department of Sciences ** CUEF - University Centre for French Studies ** INSPE - Institute of Education and Teaching ** SDL - Languages Office ** Doctoral College

Research

Covering all disciplinary fields, the Université Grenoble Alpes has 106 research departments spread out in six centres bringing together different types of organizations (joint research departments, host teams, platforms, etc.) in the same scientific field. * Humanities and Social Science Centre (Pôle SHS) * Chemistry, Biology and Health Centre (Pôle CBS) * Mathematics, Information and Communication Sciences and Technologies Centre (Pôle MSTIC) * Particle Physics, Astrophysics, Geosciences, the Environment and Ecology Centre (Pôle PAGE) * Physics, Engineering and Materials Centre (Pôle PEM) * Social Sciences Centre (Pôle SS) Multiple research labs are attached to the university. University Grenoble Alpes, though Grenoble INP, cofounded

, an international center on micro-nano technologies, uniting over 3000 researchers and 1200 students. The university hosts one of 4 French national Institutes of Artificial Intelligence. PhD training is administered and governed by the Doctoral College, which creates rules and standards for UGA's 13 doctoral schools.

Notable people

UGA has a considerable number of notable alumni in several different fields, ranging from academics to political leaders, executives, and artists.

Politics

Many European politicians have studied law, economics, and languages at UGA, including: Reinhold Maier,

Helene Weber Helene Weber (born 17 March 1881 in Elberfeld, now Wuppertal, Rhine Province, died 25 July 1962 in Bonn) was a German politician and was known as a women's rights activist. In the Weimar Republic she rose to prominence in the Catholic Centre Party ...

, Walther Schreiber,

Michel Destot Michel Destot (born 2 September 1946) is a member of the National Assembly of France. He represents the Isère department, and is a member of the Socialiste, radical, citoyen et divers gauche. He was the mayor of Grenoble between 1995 and ...

Louis Besson Louis Besson (born 6 May 1937 in Barby, Savoie, France) is a French politician and member of the French Socialist Party. He served several terms in the National Assembly, and was the Minister for Housing and Transportation from 11 December 199 ...

Bernard Accoyer Bernard Accoyer (, born 12 August 1945 in Lyon) is a French politician who was President of the National Assembly of France from 2007 to 2012. He was also the Mayor of Annecy-le-Vieux.Marlène Schiappa Marlène Schiappa (, ; born 18 November 1982) is a French writer and politician who served as Minister Delegate in charge of Citizenship, attached to the Minister of the Interior, in the government of Prime Minister Jean Castex (2020–2022) an ...

, Thierry Repentin,

André Vallini André Vallini (born 15 July 1956) is a French politician. He is the grandson of Italian immigrants and the son of a small industrialist from Tullins. He was President of the general council for Isère from 2011 to 2014 and member of the Fre ...

and Geoffrey Acland. Other political leaders include: Gaétan Barrette, Minister of Health and Social Services of Canada;

Paul Kaba Thieba Paul Kaba Thieba (born 28 July 1960) is a Burkinabé economist and politician who was appointed and served as Prime Minister of Burkina Faso from 6 January 2016 to 19 January 2019. Thieba was appointed by President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré on 6 ...

, Prime Minister of Burkina Faso; Abderrahmane Benkhalfa, Minister of Finance of Algeria; Hazem El Beblawi, Prime Minister of Egypt;

Richard E. Hoagland Richard Eugene Hoagland (born 1950, Fort Wayne, Indiana) is a career ambassador in the United States Department of State. He was Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary in State's Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs from 2013-2015. In the s ...

, US Ambassador; Abdoulaye Wade, President of Senegal; Driss Basri, Interior Minister of Morocco;

Ahmedou Ould-Abdallah Ahmedou Ould-Abdallah ( ar, أحمدو ولد عبد الله) (born November 21, 1940) is a Mauritanian diplomat who was a senior United Nations official. Background Ould-Abdallah was born on November 21, 1940, in Mauritania. He graduated fr ...

, Ambassador for

Mauritania Mauritania (; ar, موريتانيا, ', french: Mauritanie; Berber: ''Agawej'' or ''Cengit''; Pulaar: ''Moritani''; Wolof: ''Gànnaar''; Soninke:), officially the Islamic Republic of Mauritania ( ar, الجمهورية الإسلامية ...

;

Şenkal Atasagun Şenkal Atasagun (born 1941, Kars) is a former Turkish civil servant. He was head of the National Intelligence Organization ( tr, Milli İstihbarat Teşkilatı, MİT) from 1998 to 2005. Atasagun joined MIT in 1967 after graduating from Galatas ...

, Chief of the National Intelligence Organization of Turkey;

Ignas Jonynas Ignas Jonynas (January 24, 1884 – July 14, 1954) was a Lithuanian diplomat, historian, and university professor. As a diplomat he is known for negotiations with the Second Polish Republic and League of Nations regarding Vilnius Region. As a h ...

, Lithuanian diplomat;

Bill Morneau William Francis Morneau Jr. (born October 7, 1962) is a Canadian businessman and former Liberal Party politician who served as minister of finance and member of Parliament (MP) for Toronto Centre from 2015 to 2020. Morneau was executive chair ...

, Canadian Minister of Finance; Souvanna Phouma, Prime Minister of

Laos Laos (, ''Lāo'' )), officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic ( Lao: ສາທາລະນະລັດ ປະຊາທິປະໄຕ ປະຊາຊົນລາວ, French: République démocratique populaire lao), is a socialist ...

;

Ali Al Shami Ali Al Shami (born 1945) is a Shia Islam in Lebanon, Shia Lebanese academic and a member of the Amal Movement, Amal movement. He was Lebanon's minister of foreign affairs and emigrants from 2009 to 2011. Early life and education Shami was born ...

, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lebanon; Fathallah Sijilmassi, Moroccan politician and economist; Mohammed al-Dairi Minister of Foreign Affairs of Libya. UGA alumni also include American journalist

Warren D. Leary Warren D. Leary, Sr. (December 3, 1891 – May 19, 1959) was an American politician and newspaper editor. Born in Elmira, New York, Leary served in the United States Army during World War I and World War II and was the inspector general of the ...

, French journalists Éric Conan,

Olivier Galzi Olivier Galzi (born 26 October 1971) is a French journalist. He works for the French TV network France 2, a division of France Télévisions. On France 2, Galzi presents news bulletins within ''Télématin'', France 2's morning show presented ...

Mélissa Theuriau Mélissa Theuriau (; born 18 July 1978) is a French journalist and news anchor for M6. She studied journalism and became a television news presenter. She is the former anchor and co-editor in chief of '' Zone interdite'' on French TV. Early car ...

Françoise Joly, Laurent Mauduit,

Marc Dugain Marc Dugain (born 1957) is a French novelist and film director, best known for ''La Chambre des Officiers'' (English, '' The Officers' Ward'') (1999), a novel set in World War I. Dugain was born in Senegal Senegal,; Wolof: ''Senegaal''; Pu ...

, Philippe Robinet, Caroline Roux, British

Joanna Gosling Joanna Marie Mussett Gosling (born 5 January 1971) is an English television news presenter, broadcast journalist and author. She presents on the United Kingdom rolling news channel BBC News, including on BBC2 from 11am until 1pm. She also often ...

and Safia Shah, and German

Jona von Ustinov Jona Freiherr von Ustinov (russian: Иона Платонович Устинов, Iona Platonovich Ustinov; 2 December 18921 December 1962), often known as Klop Ustinov (), was a German journalist and diplomat who worked for MI5 during the ti ...

, who worked for MI5 during the time of the Nazi regime. Among social activists who attended UGA, one could find

Léo-Paul Lauzon Léo-Paul Lauzon (born November 27, 1946) is an author, researcher, accountant, professor, and social activist in Quebec. He is best known for his work in seeking corporate social accountability. Early life and education Lauzon was raised in a lo ...

Léa Roback Léa Roback (3 November 1903 – 28 August 2000) was a Canadian trade union organizer, social activist, pacifist, and feminist. She campaigned against exclusion, violence, racism and injustice. A polyglot and a suffragist, she was a pioneer of ...

Austin Mardon Austin Albert Mardon, Ph.D. (born 25 June 1962) is an author, community leader, and advocate for mental health. He is an assistant adjunct professor at the John Dossetor Health Ethics Centre at the University of Alberta. In the mid 80's, he foun ...

, and the former CEO of the Chicago Urban League

James Compton James Washington Compton (born April 7, 1939), also known as Jim Compton, is an American businessman and civil rights activist who served as president and CEO of the Chicago Urban League from 1978 until 2006. During his tenure, the Chicago Urban ...

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, Empress of

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Mathematics and sciences

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; Rajaâ Cherkaoui El Moursli, who worked on the

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discovery;

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, French computer scientist;

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; Michel Cosnard, French computer scientist;

Paul Trendelenburg Paul Trendelenburg (24 March 1884, Bonn – 4 February 1931, Berlin) was a German pharmacologist. He studied medicine at the universities of Grenoble, Leipzig and Freiburg, where from 1909 to 1918, he worked as an assistant in the pharmacological ...

, German pharmacologist;

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Nobel Prize laureate,

Maurice Nivat Maurice Paul Nivat (21 December 1937 – 21 September 2017) was a French computer scientist. His research in computer science spanned the areas of formal languages, programming language semantics, and discrete geometry. A 2006 citation for an ho ...

Catherine Ritz Catherine Ritz is a French Antarctic researcher, best known for her work on ice sheets and their impact on sea level rise. Early life and education Catherine Ritz received her master's degree ''Maîtrise de Physique'' in physics in France in ...

, French Antarctic researcher;

Eric Goles Eric Antonio Goles Chacc (born August 21, 1951) is a Chilean mathematician and computer scientist of Croatian descent. He studied civil engineering at the University of Chile before taking two doctorates at the University of Grenoble in France. ...

, Chilean mathematician;

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, French mathematician;

René Alphonse Higonnet René Alphonse Higonnet (April 5, 1902 – October 13, 1983) was a French engineer and inventor who co-developed the phototypesetting process with Louis Moyroud, which allows text and images to be printed on paper using a photoengraving proces ...

, French engineer;

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, Honduran computer scientist;

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, Physicist & 2018

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Aurélien Barrau Aurélien Barrau (born 19 May 1973, in Neuilly-sur-Seine) is a French physicist and philosopher, specialized in astroparticle physics, black holes and cosmology. He is the director of the Grenoble Center for Theoretical Physics, works in the ...

, physicist and

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(In French)

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