Clermont Auvergne University (french: Université Clermont Auvergne) is a

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with its main campus in

Clermont-Ferrand Clermont-Ferrand (, ; ; oc, label=Auvergnat (dialect), Auvergnat, Clarmont-Ferrand or Clharmou ; la, Augustonemetum) is a city and Communes of France, commune of France, in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes regions of France, region, with a population ...

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. It was created with the merger of

Blaise Pascal University Blaise Pascal University (french: Université Blaise-Pascal), also known as Université Blaise Pascal, Clermont-Ferrand II or just Clermont-Ferrand II, was a public university with its main campus on in Clermont-Ferrand, France, with satellite l ...

and the

University of Auvergne The University of Auvergne (Université d'Auvergne), also known as “Universite d'Auvergne Clermont-Ferrand I” or Clermont-Ferrand I, was a French public university, based in Clermont-Ferrand, in the region of Auvergne. It was under the Academ ...

on 1 January 2017. Clermont Auvergne University comprises 22 components, divided into Training and Research Units (UFR, formerly faculties), Schools and Institutes (IUT).

History

There had been only one university in Clermont-Ferrand since the 19th century. In 1976, due to political disagreements following the 1969

loi Faure Edgar Jean Faure (; 18 August 1908 – 30 March 1988) was a French politician, lawyer, essayist, historian and memoirist who served as Prime Minister of France in 1952 and again between 1955 and 1956.University of Auvergne The University of Auvergne (Université d'Auvergne), also known as “Universite d'Auvergne Clermont-Ferrand I” or Clermont-Ferrand I, was a French public university, based in Clermont-Ferrand, in the region of Auvergne. It was under the Academ ...

) and Clermont II University (

) 16 March 1976. Discussions about the possibility of merging the two universities were started in 2012, and the merging was officially announced on 23 September 2013 by the two university presidents. The name of the new university was publicly announced in January 2015. The merging was officialized by a government decree on 13 September 2016, and effective as of January 1, 2017. On January 1, 2021, Clermont-Auvergne University status changed and it became an experimental public establishment (EPE) and integrated the National Polytechnic Clermont Auvergne Institute (itself a merger of the

SIGMA Clermont SIGMA Clermont is a French graduate engineering school and is a public institution under the authority of the French Ministry of Higher Education, Research and Innovation. It is located in Aubière, Clermont-Ferrand metropolitan area, France ...

Engineering School and the training activities and research of the schools Polytech Clermont-Ferrand and

Institut d'informatique d'Auvergne Institut d'informatique d'Auvergne (ISIMA, formerly ''Institut supérieur d'informatique, de modélisation et de leurs applications'') a French engineering College created in 1993. The school trains engineers in virtual reality, data science and ...

Locations

The university has several campuses in Clermont-Ferrand and throughout the Auvergne region. Near the city center of Clermont, there is the Carnot site to the east and the Gergovia site to the south. The Cézeaux campus is located further south in the neighboring town of Aubière. The Clermont Auvergne University Institute of Technology is also present in

Aurillac Aurillac (; oc, Orlhac ) is the prefecture of the Cantal department, in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of France. The inhabitants of the commune are known as ''Aurillacois'' or ''Aurillacoises''. Geography Aurillac is at above sea leve ...

, Clermont-Ferrand,

Montluçon Montluçon (; oc, Montleçon ) is a commune in central France on the river Cher. It is the largest commune in the Allier department, although the department's prefecture is located in the smaller town of Moulins. Its inhabitants are known as ...

, Moulins, Le Puy and

Vichy Vichy (, ; ; oc, Vichèi, link=no, ) is a city in the Allier Departments of France, department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of central France, in the historic province of Bourbonnais. It is a Spa town, spa and resort town and in World ...

. The institute that trains teachers for the national public education is present in

Chamalières Chamalières (; Auvergnat: ) is a commune in the Puy-de-Dôme department, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, central France. With 17,276 inhabitants (2019), Chamalières is the fourth-largest town in the department. It lies adjacent to the west of Clermont ...

, Moulins, Le Puy and Aurillac.

Notable faculty

Anne Zink Anne Zink is a French historian and honorary professor of modern history. A student of Pierre Goubert, she specializes in the history of the Ancien Régime. Biography She is the daughter of the poet and Marthe Cohn. Her brother is writer Mic ...

- historian

Notable alumni

Paul Aulagnier Paul Aulagnier (25 May 1943 – 6 May 2021) was a French Traditionalist Catholic priest. Once a member of the Society of Saint Pius X, he then became one of the principal founders of the Institute of the Good Shepherd (french: Institut du Bon Past ...

(1943-2021) - Traditionalist Catholic priest *

Fabienne Mackay Fabienne Mackay is a French Australian research immunologist and institutional leader within the Australian medical research, education and innovation sectors. She is the Director and CEO of the QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute (Brisbane, ...

- French Australian research immunologist

References

External links

* Universities in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Educational institutions established in 2017 2017 establishments in France Clermont-Ferrand Universities and colleges formed by merger in France {{France-university-stub