The University of French Guiana () is a French
public university
A public university or public college is a university or college that is in owned by the state or receives significant public funds through a national or subnational government, as opposed to a private university. Whether a national universit ...
, created in 2014 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 ...
. It was formed from two existing campuses of the
University of the French West Indies and Guiana
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.
History
It was previously part of a larger institution in combination with camp ...
.
History
A conflict over funding for French Guiana relative to West Indian students led to a strike paralyzing the university for more than a month during the 2013–2014 academic year, with faculty, staff and students calling for independence. An agreement to end the conflict was signed on 11 November 2013.
The new University of French Guiana was created by decree, published July 30, 2014.
Notable people
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Alicia Aylies
Alicia Aylies (born 21 April 1998) is a French singer, model, and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss France 2017. Aylies had previously won Miss French Guiana 2016, becoming the first representative from French Guiana to win Miss Fr ...
(born 1998),
Miss France 2017
Miss France 2017 was the 87th edition of the Miss France pageant, held on December 17, 2016 at Park&Suites Arena in Montpellier.
It was the first time that the pageant took place in Montpellier and in the Languedoc-Roussillon region.
The cerem ...
See also
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University of the French West Indies
References
External links
Official website
Universities in France
Universities in French Guiana
2014 establishments in French Guiana
Educational institutions established in 2014
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