Leonardo de Vinci University Center (French: ''Pôle universitaire Léonard de Vinci''), is a French

private university Private universities and private colleges are institutions of higher education, not operated, owned, or institutionally funded by governments. They may (and often do) receive from governments tax breaks, public student loans, and grant (money ...

cluster located at

La Défense La Défense () is a major business district in France, located west of the city limits of Paris. It is part of the Paris metropolitan area in the Île-de-France region, located in the department of Hauts-de-Seine in the communes of Courbevoie, ...

History

The Leonardo de Vinci University Center, a higher education University center, has been created in 1995 by the

Hauts-de-Seine Hauts-de-Seine (; ) is a Departments of France, département in the Île-de-France Regions of France, region, Northern France. It covers Paris's western inner Banlieue, suburbs. It is bordered by Paris, Seine-Saint-Denis and Val-de-Marne to the e ...

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, managed by

Charles Pasqua Charles Victor Pasqua (18 April 192729 June 2015) was a French businessman and Gaullist politician. He was Interior Minister from 1986 to 1988, under Jacques Chirac's ''cohabitation'' government, and also from 1993 to 1995, under the government o ...

: it is thus often colloquially nicknamed the “Pasqua University" (''Fac Pasqua''). The cluster was a private French higher education. Originally, it was financed mainly by public funds. The cluster is now managed by the Leonardo da Vinci Association (ALDV) and no longer receives any subsidy from the

. The cluster has been managed by Pascal Brouaye since 2012. The Leonardo de Vinci University Center has been EESPIG certified since January 10, 2018.BULLETIN OFFICIEL N°5 DU 1ER FÉVRIER 2018
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Organisation and administration

The Leonardo de Vinci University Center is a building belonging to the Hauts-de-Seine department inside which there are several occupants who have signed an annual precarious occupation agreement with the Hauts-de-Seine department: * The Leonardo da Vinci Association made up of four schools and educational departments and transversal administrative services. The Leonardo da Vinci Association also has a subsidiary specializing in continuing education and business services, and an apprenticeship training center, the CFA Sup de Vinci. ** EMLV Business School De Vinci ** ESILV Engineering School De Vinci ** IIM Digital School De Vinci ** Leonardo da Vinci Institute *

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* CFA Sup de Vinci

Notable faculty

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, President of the

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; *

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, professor of

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References

External links

Official website
Universities in Île-de-France La Défense Educational institutions established in 1995 1995 establishments in France {{France-university-stub