The University of Corsica Pasquale Paoli (
Corsican: ''Università di Corsica Pasquale Paoli''; french: Université de Corse Pascal Paoli) is a French university, based in
Corte,
Haute-Corse
Haute-Corse (; co, Corsica suprana , or ; en, Upper Corsica) is (as of 2022) an administrative department of France, consisting of the northern part of the island of Corsica. The corresponding departmental territorial collectivity merged wi ...
, with secondary campuses in
Ajaccio
Ajaccio (, , ; French: ; it, Aiaccio or ; co, Aiacciu , locally: ; la, Adiacium) is a French commune, prefecture of the department of Corse-du-Sud, and head office of the ''Collectivité territoriale de Corse'' (capital city of Corsica). ...
,
Biguglia
Biguglia () is a commune in the Haute-Corse department of France on the island of Corsica. It is near the town of Bastia.
Population
Sport
Biguglia is the home of Championnat de France Amateurs 2 club, ÉF Bastia.
See also
* Communes ...
and
Cargèse
Cargèse (; or ; it, Cargese ; el, Καργκέζε, Kargkéze) is a village and ''commune'' in the Corse-du-Sud department of France on the west coast of the island of Corsica, 27 km north of Ajaccio. , the commune had a population ...
. Founded in 1765, closed in 1769, and re-founded in 1981, it is the only university on the island of Corsica.
Notable people
Faculty
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Xavier Mattei
Xavier Mattei is a French zoologist;
his research was mainly in the field of sperm ultrastructure, including fish and a variety of invertebrates such as flatworms and acanthocephalans.
He is one of the most prolific authors in the field of spe ...
(born 1939, in
Tunisia
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) - zoologist
Alumni
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Michel Castellani
Michel Castellani (born 28 September 1945) is a French politician representing Pè a Corsica. He was elected to the French National Assembly on 18 June 2017, representing the department of Haute-Corse.
See also
* 2017 French legislative ele ...
(born 1945) - politician
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Gilles Simeoni
Gilles Simeoni (, ; born 20 April 1967) is a lawyer in France and a politician. He was mayor of Bastia from 2014 to 2016 and has been president of the executive council of Corsica since 2015. Notably, Simeoni served as the Corsican nationalist Y ...
(born 1967) - politician
See also
*
List of public universities in France
In France, various types of institution have the term "University" in their name. These include the public universities, which are the autonomous institutions that are distinguished as being state institutes of higher education and research that p ...
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Pasquale Paoli
Filippo Antonio Pasquale de' Paoli (; french: link=no, Pascal Paoli; 6 April 1725 – 5 February 1807) was a Corsican patriot, statesman, and military leader who was at the forefront of resistance movements against the Genoese and later ...
Educational institutions established in 1981
1981 establishments in France
Education in Corte, Haute-Corse
University of Corsica Pasquale Paoli
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