University of Caen Normandy

Coordinates: 49°11′26″N 0°21′52″W / 49.1906°N 0.3644°W / 49.1906; -0.3644
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University of Caen Normandy
Université de Caen Normandie
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Latin: Universitas Cadomensis
Former name
University of Caen
Established1432; 592 years ago (1432)
Budget€247 M (2022)
PresidentLamri Adoui (since 2020)
Academic staff
1,575 (2020–2021)
Total staff
2,684 (2020–2021)
Students33,349 (2020–2021)
Location,
France

49°11′26″N 0°21′52″W / 49.1906°N 0.3644°W / 49.1906; -0.3644
Websitewww.unicaen.fr

The University of Caen Normandy (French: Université de Caen Normandie), also known as Unicaen, is a public university in Caen, France.

History[edit]

John of Lancaster, 1st Duke of Bedford, founder of the University, from the Bedford Hours in the British Library

The institution was founded in 1432[1] by John of Lancaster, 1st Duke of Bedford, the first rector being a Cornishman, Michael Tregury, afterwards Archbishop of Dublin.[2] It originally consisted of a faculty of Canon Law and a faculty of Law. By 1438, it already had five faculties. The foundation was confirmed by the King of France Charles VII the Victorious in 1452.

On July 7, 1944, the university was completely destroyed by aerial bombing during Operation Charnwood, an action of the Battle of Caen. Between 1944 and 1954, the university was based in the buildings of the regional teachers’ college. A new campus was designed by Henry Bernard and constructed between 1948 and 1957.[3] The new university was inaugurated on 1 and 2 June 1957. Its logo, the mythical Phoenix, symbolises this revival.[4]

Rankings[edit]

Global Rankings
Ranking Rank
CWUR World 808 (2020-21)[5]
QS World 1201+ (2022)[6]
Shanghai Ranking 2022
Subject Rank
Oceanography 151
Medical technology 201
Mathematics 301
Chemistry 401
Clinical medicine 401

Notable people[edit]

Notable alumni[edit]

Notable faculty[edit]

  • Gaston Mialaret (1918 - 2016}, French pedagogist and university professor.
  • Doris Bensimon (1924–2009), Austrian-born French sociologist and academic
  • Albert Gabriel (1883–1972), French associate professor of Art history (1923–1925)

Miscellaneous[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Unicaen.fr Fondée en 1432 par le roi d'Angleterre Henri VI.
  2. ^ C.A. Dubray (1908). "University of Caen". The Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. III. Robert Appleton Company. Retrieved 2008-02-07.
  3. ^ UNICAEN. "Portail de la culture - Université de Caen Normandie - Histoire et patrimoine". culture.unicaen.fr. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  4. ^ Unicaen.fr l'entrée du campus I, le Phénix, que la légende fait mourir dans les flammes et renaître de ses cendres, symbolise ce renouveau de l'université.
  5. ^ "University of Caen Normandy Ranking 2020-21 - Center for World University Rankings (CWUR)". cwur.org. Retrieved 2020-09-17.
  6. ^ "Université de Caen Basse-Normandie". Top Universities. 2015-07-16. Retrieved 2020-09-17.
  7. ^ "Index". www.unicaen.fr. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  8. ^ "XL-Chem Graduate School of Research".

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