The University of Nantes is a well-known French

France

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 university

University

A university is an institution of higher education and research, which grants academic degrees in a variety of subjects. A university is an organisation that provides both undergraduate education and postgraduate education...

, located in the city

City

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 of Nantes

Nantes

Nantes is a city in western France, located on the Loire River, from the Atlantic coast. The city is the 6th largest in France, while its metropolitan area ranks 8th with over 800,000 inhabitants....

. Currently, it is attended by approximately 34,000 students. 10% of them are international students coming from 110 countries.

History

The current University was founded in 1970 under the terms of the 1968 law which reformed French higher education. This newly established institution replaced the former University of Nantes which had been founded in the early 1960s. This itself was a re-establishment of the original University of Nantes which was established by papal bull in 1460 but was abolished during the French Revolution

French Revolution

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List of faculties and schools

• Faculty of Medicine
• Faculty of Pharmacy
• Faculty of Dentistry
• Faculty of Psychology
• Faculty of Science and Technology
• Faculty of Law and Political Science
• Department of History, Art History and Achaeology
• Department of Humanities and Languages
• Department of Languages - International Language Centre (CIL)
• Department of Sociology
• Department of Science and Technology of Physical Activities and Sports (STAPS)
• Institute of Geography and Regional Planning of Université de Nantes (IGARUN)
• Institute of Economics and Management - Institute of Business Administration (IEMN-IAE)
• Institute for Research and Education in French as a Foreigh Language (IRFFLE)
• Institute of Teacher Training (IUFM)
• Institute of Preparation for General Administration (IPAG)
• Observatory of Earth and Planetary Sciences (OSUNA)
• Institute of Technology of Nantes
• Institute of Technology of La Roche-sur-Yon
  La Roche-sur-Yon
  La Roche-sur-Yon is a commune in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France.It is the capital of the department. Its inhabitants are called Yonnais.-History:...
  
  
• Institute of Technology of Saint-Nazaire
• School of Engineering - École Polytechnique de Nantes
  École Polytechnique de l'Université de Nantes
  École polytechnique de l'université de Nantes is a French Grande École which provides curricula and run research programmes in a variety of scientific and technological fields:* electrical engineering...
  
  

External links

University of Nantes Website International students