The University of Rouen Normandy (''Université de Rouen Normandie'') is a French university, in the Academy of Rouen.

History and demographics

Located not in

Rouen Rouen (, ; or ) is a city on the River Seine in northern France. It is the prefecture of the Regions of France, region of Normandy (administrative region), Normandy and the Departments of France, department of Seine-Maritime. Formerly one of ...

, but in the suburb of Mont-Saint-Aignan (a "township" in the

Normandy Normandy (; french: link=no, Normandie ; nrf, Normaundie, Nouormandie ; from Old French , plural of ''Normant'', originally from the word for "northman" in several Scandinavian languages) is a geographical and cultural region in Northwestern ...

region), the University of Rouen Normandy opened in 1966 as an off-shoot of the

University of Caen The University of Caen Normandy (French: ''Université de Caen Normandie''), also known as Unicaen, is a public university in Caen, France. History The institution was founded in 1432 by John of Lancaster, 1st Duke of Bedford, the first rector ...

. It is a large public university with over 25,000 students enrolled.

Ranking

According to U.S. News & World Report, University of Rouen Normandy made #835 (in a 3-way tie with Assiut University in Egypt and

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) on the Best Global Universities list (published October 24, 2017) out of 1,250 universities being judged. University of Rouen Normandy was also compared to 66 other French universities and was ranked #45. These rankings are based on the reputation of the university as well as the extent and quality of the research performed at each location.

Achievements

*First transcatheter aortic valve implantation in the world performed by Prof.

Alain Cribier Alain Cribier, FACC, FESC (born 1945) is a French interventional cardiologist, who is a Professor of Medicine and Director of Cardiology at the University of Rouen's Charles Nicolle Hospital. Alain Cribier is best known for performing the world's ...

in 2002.

Housing

Students do not live on campus at University of Rouen Normandy, as housing is not available through the university. Nearby apartments are available and booked through the state agency CROUS. The University of Rouen Normandy takes part in th
XL-Chem Graduate School of Research
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Notable people

Faculty * Carlo Giuseppe Guglielmo Botta (1766-1837) - Italian historian; university rector * Paul Rollin (1932, in

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– 2003) - university president * Michel Thellier born 1933, in

Arcueil Arcueil () is a commune in the Val-de-Marne department in the southern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the center of Paris. Name The name Arcueil was recorded for the first time in 1119 as ''Arcoloï'', and later in the 12th ...

) - plant physiologist. *

André Vauchez André Vauchez FBA (born 24 July 1938, Thionville) is a French medievalist specialising in the history of Christian spirituality. He has studied at the École normale supérieure and the École française de Rome. His thesis, defended in 1978, ...

(born 1938, in

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) - medievalist specialising in the history of Christian spirituality. *

Annie Ernaux Annie Thérèse Blanche Ernaux (; born 1 September 1940) is a French writer, professor of literature and Nobel laureate. Her literary work, mostly autobiographical, maintains close links with sociology. Ernaux was awarded the 2022 Nobel Prize ...

(born 1940) - Nobel Prize-winning (2022) French writer and professor of literature. * Claude Dellacherie (born 1943, in

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) - mathematician, specialising in probability theory *

(born 1945) - cardiologist * Jacques Legrand (born 1946, in

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) - linguist and anthropologist; specialist in Mongolian literature, history and language *

Dominique Perrin Dominique Pierre Perrin (b. 1946) is a French mathematician and Theoretical computer science, theoretical computer scientist known for his contributions to coding theory and to combinatorics on words. He is a professor of the University of Marne-la ...

(born 1946) - mathematician and computer scientist *

Catherine Virlouvet Catherine Virlouvet (born 13 February 1956) is a French historian, a professor of economic and social history of ancient Rome. In 2011, she was appointed director of the École française de Rome, the first woman ever to hold that post. Career A ...

(born 1956) - historian of Ancient Rome *

Loïc Vadelorge Loïc Vadelorge, born 26 November 1964, graduate from École Normale Supérieure Lettres et Sciences Humaines, is a French historian, teacher of contemporary history at the Paris 13 University, after having been Senior Lecturer at the Versailles S ...

(born 1964) - historian *

Catriona Seth Catriona Jane Seth, FBA (born 30 August 1964) is a British scholar of French literature and the history of ideas. Since 2015, she has been Marshal Foch Professor of French Literature at the University of Oxford and a Fellow of All Souls Colleg ...

(born 1964) - British scholar of French literature and the history of ideas *

Pierre Cosme Pierre Cosme (born 1965) is a French historian and academic, specializing in ancient Rome. Biography Pierre Cosme who graduated from the École normale supérieure de lettres et sciences humaines (class 1985), is agrégé d’Histoire and was ...

(born 1965) - historian specialising in ancient Rome Alumni *

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(1908 in

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- 2004) - member of

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; lawyer; President of the

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(1915 in

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– 1983) - theatre actress *

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(Tunisian Arabic: پول صباغ), born 1919, in

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- 2004, in Paris) - French-Tunisian sociologist and historian *

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(Hebrew: מישל ברקוביאר; born 1941, in

Lyon Lyon,, ; Occitan: ''Lion'', hist. ''Lionés'' also spelled in English as Lyons, is the third-largest city and second-largest metropolitan area of France. It is located at the confluence of the rivers Rhône and Saône, to the northwest of t ...

) - French-Israeli computer scientist *

Maxime Crochemore Maxime Crochemore (born 1947) is a French computer scientist known for his numerous contributions to algorithms on strings. He is currently a professor at King's College London. Biography Crochemore earned his doctorate (PhD) in 1978 and his Doct ...

(born 1947) - computer scientist * Jean-Pierre Florens (born 1947, in

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) - economist *

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(1948-2022) - Prime Minister of

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2012-2013 * Christian Gouriéroux (born 1949) - econometrician * Justine Mintsa(born 1949, in Oyem,

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) - writer * Yaou Aïssatou (born 1951) - Minister of Women's Affairs,

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(born 1952, in

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) - Canadian politician; Deputy Prime Minister of Canada (1993-1997) *

Pascal Morand Pascal Morand (born December 20, 1955 in Neuilly-sur-Seine) is the Executive President of the Fédération française de la couture. He is also a professor at ESCP Business School, a member of Académie des TechnologiesThe National Academy of Te ...

(born 1955 in

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) - economist; Executive President of the Fédération française de la couture * Habib Abdulrab Sarori (born 1956) - Yemeni computer scientist and novelist * Catherine Morin-Desailly (born 1960, in

Le Petit-Quevilly Le Petit-Quevilly (, locally ) is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department, region of Normandy, France. Geography A residential and light industrial suburb situated inside a meander of the river Seine on the opposite bank to Rouen city centre, ...

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) - politician (

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) * Lama Salam (born 1961) - Lebanese activist *

Christian Robert Christian P. Robert is a French statistician, specializing in Bayesian statistics and Monte Carlo methods. Career Christian Robert studied at ENSAE then defended his PhD in 1987 at Université de Rouen. He held temporary positions at Pu ...

(born 1961) - statistician, specialising in

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Laurent Ruquier Laurent Hugues Emmanuel Ruquier (; born 24 February 1963) is a French television presenter, radio host and comedian. He is also a lyricist, writer, columnist and impresario; he has been co-owner and general manager of Théâtre Antoine-Simone B ...

(born 1963, in

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) - television presenter, radio host and comedian *

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(born 1968, in Le Havre) - pharmacist and politician ( Horizons) * Emmanuel Maquet (born 1968, in

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) - politician ( LR) * Christophe Bouillon (born 1969, in

) - politician ( PS) * Stéphan Perreau (born 1969) - musician and art historian * Raphaëlle Branche (born 1972) - historian *

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(born 1972, in

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) - journalist, television and radio host and politician ( PS) *

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(born 1974) - politician ( EELV) * Sira Sylla (born 1980) - politician of (

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) Recipient of honorary degree *

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References

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