The University of Toulouse (, ) is a community of universities and establishments ( ComUE) based in

Toulouse Toulouse (, ; ; ) is a city in southern France, the Prefectures in France, prefecture of the Haute-Garonne department and of the Occitania (administrative region), Occitania region. The city is on the banks of the Garonne, River Garonne, from ...

France France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe. Overseas France, Its overseas regions and territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the Atlantic Ocean#North Atlan ...

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

Europe Europe is a continent located entirely in the Northern Hemisphere and mostly in the Eastern Hemisphere. It is bordered by the Arctic Ocean to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the west, the Mediterranean Sea to the south, and Asia to the east ...

. Suppressed during the French Revolution 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 ( , formerly known as ''Université de Toulouse-Le Mirail'' , also called Toulouse II or UT2J) is a French public university located in Toulouse, France. It is one of the 3 successor universities of the Univers ...

and

Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier University Paul Sabatier University (''Université Paul Sabatier'' , UPS, also known as Toulouse III) was a French university, in the Academy of Toulouse. It was one of the several successor universities of the University of Toulouse, established in 1229, ...

. The ComUE in the

region was known as

Federal University of Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées Federal University of Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées (, , UFTMP) is the association of universities and higher education institutions (ComUE) for institutions of higher education and research in the French region of Midi-Pyrénées (now called Occitania ...

. 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 The (, ''Grenoble Alps University'', abbr. UGA) is a ''grand établissement'' in Grenoble, France. Founded in 1339, it is the third largest university in France with about 60,000 students and over 3,000 researchers. Established as the Univer ...

, accompanied by Philippe Raimbault, president of the

. This development, strongly desired by the elected officials of the

Occitania region Occitania ( ; ; ) is the southernmost administrative region of metropolitan France excluding Corsica, located on the southwest of the country, created on 1 January 2016 from the former regions of Languedoc-Roussillon and Midi-Pyrénées. Th ...

and

Toulouse Métropole Toulouse Métropole () is one of 20 French metropolises, an intercommunal structure, centred on the city of Toulouse. Located in the Haute-Garonne department, in the Occitanie region, southern France. Created in January 2015, it replaced the p ...

, 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 and ...

as a part of the Treaty of Paris 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 study of religious belief from a Religion, religious perspective, with a focus on the nature of divinity. It is taught as an Discipline (academia), academic discipline, typically in universities and seminaries. It occupies itse ...

. 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 ...

. 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

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 National Polytechnic Institute of Toulouse (, ; abbr. Toulouse INP) is a French university cluster based in Toulouse, France, part of the University of Toulouse. It was founded in 1969. The institute is composed of seven schools (six engineering ...

–

INP Toulouse INP may stand for: *INP (database), an early database system developed at the University of California, Berkeley *Integrated National Police, a forerunner of the Philippine National Police * Illinois Newspaper Project * Industry and Business Party ...

(Engineering) **

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

– 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 or Ecole 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 * Éco ...

– INP-ENSIACET (Engineering) **

École Nationale d'Ingénieurs de Tarbes École or Ecole 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 * Éco ...

– INP-ENIT (Engineering) **

École Nationale de la Météorologie École or Ecole 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 * Éco ...

– 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 ...

– 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 th ...

– ENVT (Veterinary Studies) *

Institut National des Sciences Appliquées de Toulouse An institute is an organizational body created for a certain purpose. They are often research organisations (research institutes) created to do research on specific topics, or can also be a professional body. In some countries, institutes ca ...

– INSA Toulouse (Engineering) *

Institut Supérieur de l'Aéronautique et de l'Espace The Institut Supérieur de l'Aéronautique et de l'Espace (, ISAE-SUPAERO; ) is a French ''grande école'' of engineering, founded in 1909. It is the world's first dedicated institute of aerospace engineering. ISAE-SUPAERO is part of University ...

– 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 École nationale de l'aviation civile (; "National School of Civil Aviation"; abbr. ENAC) is one of 205 colleges (as of September 2018) accredited to award engineering degrees in Education in France, France. ENAC is designated as a grande école ...

– ENAC (Civil Aviation) *

École nationale supérieure de formation de l’enseignement agricole École or Ecole 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 * Éco ...

– ENSFEA (Agronomy) *

École Nationale Supérieur d'Architecture de Toulouse École or Ecole 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 * Éco ...

– ENSA Toulouse (Architecture) *

Toulouse Business School TBS Education, formerly Toulouse Business School and ''Groupe ESC Toulouse'' (''École supérieure de Commerce de Toulouse''), is a triple crown business school founded in 1903 by the Toulouse Chamber of Commerce and Industry. This highly se ...

– 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 ...

– 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; ) 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 the city of Toulouse, France. The Tou ...

Faculty

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

Nobel Prize The Nobel Prizes ( ; ; ) are awards administered by the Nobel Foundation and granted in accordance with the principle of "for the greatest benefit to humankind". The prizes were first awarded in 1901, marking the fifth anniversary of Alfred N ...

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

Adrianus Turnebus Adrianus Turnebus ( 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 his remarkable abilitie ...

, (1512 – 12 June 1565), classical scholar. * Pierre Laromiguière, (3 November 1756 – 12 August 1837), philosopher. *

Jean Jaurès Auguste Marie Joseph Jean Léon Jaurès (3 September 185931 July 1914), commonly referred to as Jean Jaurès (; ), was a French socialist leader. Initially a Moderate Republican, he later became a social democrat and one of the first possibi ...

, (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 ...

, (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 Jean Tirole (born 9 August 1953) is a French economist who is currently a professor of economics at Toulouse 1 Capitole University. He focuses on industrial organization, game theory, banking and finance, and psychology. In particular, he focus ...

, (born 9 August 1953), professor of economics,

in economic sciences in 2014. *

Paul Seabright Paul Seabright (born 8 July 1958) is a 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 Colle ...

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

Notable alumni

Étienne Dolet Étienne Dolet (; 3 August 15093 August 1546) was a French scholar, translation, translator and printer (publisher), printer. He was a controversial figure throughout his lifetime, which was buffeted by the opposing forces of the Renaissance and ...

(1509–1546), French scholar, translator and printer. *

Michael Servetus Michael Servetus (; ; ; also known as ''Michel Servetus'', ''Miguel de Villanueva'', ''Revés'', or ''Michel de Villeneuve''; 29 September 1509 or 1511 – 27 October 1553) was a Spanish theologian, physician, cartographer, and Renaissance ...

(1511–1553), Spanish theologian and physician. *

Michel de Montaigne Michel Eyquem, Seigneur de Montaigne ( ; ; ; 28 February 1533 – 13 September 1592), commonly known as Michel de Montaigne, was one of the most significant philosophers of the French Renaissance. He is known for popularising the the essay ...

(1533–1592), French philosopher and moralist. *

Vincent de Paul Vincent de Paul, CM (24 April 1581 – 27 September 1660), commonly known as Saint Vincent de Paul, was an Occitan French Catholic priest who dedicated himself to serving the poor. In 1622, Vincent was appointed as chaplain to the galleys. ...

(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, Mingan Archipelago National Park Reserve was a late 19th-century scientist and explorer. He explored the north coast of the St Lawrence River ...

, (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 Decem ...

, (5 February 1872 – 5 October 1931), linguist and politician. *

Mustafa Kamil Pasha Mustafa Kamil Pasha (, ) (August 14, 1874 ⁠– February 10, 1908) was an Egyptian lawyer, journalist, and nationalist activist. Early life and education Kamil was born in Cairo in 1874. His father was an engineer who first worked for the Eg ...

(1874–1908), Egyptian lawyer, journalist, activist, and nationalist leader. * Armand Praviel (1875–1944, Doctor of Law 1901), French writer and journalist. *

Marcel Dassault Marcel Dassault (; born Marcel Ferdinand Bloch; 23 January 1892 – 17 April 1986) was a French engineer and industrialist who spent his career in aircraft manufacturing. He was also involved in politics, serving intermittently over more than thr ...

(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 (Marcel Bloch Aircraft Company). After ...

. *

Henri Koch-Kent Henri Koch-Kent (2 May 1905, Luxembourg — 8 October 1999) was a Luxembourgish publicist author (in French/German), historian, active in the Luxembourgish Resistance during World War II. After attending the Athenaeum and the Echternach Gymnasium ...

(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 ...

(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 educationist. He worked as general manager at Tourism Development Corporation Punjab (TDCP), and served as a consultant for Tourism C ...

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

Ordre des Palmes Academiques A suite, in Western classical music, is an ordered set of instrumental or orchestral/concert band pieces. It originated in the late 14th century as a pairing of dance tunes; and grew in scope so that by the early 17th century it comprised up to f ...

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

League of Arab Nations The Arab League (, ' ), officially the League of Arab States (, '), is a regional organization in the Arab world. The Arab League was formed in Cairo on 22 March 1945, initially with seven members: Egypt, Iraq, Transjordan, Lebanon, Saudi A ...

. *

Jean Castex Jean Castex (; born 25 June 1965) is a French politician who served as Prime Minister of France from 3 July 2020 to 16 May 2022. He was a member of The Republicans (LR) until 2020. Castex served for twelve years as mayor of the small town of ...

(born 25 June 1965), French

Prime Minister A prime minister or chief of cabinet is the head of the cabinet and the leader of the ministers in the executive branch of government, often in a parliamentary or semi-presidential system. A prime minister is not the head of state, but r ...

, from 3 July 2020 to 16 May 2022. *

Thomas Pesquet Thomas Gautier Pesquet (; born 27 February 1978) is a French aerospace engineer, aviator, pilot, European Space Agency astronaut, actor, musician, and writer. Pesquet was selected by ESA as a candidate in May 2009, and he successfully completed ...

(born in 1978, graduated in 2001 from ISAE),

European Space Agency The European Space Agency (ESA) is a 23-member International organization, international organization devoted to space exploration. With its headquarters in Paris and a staff of around 2,547 people globally as of 2023, ESA was founded in 1975 ...

astronaut. *

Thomas Castaignède Thomas Castaignède (born 21 January 1975) is a rugby union footballer from Mont-de-Marsan. Born in Mont-de-Marsan, Aquitaine, Castaignède played as a junior and senior for Stade Montois in various positions, initially as fly-half or centre, ...

, (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 the public and private sector members of the United States Intelligence Community. History ...

rugby union Rugby union football, commonly known simply as rugby union in English-speaking countries and rugby 15/XV in non-English-speaking world, Anglophone Europe, or often just rugby, is a Contact sport#Terminology, close-contact team sport that orig ...

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

), French Pole vaulter * Jean Bouilhou, (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 player. 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 k ...

, (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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