The University of Toulouse (french: Université de Toulouse) is a community of universities and establishments (

ComUE In France, Communautés d’Universités et Établissements (COMUEs, Communities of universities and institutions) are groups of universities and higher education institutions. A COMUE is a form of Établissement Public à caractère Scientifique, C ...

) based in

Toulouse Toulouse ( , ; oc, Tolosa ) is the prefecture of the French department of Haute-Garonne and of the larger region of Occitania. The city is on the banks of the River Garonne, from the Mediterranean Sea, from the Atlantic Ocean and from Par ...

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. Originally it was established in 1229, making it one of the earliest universities to emerge in

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. Suppressed during the

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in 1793, it was refounded in 1896 as part of the reorganization of higher education. It was finally abolished in 1969, giving birth to the three current universities: Toulouse 1 Capitole University,

University of Toulouse-Jean Jaurès University of Toulouse-Jean Jaurès (french: Université Toulouse-Jean Jaurès, formerly known as ''Université de Toulouse-Le Mirail'', also called Toulouse II) is a French public university located in Toulouse, France. It is one of the 3 success ...

and

Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier University Paul Sabatier University (''Université Paul Sabatier'', UPS, also known as Toulouse III) is a French public university, in the Academy of Toulouse. It is one of the several successor universities of the University of Toulouse. Toulouse III was ...

. The

in the

region was known as Federal University of Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées. On January 1, 2023, the university was renamed as the University of Toulouse. The three universities, along with other institutions, participated in the reconstruction of the University of Toulouse – a joint structure of 107,000 students including 4,500 doctoral students, 17,000 staffs and 145 research laboratories. The mission was entrusted to Patrick Lévy, former president of the Grenoble Alpes University, accompanied by Philippe Raimbault, president of the Federal University of Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées. This development, strongly desired by the elected officials of the

Occitania region Occitania ( ; french: Occitanie ; oc, Occitània ; ca, Occitània ) is the southernmost administrative region of metropolitan France excluding Corsica, created on 1 January 2016 from the former regions of Languedoc-Roussillon and Midi-Pyréné ...

and

Toulouse Métropole Toulouse Métropole is one of the 20 French metropolises, an intercommunal structure, centred on the city of Toulouse. It is located in the Haute-Garonne department, in the Occitanie region, southern France. It was created in January 2015, rep ...

, aims to give greater visibility to Toulouse higher education in international rankings.

History

The formation of the University of Toulouse was imposed on Count

Raymond VII Raymond VII (July 1197 – 27 September 1249) was Count of Toulouse, Duke of Narbonne and Marquis of Provence from 1222 until his death. Family and marriages Raymond was born at the Château de Beaucaire, the son of Raymond VI of Toulouse ...

as a part of the

Treaty of Paris Treaty of Paris may refer to one of many treaties signed in Paris, France: Treaties 1200s and 1300s * Treaty of Paris (1229), which ended the Albigensian Crusade * Treaty of Paris (1259), between Henry III of England and Louis IX of France * Tr ...

in 1229 ending the crusade against the Albigensians. As he was suspected of sympathizing with the heretics, Raymond VII had to finance the teaching of

theology Theology is the systematic study of the nature of the divine and, more broadly, of religious belief. It is taught as an academic discipline, typically in universities and seminaries. It occupies itself with the unique content of analyzing the ...

. Bishop Foulques de Toulouse was among the founders of the university. Among its first lecturers were Jean de Garlande and

Roland of Cremona Roland of Cremona (around 1178–1259) was a Dominican theologian and an early scholastic philosopher. He was the first Dominican regent master at Paris, France (1229–1230).''The Early Scholastics'', ''The Problem Of The Soul In The Thirteenth Ce ...

. Other faculties (law, medicine) were added later. Initially, the university was located in the center of the city, together with the ancestors of student residences, the colleges. In 1969, the University of Toulouse split into three separate universities and numerous specialised institutions of higher education. The three universities are: Toulouse 1 Capitole University,

and

. The university system was founded on 27 March 2007. It no longer represented a single university, it was the collective entity (PRES) which federated the universities and institutions of higher education in Toulouse region. With more than 100,000 students, Midi-Pyrénées is the fifth-largest university area in France.[pdf
Regional atlas student population in 2008–2009
/ref> The current university system was created as a ComUE according to the 2013 Law on Higher Education and Research (France), effective on July 1, 2015. It replaced the pôle de recherche et d'enseignement supérieur (PRES) which had been organized in 2007 to coordinate higher education and research in the region. In 2021, Patrick Lévy conducted an audit of the university site, which proposed changes. In 2022, this process led to the evolution of the institution towards the status of an experimental ComUE. On January 1, 2023, the Federal University of Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées became the University of Toulouse.

Members

The University of Toulouse is a higher education and research institute cluster which brings together the following institutions: * Université Toulouse 1 Capitole – UT1 (Law, Economics, Management) * Université Toulouse – Jean Jaurès – UT2J (Arts, Literature, Humanities and Languages) * Université Toulouse III – Paul Sabatier – UT3 (Science, Technologies and Health) * Institut National Polytechnique de Toulouse – INP Toulouse (Engineering) **

École Nationale Supérieure Agronomique de Toulouse The School of Agricultural and Life Sciences (Ecole Nationale Supérieure Agronomique de Toulouse) is a French public and national Grande Ecole in agricultural and life sciences, funded by the Ministry of Higher Education and Research and member ...

– INP-ENSAT (Agronomy) ** École Nationale Supérieure d’Électrotechnique, d’Électronique, d’Informatique, d’Hydraulique et des Télécommunications – INP-ENSEEIHT (Engineering) **

École Nationale Supérieure des Ingénieurs en Arts Chimiques et Technologiques École may refer to: * an elementary school in the French educational stages normally followed by secondary education establishments (collège and lycée) * École (river), a tributary of the Seine flowing in région Île-de-France * École, Savoi ...

– INP-ENSIACET (Engineering) ** École Nationale d'Ingénieurs de Tarbes – INP-ENIT (Engineering) ** École Nationale de la Météorologie – INP-ENM (Meteorology) **

École d'ingénieurs de Purpan Located in the campus of University of Toulouse in France, École d'ingénieurs de Purpan is a Graduate Engineering school, created in 1919. It is one of the National Polytechnic Institute of Toulouse schools. Its different curricula lead to th ...

– INP-EI Purpan (Agronomy) **

École Nationale Vétérinaire de Toulouse ' (National Veterinary School of Toulouse), is a veterinary school located in Toulouse, France. Established in 1825, it is also an institution of higher education and research and a teaching hospital. Overview Opened in 1828, the ENVT is the o ...

– ENVT (Veterinary Studies) * Institut National des Sciences Appliquées de Toulouse – INSA Toulouse (Engineering) * Institut Supérieur de l'Aéronautique et de l'Espace – ISAE-SUPAERO (Engineering) * Centre Universitaire de Formation et de Recherche Jean-François Champollion – CUFR Champollion (Several fields of study) *

École des Mines d'Albi-Carmaux The École des Mines d'Albi (officially ''École Nationale Supérieure des Mines d'Albi-Carmaux'', also known as ''EMAC'' or ''Mines Albi'', ex-''ENSTIMAC'') was created in 1993. It is a French engineering school (i.e. Grandes écoles) part of ...

– EMAC (Engineering) * École Nationale de l'Aviation Civile – ENAC (Civil Aviation) * École nationale supérieure de formation de l’enseignement agricole – ENSFEA (Agronomy) *

École Nationale Supérieur d'Architecture de Toulouse École may refer to: * an elementary school in the French educational stages normally followed by secondary education establishments (collège and lycée) * École (river), a tributary of the Seine flowing in région Île-de-France * École, Sav ...

– ENSA Toulouse (Architecture) * Toulouse Business School – TBS Education (Business and Commerce) *

Institut d'études politiques de Toulouse Sciences Po Toulouse, or The Institut d'études politiques de Toulouse is one of the nine Institutes of Political Studies of France. Based in the center of Toulouse, France, next to the Université Toulouse 1 Capitole, this highly selective polit ...

– Sciences Po Toulouse (Political Studies) * Institut Catholique d'Arts et Métiers de Toulouse – ICAM Toulouse (Engineering)

Doctoral schools

The Doctoral Schools are all members of the Research and Doctoral Department of the Université de Toulouse : 15 Doctoral Schools representing a research potential of 4200 Scientists including 2400 Senior Scientists; 4200 PhD students and 800 Doctorate diplomas awarded per year.

In the field of Science and Technology

* Biology, Health & Biotechnologies * Sciences for Ecology, Veterinary, Agronomy & Bioengineery * Geosciences, Astrophysics & Space Sciences * Mathematics, Informatics & Telecommunications Toulouse Doctoral School * Electrical, Electronic Engineering & Telecommunications * Systems * Physics, Chemistry & Materials Sciences * Mechanics, Energetics, Civil & Process Engineering * Aeronautics & Astronautics

In the field of Social Sciences and Humanities

* Behavior, Language, Education, Socialisation, Cognition * Art, Literatures, Languages, Philosophy, Information & Communication * Time, Spaces, Societies & Cultures * Legal & Political Sciences * Management Sciences *

Toulouse School of Economics Toulouse School of Economics (TSE; french: École d'économie de Toulouse) is a school of economics, affiliated with Toulouse 1 Capitole University, a constituent college of the Federal University of Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées. It is located in t ...

Faculty

Paul Sabatier Paul Sabatier may refer to: *Paul Sabatier (chemist) (1854–1941), French chemist and Nobel Prize winner *Paul Sabatier (theologian) (1858–1928), French clergyman and historian See also *Paul Sabatier University Paul Sabatier University (''U ...

, (chemist) (1854–1941), Dean of the Faculty of Science at the University of Toulouse in 1905.

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in Chemistry jointly with fellow Frenchman Victor Grignard in 1912. *

Adrianus Turnebus Adrianus Turnebus (french: Adrien Turnèbe or ''Tournebeuf''; 151212 June 1565) was a French classical scholar. Life Turnebus was born in Les Andelys in Normandy. At the age of twelve he was sent to Paris to study, and attracted great notice by ...

, (1512 – 12 June 1565), classical scholar. *

Pierre Laromiguière Pierre Laromiguière (3 November 1756 – 12 August 1837) was a French philosopher. Life He was born at Livinhac-le-Haut, Rouergue, and died in Paris. As professor of philosophy at the University of Toulouse, he was unsuccessful and incurred t ...

, (3 November 1756 – 12 August 1837), philosopher. * Jean Jaurès, (3 September 1859 – 31 July 1914), politician. * Paul Fauconnet, (1874–1938), sociologist. *

Raymond Aron Raymond Claude Ferdinand Aron (; 14 March 1905 – 17 October 1983) was a French philosopher, sociologist, political scientist, historian and journalist, one of France's most prominent thinkers of the 20th century. Aron is best known for his 19 ...

, (14 March 1905, Paris – 17 October 1983) philosopher, sociologist and political scientist. *

Jean-Jacques Laffont Jean-Jacques Marcel Laffont (April 13, 1947 – May 1, 2004) was a French economist specializing in public economics and information economics. Educated at the University of Toulouse and the Ecole Nationale de la Statistique et de l'Administration ...

, (13 April 1947 – 1 May 2004), economist. * Jean Tirole, (born 9 August 1953), professor of economics,

in economic sciences in 2014. *

Paul Seabright Paul Seabright (born 8 July 1958) is British Professor of Economics in the Industrial Economics Institute and Toulouse School of Economics at the University of Toulouse, France. Education Seabright did his undergraduate studies at New College, ...

, (born 8 July 1958), professor of economics.

Notable alumni

Étienne Dolet Étienne Dolet (; 3 August 15093 August 1546) was a French scholar, translator and printer. Dolet was a controversial figure throughout his lifetime. His early attacks upon the Inquisition, the city council and other authorities in Toulouse, tog ...

(1509–1546), French scholar, translator and printer. * Michael Servetus (1511–1553), Spanish theologian and physician. *

Michel de Montaigne Michel Eyquem, Sieur de Montaigne ( ; ; 28 February 1533 – 13 September 1592), also known as the Lord of Montaigne, was one of the most significant philosophers of the French Renaissance. He is known for popularizing the essay as a liter ...

(1533–1592), French philosopher and moralist. * Vincent de Paul (1581–1660), French Catholic priest. *

Henry de Puyjalon Henry de Puyjalon (15 March 1841, in Floirac, Lot, France – 18 August 1905, in l'île à la Chasse, Havre-Saint-Pierre, Mingan Archipelago, Canada) was a late 19th-century scientist and explorer. He explored the north coast of the Saint Lawren ...

, (1841–1905), French/Canadian pioneer in biology and ecology. *

Selman Riza Selman Riza (1909–1988) was an Albanian linguist and Albanologist. Riza was one of the founding members of the Albanological Institute of Pristina in 1953. Early life Selman Riza was born in Yakova (now Gjakova), Ottoman Empire on 21 Decemb ...

, (5 February 1872 – 5 October 1931), linguist and politician. * Mustafa Kamil Pasha (1874–1908), Egyptian lawyer, journalist, activist, and nationalist leader. *

Armand Praviel Armand refer to: People * Armand (name), list of people with this name *Armand (photographer) (1901–1963), Armenian photographer *Armand (singer) (1946–2015), Dutch protest singer *Sean Armand (born 1991), American basketball player *Armand, ...

(1875–1944, Doctor of Law 1901), French writer and journalist. * Marcel Dassault (1892–1986, graduated in 1913 from ISAE), French aircraft industrialist. He founded the company

Dassault Aviation Dassault Aviation SA () is a French Aerospace manufacturer, manufacturer of military aircraft and business jets. It was founded in 1929 by Marcel Dassault, Marcel Bloch as Société des Avions Marcel Bloch or "MB". After World War II, Marc ...

. * Henri Koch-Kent (1905–1999), Luxemburger anti-fascist activist, author, historian *

François Hussenot François Hussenot (22 March 1912 – 16 May 1951) was a French engineer, credited with the invention of one of the early forms of the flight data recorder. He attended the École polytechnique from 1930 to 1932. After graduation, he attended t ...

(1912–1951, graduated in 1935 from ISAE aeronautical engineer credited with the invention of one of the early forms of the flight data recorder. *

Abdul Hafeez Mirza Abdul Hafeez Mirza (2 October 1939 – 17 November 2021) was a Pakistani tourism worker, cultural activist and an educationist. He worked as general manager at Tourism Development Corporation Punjab (TDCP), and served as a Consultant for Touris ...

, (born 1939, graduated in 1964), Pakistani Tourism worker, professor of French language and a cultural activist, recipient of the

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in 2015. * Saeed Abu Ali, (born 1955), Palestinian politician and Assistant Secretary-General of the

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. *

Jean Castex Jean Castex (; born 25 June 1965) is a French politician who was the country's Prime Minister from 3 July 2020 to 16 May 2022. He was a member of The Republicans (LR) until 2020, when he joined La République En Marche! (LREM). Castex served fo ...

(born 25 June 1965), French

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, from 3 July 2020 to 16 May 2022. * Thomas Pesquet (born in 1978, graduated in 2001 from ISAE),

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astronaut. * Thomas Castaignède, (born 1975, graduated from

INSA Toulouse The Intelligence and National Security Alliance (INSA) is a non-profit, nonpartisan 501(c)(6) professional organization based in Arlington Virginia for public and private sector members of the United States Intelligence Community. History ...

rugby union Rugby union, commonly known simply as rugby, is a close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in the first half of the 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand. In its m ...

footballer, played with the France national team * Romain Mesnil (born 1977, graduated in 2001 from

), French Pole vaulter *

Jean Bouilhou Jean Bouilhou born 7 December 1978 is a rugby union player for Toulouse in the Top 14 The Top 14 () is a professional rugby union club competition that is played in France. Created in 1892, the Top 14 is at the top of the national league syst ...

, (born 1978, graduated in 2002 from

footballer, played with the France national team *

David Skrela David Skrela (born 2 March 1979) is a former French rugby union footballer. He most notably played for Stade Français and Toulouse in the Top 14 as well as the French national side as a fly-half or centre. He was renowned for his tackles and his ...

, (born 1979, graduated in 2003 from

footballer, played with the France national team

Notes and references

External links

Université de Toulouse

Université de Toulouse I: Capitole

Université de Toulouse II: Le Mirail

Université de Toulouse III: Paul Sabatier

National Polytechnique de Toulouse – INPT
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École Nationale Supérieure Agronomique de Toulouse – INP-ENSAT
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École Nationale Supérieure d’Électrotechnique, d’Électronique, d’Informatique, d’Hydraulique et des Télécommunications – INP-ENSEEIHT
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École Nationale Supérieure des Ingénieurs en Arts Chimiques et Technologiques – INP-ENSIACET
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École Nationale d'Ingénieurs de Tarbes – ENIT
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École Nationale de Météorologie – INP-ENM
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* ttps://web.archive.org/web/20080212041435/http://www.isae.fr/en/index.html Institut Supérieur de l'Aéronautique et de l'Espace – ISAE
Centre Universitaire de Formation et de Recherche Jean-François Champollion – CUFR Champollion

École des Mines d'Albi-Carmaux – EMAC

École Nationale de l'Aviation Civile – ENAC

École Nationale de Formation Agronomique – ENFA

École Nationale Supérieur d'Architecture de Toulouse – ENSA Toulouse

Toulouse Business School

Institut d'études politiques de Toulouse – IEP/Sciences Po Toulouse

Institut Catholique d'Arts et Métiers de Toulouse – ICAM Toulouse

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