The University of the Mediterranean Aix-Marseille II was a French university in the Academy of Aix and Marseille. Historically, it was part of the

University of Aix-Marseille Aix-Marseille University (AMU; ; formally incorporated as ) is a public research university located in the Provence region of southern France. It was founded in 1409 when Louis II of Anjou, Count of Provence, petitioned the Pisan Antipope Alexand ...

based across the communes of

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and

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in southern

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. It had 24,000 students.

Academic programs

The university was particularly strong in sciences with faculties for science (

Faculté des Sciences de Luminy Aix-Marseille University Faculty of Sciences is one of the faculties of Aix-Marseille University. The faculty is divided into seven departments across six campuses. With 8000 students and 1600 staff and faculty it is one of the largest science facu ...

), sport sciences (Faculté des Sciences du Sport), engineering ( École supérieure d'ingénieurs de Luminy) and economic science and management (Faculté des Sciences Économiques et de Gestion). The medical school comprised the faculties of Medicine, Pharmacy and Dentistry. In addition, there were a number of institutes: *

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(Institute of mechanics at Marseille) *École de Journalisme et de Communication (School of Journalism and Communications) *

Institut Universitaire de Technologie A university technical institute or ''IUT'' () is a type of post-secondary vocational college in France, similar to the ''yrkeshögskolan'' in Sweden. This is a type of educational institution, usually in small and medium-sized towns, that of ...

(University Institute for technology) *

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(Regional institute for work) *

Centre d'océanologie de Marseille Center or centre may refer to: Mathematics *Center (geometry), the middle of an object * Center (algebra), used in various contexts ** Center (group theory) ** Center (ring theory) * Graph center, the set of all vertices of minimum eccentricity ...

(Oceanography center of Marseille) * Ecole Universitaire de Maïeutique Marseille Méditerranée

History

The Université d'Aix-en-Provence was initially created in 1409 by Louis II de Provence. In 1791, like every university in France, it was dissolved and its faculties became autonomous and were dispersed between the cities of Aix-en-Provence and Marseille. On 21 April 1881 by decree of the ''

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'' (city council) the medical school was opened at the

palais du Pharo The Palais du Pharo () is a palace in Marseille, southern France, overlooking the Mediterranean Sea, west of the Old Port (Vieux-Port). It was built in Second Empire style by Emperor Napoleon III for Empress Eugénie, starting in 1858. However, ...

by the

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in Marseille. In 1969, two universities were established between Aix-en-Provence and Marseille. In 1973, the third was created ( Université d'Aix-Marseille III). In 1994, the Université d'Aix-Marseille II took the name of ''Université de la Méditerranée''. On 1 January 2012 the Université de la Méditerranée merged with the

University of Provence The University of Provence Aix-Marseille I () was a Public university, public research university mostly located in Aix-en-Provence and Marseille. It was one of the three University of Aix-Marseille, Universities of Aix-Marseille and was part of t ...

and

Paul Cézanne University Paul Cézanne University (also referred to as Paul Cézanne University Aix-Marseille III; French: ''Université Paul Cézanne Aix-Marseille III'') was a public research university based in the heart of Provence (southern France), in both Aix-en- ...

to become

Aix-Marseille University Aix-Marseille University (AMU; ; formally incorporated as ) is a Public university, public research university located in the Provence region of southern France. It was founded in 1409 when Louis II of Anjou, List of rulers of Provence, Count of ...

Alumni

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Mediterranean Aix-Marseille University Defunct universities and colleges in France Universities and colleges established in 1969 Educational institutions disestablished in 2012

University of the Mediterranean The University of the Mediterranean Aix-Marseille II was a French university in the List of public universities in France by academy#Academy of Aix and Marseille, Academy of Aix and Marseille. Historically, it was part of the University of Aix-M ...

1969 establishments in France 2012 disestablishments in France

Academic programs

History

Alumni

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See also

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