Languedoc-Roussillon Universities (Languedoc-Roussillon Universités) is the
association of universities and higher education institutions In France, Communautés d’Universités et Établissements (COMUEs; Communities of universities and institutions) are groups of universities and higher education institutions. A COMUE is a form of Établissement Public à caractère Scientifique, ...
(ComUE)
for institutions of higher education and research in the French regions of
Languedoc-Roussillon
Languedoc-Roussillon (; ; ) is a former regions of France, administrative region of France. On 1 January 2016, it joined with the region of Midi-Pyrénées to become Occitania (administrative region), Occitania. It comprised five departments o ...
.
The association was created as a ComUE according to the 2013
Law on Higher Education and Research (France)
The Law on Higher Education and Research of July 22, 2013 replaced laws promulgated by the previous French government in 2006 and 2007 (for example the law on Liberties and Responsibilities of Universities) regarding the organization and autonomy ...
, effective December 29, 2014.
It replaced the
pôle de recherche et d'enseignement supérieur (PRES) Université Montpellier Sud de France. Its creation also coincided with the merger of Montepellier Universities I and II to form
University of Montpellier
The University of Montpellier () is a public university, public research university located in Montpellier, in south-east of France. Established in 1220, the University of Montpellier is one of the List of oldest universities in continuous opera ...
.
Members
Languedoc-Roussillon Universities brings together the following institutions:
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University of Montpellier
The University of Montpellier () is a public university, public research university located in Montpellier, in south-east of France. Established in 1220, the University of Montpellier is one of the List of oldest universities in continuous opera ...
;
*
Paul Valéry University, Montpellier III
Paul may refer to:
People
* Paul (given name), a given name, including a list of people
* Paul (surname), a list of people
* Paul the Apostle, an apostle who wrote many of the books of the New Testament
* Ray Hildebrand, half of the singing duo ...
;
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University of Perpignan
The University of Perpignan (; ) is a French university, located in Perpignan.
History
The first university of Perpignan was established in 1349 by King Peter IV of Aragon. It is one of the oldest regional universities, following in the steps ...
;
*
University of Nîmes ;
*
École nationale supérieure de chimie de Montpellier
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 ...
;
*
Institut de recherche pour le développement
The French National Research Institute for Sustainable Development, or ''Institut de Recherche pour le Développement'' (IRD), is a French science and technology establishment under the joint supervision of the French Ministries of Ministry of ...
;
*
Centre national de la recherche scientifique
The French National Centre for Scientific Research (, , CNRS) is the French state research organisation and is the largest fundamental science agency in Europe.
In 2016, it employed 31,637 staff, including 11,137 tenured researchers, 13,415 eng ...
.
References
External links
Languedoc-Rousillon Universities website
Universities in Occitania (administrative region)
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