The University of Corsica Pasquale Paoli ( Corsican: ''Università di Corsica Pasquale Paoli''; french: Université de Corse Pascal Paoli) is a French university, based in Corte,

Haute-Corse Haute-Corse (; co, Corsica suprana , or ; en, Upper Corsica) is (as of 2022) an administrative department of France, consisting of the northern part of the island of Corsica. The corresponding departmental territorial collectivity merged w ...

, with secondary campuses in Ajaccio,

Biguglia Biguglia () is a commune in the Haute-Corse department of France on the island of Corsica. It is near the town of Bastia. Population Sport Biguglia is the home of Championnat de France Amateurs 2 club, ÉF Bastia. See also * Communes ...

and Cargèse. Founded in 1765, closed in 1769, and re-founded in 1981, it is the only university on the island of Corsica.

Notable people

Faculty

Xavier Mattei Xavier Mattei is a French zoologist; his research was mainly in the field of sperm ultrastructure, including fish and a variety of invertebrates such as flatworms and acanthocephalans. He is one of the most prolific authors in the field of spe ...

(born 1939, in

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) - zoologist

Alumni

* Michel Castellani (born 1945) - politician * Gilles Simeoni (born 1967) - politician