The University of Nice Sophia Antipolis (french: Université Nice Sophia Antipolis) was a university located in

Nice Nice ( , ; Niçard: , classical norm, or , nonstandard, ; it, Nizza ; lij, Nissa; grc, Νίκαια; la, Nicaea) is the prefecture of the Alpes-Maritimes department in France. The Nice agglomeration extends far beyond the administrative c ...

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and neighboring areas. It was founded in 1965 and was organized in eight faculties, two autonomous institutes and an engineering school. It was merged in 2019 into the

Côte d'Azur University Côte d'Azur University (french: Université Côte d'Azur) is a public research university located in Nice, France and neighboring areas. In 2019, it replaced the University of Nice Sophia Antipolis and the community (ComUE) that was created in 201 ...

. It also hosts the first

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. It is a member of the Coordination of French Research-Intensive Universities, the equivalent of the

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in the UK.

History

The University of Nice was officially established by decree dated October 23, 1965. However, it has roots that go back to the 17th century, with the Collegium Jurisconsultorum Niciensium created in 1639 by the Princes of

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. It was composed of a body of (law consultants and lawyers) and it lasted until Nice was incorporated into France in 1860. In the 17th century, courses were taught at its College of Medicine. The University of Nice's vocation was asserted at the beginning of the 20th century, thanks to the combined efforts of several university members, such as the Dean Louis Trotabas and Maurice Mignon. In 1933 with the help of local communities and the City of Nice in particular, they created the ''Centre Universitaire Méditerranéen'' (currently a conference center) situated on the Promenade des Anglais whose first Administrator was the French poet, Paul Valéry. Following that, the Institut d'Etudes Juridiques was established In 1938, the Institut d'Etudes Littéraires in 1941, and the Institut d'Etudes Scientifiques in 1945. La Faculté de Droit et des Sciences Economiques (The College of Law and Economics) was created by decree on August 2, 1962 and was connected to the Université d'Aix-Marseille.

Campus

The university has four main campuses: the Valrose campus (Sciences), the Trotabas campus (Law), the Saint-Jean d'Angély campus (Economics and Management), and the Carlone campus (Letters, Arts and Humanities). However, the university operates on several secondary locations like

Sophia Antipolis (wisdom), gr, (Ἀντίπολις, antipolis) ("opposite city" from its position on the opposite side of the Var estuary from Nice, also former name of Antibes, part of the technology park) , postal_code = 06220 (Vallauris), 06250 (Mo ...

Villefranche-sur-Mer Villefranche-sur-Mer (, ; oc, Vilafranca de Mar ; it, Villafranca Marittima ) is a resort town in the Alpes-Maritimes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region on the French Riviera and is located south-west of the Principality of ...

outside Nice.

Academics

Units of formation and research

*Law, Political, Economic and Management Sciences *Institute of Law, Peace and Development *Spaces and Cultures *Letters, Arts and Social sciences *Medicine *Odontology *Sciences *Sciences and Technology of Physical and Sporting Activities

Institutes

*IAE Nice Graduate School of Management *University Institute of Technology *School of engineers *University Polytechnic School - Polytech Nice-Sophia *

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*Institute of the Right of Peace and Development (IDPD) *Centre de la Méditerranée Moderne et Contemporaine, which produces the academic journal ', The university's Institute of Languages also provides lectures and summer courses in French to foreign students.

Notable alumni

Alphabetically by surname: *

Yukiya Amano was a Japanese diplomat and the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) (July 2009 – 2019). Amano previously served as an international civil servant for the United Nations and its subdivisions. Early life Amano was ...

- Japanese diplomat, Director General of

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* Robert B. Asprey – American military historian and author * William Boyd – Scottish novelist writer *

Nicolae Ceaușescu Nicolae Ceaușescu ( , ; – 25 December 1989) was a Romanian communist politician and dictator. He was the general secretary of the Romanian Communist Party from 1965 to 1989, and the second and last Communist leader of Romania. He was ...

– Romanian dictator (honorary degree, 1975) *

Adrian Constantin Adrian Constantin (born 22 April 1970) is a Romanian-Austrian mathematician who does research in the field of nonlinear partial differential equations.Wittgenstein Preis 2020 to Adrian Constantin' Universität Wien: Fakultät für Mathematik, 17 ...

– Romanian-Austrian mathematician *

Simon Critchley Simon Critchley (born 27 February 1960) is an English philosopher and the Hans Jonas Professor of Philosophy at the New School for Social Research in New York, USA. Challenging the ancient tradition that philosophy begins in wonder, Critchley ...

– English philosopher *

Driss Dahak Driss Dahak ( ar, ادريس الضحاك - born 15 August 1939, Ksar el-Kebir) is a Moroccan civil servant, and diplomat. He held the cabinet position of General Secretary of the Government from 2008 to 2017, under prime ministers Abbas El Fas ...

– Moroccan diplomat, General Secretary of the Government *

Noah Dana-Picard Noah Dana-Picard (born May 6, 1954) is an Israeli mathematician, professor and Talmudic scholar who has been the president of the Jerusalem College of Technology (JCT) since 2009. Life Born in France, Dana-Picard holds two PhDs; the first from N ...

– Israeli mathematician, professor, and Talmudic scholar *

Odile Hembise Fanton d’Andon Odile Hembise Fanton d’Andon is a French environmental researcher, and co-founder and CEO of the company ACRI-ST, which leads an International consortium of independent organizations working together to better understand and monitor the Earth's ...

. CEO of the ACRI-ST *

Jean-Lou Justine Jean-Lou Justine (born 1955), French parasitologist and zoologist, is a professor at the National Museum of Natural History in Paris, France, and a specialist of fish parasites and invasive land planarians. Higher education and career Justine w ...

– parasitologist and zoologist *

Philippe Kahn Philippe Kahn (born March 16, 1952) is an engineer, entrepreneur and founder of four technology companies: Borland, Starfish Software, LightSurf Technologies, and Fullpower Technologies. Kahn is credited with creating the first camera phone, ...

- mathematician, technology innovator and entrepreneur *

Jean-Marie Gustave Le Clézio Jean-Marie is both a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include: * Jean-Marie Abgrall (born 1950), a French psychiatrist, criminologist, specialist in forensic medicine, cult expert, and graduate in criminal law * Jean-Marie C ...

– writer,

Nobel Prize in Literature ) , image = Nobel Prize.png , caption = , awarded_for = Outstanding contributions in literature , presenter = Swedish Academy , holder = Annie Ernaux (2022) , location = Stockholm, Sweden , year = 1901 , ...

Philippe Mariani Philippe Mariani is CEO of Genesis Investment Company (B.S.C.), which was incorporated in June 2008 as a wholly owned subsidiary of Kuwait Finance House Bahrain (B.S.C). Mariani was Honorary Consul of the Republic of Seychelles in Nice from 2003 t ...

– British entrepreneur *

Zita Martins Zita Carla Torrão Pinto Martins (born 1979), OSE, is a Portuguese astrobiologist, and an associate professor at Instituto Superior Técnico. She was a Royal Society University Research Fellow (URF) at Imperial College London. Her research explor ...

– Portuguese astrobiologist *

Mohammed VI Muhammad VI may refer to: * Muhammad Imaaduddeen VI (1868–1932), sultan of the Maldives from 1893 to 1902 * Mehmed VI (1861–1926), sultan of Ottoman Empire, from 1918 to 1922 * Mohammed VI of Morocco Mohammed VI ( ar, محمد الساد ...

– King of Morocco *

Tomer Sisley Tomer Sisley (born Tomer Gazit; he, תומר סיסלי; born 14 August 1974) is an Israeli and French actor and comedian. Early and personal life Born in West Berlin, West Germany, to Israeli-born parents who had relocated for his father's job ...

– Israeli humorist, actor, screenwriter, comedian, and film director *

Fatoumata Tambajang Aja Fatoumata C.M. Jallow-Tambajang (born 22 October 1949) is a Gambian politician and activist who served as Vice-President of the Gambia and Minister of Women's Affairs from February 2017 to June 2018, under President Adama Barrow. Early in h ...

– Vice-President of the Gambia *

Gilles Tonelli Gilles Tonelli (born 27 November 1957) is a Monegasque engineer, diplomat and politician. Tonelli served as the Minister of Public Works, the Environment and Urban Development from 2005 to 2006, the Minister of Finance and Economy from 2006 to ...

– Monegasque engineer, diplomat and politician *

Zeine Ould Zeidane Zeine Ould Zeidane ( ar, الزين ولد زيدان) (born 1966)
Agence Mauritanienne d'Information, April 21, 2007 .

– Former Prime Minister of Mauritania

References

External links

University of Nice WebsiteSophia Antipolis Technology Park WebsiteUniversity International of Nice Website
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