The University of the Antilles (), also known in English as the University of the French Antilles, is a French public university, located in the

French West Indies The French West Indies or French Antilles (french: Antilles françaises, ; gcf, label=Antillean Creole, Antiy fwansez) are the parts of France located in the Antilles islands of the Caribbean: * The two overseas departments of: ** Guadeloupe, ...

History

It was previously part of a larger institution in combination with campuses in

French Guiana French Guiana ( or ; french: link=no, Guyane ; gcr, label=French Guianese Creole, Lagwiyann ) is an overseas departments and regions of France, overseas department/region and single territorial collectivity of France on the northern Atlantic ...

known as the University of the French West Indies and Guiana. As a result of funding disputes, that university was separated into two distinct institutions based on its constituent parts in French Guiana and the

Lesser Antilles The Lesser Antilles ( es, link=no, Antillas Menores; french: link=no, Petites Antilles; pap, Antias Menor; nl, Kleine Antillen) are a group of islands in the Caribbean Sea. Most of them are part of a long, partially volcanic island arc betwe ...

respectively. The separation process was completed by 1 January 2015.

Location

The university has three campuses: * two in

Guadeloupe Guadeloupe (; ; gcf, label=Antillean Creole, Gwadloup, ) is an archipelago and overseas department and region of France in the Caribbean. It consists of six inhabited islands—Basse-Terre, Grande-Terre, Marie-Galante, La Désirade, and the ...

: Fouillole (

Pointe-à-Pitre Pointe-à-Pitre (; gcf, label=Guadeloupean Creole, Pwentapit, , or simply , ) is the second largest (most populous) city of Guadeloupe after Les Abymes. Guadeloupe is an overseas region and Overseas department, department of France located in the ...

) and Saint-Claude, * one in

Martinique Martinique ( , ; gcf, label=Martinican Creole, Matinik or ; Kalinago: or ) is an island and an overseas department/region and single territorial collectivity of France. An integral part of the French Republic, Martinique is located in th ...

: Schœlcher (while there is also the campus of the IUFM in

Fort-de-France Fort-de-France (, , ; gcf, label=Martinican Creole, Fodfwans) is a Communes of France, commune and the capital city of Martinique, an overseas department and region of France located in the Caribbean. It is also one of the major cities in the ...

and the medical campus ( CHRU, a regional

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) of

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in Le Lamentin).

Notable people

Faculty

Jacques Adélaïde-Merlande Jacques Adélaïde-Merlande is a French historian, born on 1 June 1933 in Fort-de-France, Martinique. A former lecturer at the University of the West Indies and Guyana, of which he was president from 1972 to 1977, he is the current president of ...

(born 1933) - historian *

Carlos Moore Carlos Whitman Moore (August 13, 1906 – July 2, 1958) is a former Major League Baseball player. A right-handed pitcher, Moore had a listed weight of . Moore's playing career in the majors spanned one month. He made his major league debut with ...

(born 1942) - writer, social researcher, professor and activist *

Pierre A. Riffard Pierre A. Riffard is a French philosopher and specialist in esotericism. Born in Toulouse (France), he is a professor of pedagogy and philosophy at the University of the French West Indies and Guiana (Université des Antilles et de la Guyane). Teac ...

- philosopher and specialist in esotericism * Georges Voisset (born 1948) - literary critic * Suzanne Dracius (born 1951) - writer and literary critic * Pierre Cahuc (born 1962) - economist

Alumni

* Juliana Rimane (born 1959) - politician *

Annick Petrus Annick Danièle Petrus (born 5 January 1961) is a French Saint Martinois educator and politician. She has served as the Senator for the Collectivity of Saint Martin since October 2020 as a member of the Union for Democracy and The Republicans (LR ...

(born 1961) - politician * Sabine Andrivon-Milton (born 1970) - historian * Micheline Jacques (born 1971) - politician

References

* http://www.univ-antilles.fr/

External links

Official web site, serving Guadeloupe and Martinique

Department of History
in Schœlcher and in Saint-Claude (

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University of (French) Guiana
Education in Schœlcher Education in Pointe-à-Pitre Education in Saint-Claude, Guadeloupe Education in Kourou Education in Cayenne Universities in Guadeloupe Universities in French Guiana Universities in Martinique Educational institutions established in 1982 1982 establishments in France 1982 establishments in North America {{Martinique-stub