Avignon University (

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: ''Avignon Université''; formerly known as ''Université d’Avignon et des Pays de Vaucluse'') is a

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located in

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and founded in 1303. Avignon University is situated on two campuses: the Hannah Arendt Campus, located in the city centre of Avignon, and the Jean-Henri Fabre Campus, which is on the outskirts of town and includes the Agroparc facility for

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teaching and research, as well as the Avignon University Institute of Technology. The university is well regarded for its international education outreach, and was awarded the ERASMUS University Charter for Higher Education by the

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in 2021. Avignon University is a member of the

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, the

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, and the University Network of the European Capitals of Culture.

History

The university was founded in 1303 by Pope

Boniface VIII Pope Boniface VIII (; born Benedetto Caetani; – 11 October 1303) was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 24 December 1294 until his death in 1303. The Caetani family was of baronial origin with connections to the p ...

, and closed in 1792 during the French Revolution. It was re-opened as ''L'Université d'Avignon et des Pays de Vaucluse'' in 1984 following the 1963 establishment of an annex of ''Faculté des Sciences d'Aix-Marseille'' in Avignon. The university was renamed ''Avignon Université'' in 2018.

Academics

Avignon University offers bachelors, masters, doctoral, and BUT/DUT certifications in the following disciplines: * Business * Computer Science * Economic and Social Administration * Economy, Management * Engineering * Foreign Languages * French Literature * Geography * History * Information and Communication * Languages, Literatures and Foreign Civilisations * Law * Life Science * Mathematics * Packaging * Physics, Chemistry * Public Administration * Sports

Campus

The Hannah Arendt Campus is located in the heart of

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. It includes several historic buildings, including the former Sainte-Marthe Hospital. The Hannah Arendt Campus is principally used for arts, humanities, and law courses. University administration, the Maurice Agulhon university library, and a fitness center are also housed on Hannah Arendt. The Jean-Henri Fabre Campus is located 9 km (5 miles) southeast of Hannah Arendt. It features more modern buildings and spacious lawns. Being home to the Agroparc

facility and the Institute of Technology, the Jean-Henri Fabre Campus is principally used for science and technology courses. It is also home to the Agroparc library. Avignon University has several

Centre régional des œuvres universitaires et scolaires In higher education in France the Centre régional des œuvres universitaires et scolaires (CROUS), founded in 1955, is a regional organisation providing student bursaries, university halls of residence, reception of foreign students, student cultu ...

student residences and dining halls, as well as a number of student clubs and organisations. Avignon University is the place of study for students from 96 different countries, as of the 2018–2019 academic year. International students comprise 13% of the student body.

Notable faculty

Ancient

* Jean de Tulles (died 1608) - university chamberlain and abbott * Louis Bancel (1628–1685) - Dominican theologian *

Joseph Galien Joseph Galien OP (1699 - 1772) was a Dominican professor of philosophy and theology at the University of Avignon, meteorologist, physicist, and writer on aeronautics. Biography Born at Saint-Paulien, near Le Puy-en-Velay in southern France, Gal ...

(1699–1762) - Dominican professor of philosophy and theology, meteorologist, physicist, and writer on aeronautics *

Pierre-Louis Moline Pierre-Louis Moline (27 May 1739 – 20 March 1820)Mahul 1823, p. 157. Rushton 1992, p. 425, gives his date of death as 19 February 1821. Pitou 1985, p. 367, gives his date of death as 19 February 1820. was a prolific French dramatist, poet and l ...

(c. 1740–1820) - dramatist, poet and librettist

Modern

Anna Livia (author) Anna Livia (born Anna Livia Julian Brawn; 13 November 1955 – 7 August 2007) was a lesbian feminist author and linguist, well known for her fiction and non-fiction regarding sexuality. From 1999 until shortly before the time of her death she w ...

(1955–2007) - Irish feminist author and linguist *

Marie-Claude Arnaud Marie-Claude Arnaud-Delabrière (born 24 February 1963) is a French mathematician, specializing in dynamical systems. She is University Professor of Mathematics at the University of Avignon and a senior member of the Institut Universitaire de Fran ...

(born 1963) - mathematician,

Notable alumni

Pre-Modern

Honoré Bonet Honoré Bonet (c. 1340 – c. 1410) was a Provençal Benedictine, the prior of Salon near Embrun. Bonet studied at the University of Avignon where he received a doctorate and traveled around France and Aragon. He wrote on philosophy, law, p ...

(c. 1340 – c. 1410) - Provençal Benedictine, the prior of Salon * Jean-Allarmet de Brogny (1342–1426) - Catholic Cardinal *

Paulus Castrensis Paulus Castrensis was an Italian jurist of the 14th century. Life He studied under Baldus de Ubaldis at Perugia, and was a fellow-pupil with Cardinal de Zabarella. He was admitted to the degree of doctor of civil law in the University of Avignon, ...

- Italian jurist * Thomas de Buittle (died c. 1420–1422) - Scottish prelate, clerk and papal auditor *

Michel de Nostredame Michel de Nostredame (December 1503 – July 1566), usually Latinisation of names, Latinised as Nostradamus, was a French Astrology, astrologer, apothecary, physician, and reputed Oracle, seer, who is best known for his book ''Les Prophéti ...

, (1503-1566) - astrologer and physician * Jérôme Nadal (1507–1580) - Spanish Jesuit priest; known as the ''Ignatian theologian'' for having developed the theology behind Ignatian spirituality * Bernado Luis Cotoner y Ballester (1571–1641) - member of the Dominican Order; Apostolic Inquisitor of Sardinia *

Pierre Gassendi Pierre Gassendi (; also Pierre Gassend, Petrus Gassendi, Petrus Gassendus; 22 January 1592 – 24 October 1655) was a French philosopher, Catholic priest, astronomer, and mathematician. While he held a church position in south-east France, he a ...

(1592–1655) - philosopher, Catholic priest, astronomer, and mathematician *

Athanasius Kircher Athanasius Kircher (2 May 1602 – 27 November 1680) was a German Society of Jesus, Jesuit scholar and polymath who published around 40 major works of comparative religion, geology, and medicine. Kircher has been compared to fellow Jes ...

(1602–1680) - German Jesuit scholar and polymath *

Nicolas Saboly Nicolas Saboly (, ; 30 January 1614 – 26 July 1675) was a poet, composer and choirmaster from what was then part of the Papal States. He composed many Christmas carols in Provençal dialect, Provençal Occitan which form one of the monuments of ...

(1614–1675) - poet, composer and choirmaster *

Girolamo Grimaldi (1674–1733) Girolamo Grimaldi (1674 – 18 November 1733) was a cardinal who worked in the diplomatic service of the Holy See and in the government of the Papal States. Life and death Baptized in Genoa on 15 November 1674, Grimaldi graduated from the U ...

- catholic cardinal who worked in the Vatican diplomatic service * Dominique Magnan (1731–1796) - learned French abbot * Claude-François Achard (1751–1809) - physician and author

Modern

Charles de Ferry de Fontnouvelle Charles Hippolyte Marie de Ferry de Fontnouvelle, more commonly known as Count Charles de Ferry de Fontnouvelle or Charles de Fontnouvelle (March 21, 1877 – April 25, 1956), was a French diplomat and pedagogue, who was the Consulate general of ...

(1877–1956) - diplomat and pedagogue *

Ina Hartwig Ina Hartwig (born 11 July 1963) is a German writer, literature critic and academic lecturer. From July 2016, she has been ''Kulturdezernentin'' in Frankfurt, the city councillor responsible for culture and science. Early life and education Har ...

(born 1963) - German writer, literature critic *

Mehdi Soltani Mehdi Soltani or Mehdi Soltani Sarvestani () is an Iranian peoples, Iranian actor born on 23 August 1971 in Shiraz, Iran. Biography He holds a PhD in theater acting from the Avignon University in France, and he is currently a faculty member ...

(born 1971) - Iranian actor * Vincent Almendros (born 1978) - novelist * Hamidou Tembine (born 1982) - game theorist * Astrid Vayson de Pradenne (born 1985) - professional golfer.

References

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History

Academics

Campus

Notable faculty

Ancient

Modern

Notable alumni

Pre-Modern

Modern

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