University of Toulouse
The University of Toulouse is a university in France that was established by papal bull in 1229, making it one of the earliest universities to emerge in Europe. Since the closing of the university in 1793 due to the French Revolution, the University of Toulouse no longer exists as a single institution. However, there have been several independent "successor" universities inheriting the name.
The current consortium of French universities, grandes écoles and other institutions of higher education and research in Toulouse and the surrounding region is known as Université fédérale de Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées.
History
The formation of l'Université de Toulouse was imposed on Count Raymond VII 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. Bishop Foulques de Toulouse was among the founders of the University. Among its first lecturers were Jean de Garlande and Roland of Cremona. Other faculties 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, l'Université de Toulouse split into three separate universities and numerous specialised institutions of higher education. The present-day Université de Toulouse was founded on 27 March 2007. It no longer represents a single university, as it is now the collective entity which federates the universities and specialised institutions of higher education. With more than 100,000 students, Midi-Pyrénées is the fifth-largest university area in France.
Members and fields of study
It is a Research and Higher Education Cluster consisting of:- Université Toulouse 1 Capitole – UT1
- Université Toulouse - Jean Jaurès – UT2J
- Université Toulouse III Paul Sabatier – UT3
- Institut National Polytechnique de Toulouse – INPT
- * École Nationale Supérieure Agronomique de Toulouse – INP-ENSAT
- * École Nationale Supérieure d’Électrotechnique, d’Électronique, d’Informatique, d’Hydraulique et des Télécommunications – INP-ENSEEIHT
- * École Nationale Supérieure des Ingénieurs en Arts Chimiques et Technologiques – INP-ENSIACET
- * École Nationale d'Ingénieurs de Tarbes – INP-ENIT
- * École Nationale de la Météorologie;– INP-ENM
- * École d'ingénieurs de Purpan – INP-EI Purpan
- * École Nationale Vétérinaire de Toulouse – ENVT
- Institut National des Sciences Appliquées de Toulouse – INSA Toulouse
- 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 supérieure de formation de l’enseignement agricole – ENSFEA
- 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
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 experimental sciences and 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 Human Sciences and 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
Present and past faculty include
- Jean Tirole,, professor of economics, Economics Nobel Prize 2014
- Paul Seabright, professor of economics
- Jean-Jacques Laffont,, economist
- Raymond Aron, philosopher, sociologist and political scientist
- Paul Fauconnet, sociologist
- Jean Jaurès,, politician
- Pierre Laromiguière,, philosopher
- Adrianus Turnebus,, classical scholar
Famous alumni and former students
- Étienne Dolet, French scholar, translator and printer.
- Michael Servetus, Spanish theologian and physician.
- Michel de Montaigne, French philosopher and moralist.
- Marcel Dassault, French aircraft industrialist. He founded the company Dassault Aviation.
- Mustafa Kamil Pasha, Egyptian lawyer, journalist, activist, and nationalist leader.
- François Hussenot, French Catholic priest
- Thomas Pesquet, European Space Agency astronaut
- Armand Praviel, French writer and journalist
- Henry de Puyjalon,, French/Canadian pioneer in biology and ecology
- Selman Riza, linguist and politician
- Paul Sabatier , Dean of the Faculty of Science at the University of Toulouse in 1905. Nobel Prize in Chemistry jointly with fellow Frenchman Victor Grignard in 1912.
- Saeed Abu Ali,, Palestinian politician and Assistant Secretary-General of the League of Arab Nations.
- Jean Bouilhou,, rugby union footballer, played with the French national team
- Thomas Castaignède,, rugby union footballer, played with the French national team
- Romain Mesnil, French Pole vaulter
- David Skrela,, rugby union footballer, played with the French national team