University of Burgundy

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University of Burgundy
Université de Bourgogne
Coat of arms of the ancient university of Dijon.svg
Former name
University of Dijon (1722-1984)
TypePublic
Established1722; 299 years ago (1722)[1]
Budget242 million €
RectorAlain Bonnin
Administrative staff
2,774 including 1,519 professors. 2,700 adjunct professors
Students30,917
Undergraduates16,800
Postgraduates9,400
Doctoral students
1,299
Location
Dijon
,
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
,
France

Coordinates: 47°18′45″N 5°4′15″E / 47.31250°N 5.07083°E / 47.31250; 5.07083
CampusDijon
Websitehttp://en.u-bourgogne.fr/
Université de Bourgogne Logo.svg

The University of Burgundy (French: Université de Bourgogne, uB; formerly known as Université de Dijon) is a public university located in Dijon, France.

The University of Burgundy is situated on a large campus (more than 150 ha) in the west part of Dijon of called Campus Montmuzard, about 15 minutes by tram from the city centre. The humanities and sciences are well represented on the main campus, along with law, medicine, and literature in separate buildings. The IUT (Institute of technology) is also on the campus, providing specialist higher level diplomas in business, biology, communications and computer science.

The university counts 10 faculties, 4 engineering schools, 3 institutes of technology offering undergraduate courses, and 2 professional institutes providing post-graduate programmes.

With numerous student societies and good support services for international and disabled students, the campus is a welcoming place with numerous CROUS restaurants and canteens providing subsidised food and snacks.

Students[]

In 2018, the number of students was 30,917 divided into six areas, Dijon, Auxerre, Chalon-sur-Saône, Le Creusot, Mâcon and Nevers. The territorial areas (Dijon excepted) receive about 89% of the total of students.[2] There are about 2 783 foreign students in 2018. 66% of the students are from Burgundy.

The CIEF (Centre International d'Études Françaises) allows students at all proficiency levels to immerse themselves in French language classes.

Points of interest[]

Notable faculty[]

Notable alumni[]

  • Mohammed A. Aldouri, former Permanent Representative of Iraq to the United Nations (2001-2003)
  • Edvard Beneš, Former President of Czechoslovakia
  • Guy Canivet jurist, president of the Court of Cassation
  • Chérie Carter-Scott, American author
  • Antanas Mockus, Colombian mathematician, philosopher, and politician
  • Rachida Dati, Member of the European Parliament, Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice
  • Mahmoud El Materi, Former Minister (Tunisia)
  • Jacques Fradin, Medical Doctor, cognitive and behavioural therapist
  • Pierre Frogier, Politician, former President of the Government of New Caledonia
  • Henri-François Gautrin, Member of National Assembly of Quebec
  • Adolé Isabelle Glitho-Akueson, Professor of Animal Biology at the University of Lome
  • Léopold Gnininvi, Togolese politician, Secretary-General of the Democratic Convention of African Peoples
  • Roger Guillemin, French National medal of Science in 1976, Nobel Prize for medicine in 1977
  • Lawrence Gushee, American musicologist
  • Mohammad-Ali Jamalzadeh, prominent Iranian writer
  • Joseph Jacotot, philosopher, creator of the method of "intellectual emancipation"
  • Alain Joyandet, politician, former Secretary of State for Cooperation and Francophony
  • Henri Jayer, French vintner
  • Roch Marc Christian Kaboré, President of Burkina Faso (2015–present)[3]
  • H. T. Kirby-Smith, American author and poet
  • Faik Konitza, Albanian politician, stylist, critic.
  • Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon, French naturalist, mathematician, cosmologist
  • Kevin S. MacLeod, Usher of the Black Rod for the Canadian Senate
  • Arnaud Montebourg, Deputy of the fifth district of Saône-et-Loire to the French National Assembly
  • Lawrence Clark Powell, literary critic, bibliographer and author
  • Carol Remond, award-winning journalist (Dow Jones Newswires), publisher of the Wall Street Journal.
  • (fr), President of ATTAC France
  • Pierre Viette, entomologist
  • George Kennedy Young, deputy director of MI6
  • Doina Bobeica - Famous Florist
  • Maxime Touffet - Director of Renon Inc.
  • Chuka Umunna - British politician
  • Robin Deiana - TV personality, breakdancer and model who lives and performs in South Korea; current cast member in the talk show Non-Summit
  • Paul Bosc - Chairman and Founder of Château Des Charmes, recipient of the Order of Canada

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ U-bourgogne.fr
  2. ^ "Les chiffres clés et indicateurs de l'université de Bourgogne". www.u-bourgogne.fr (in French). Retrieved 2019-11-01.
  3. ^ "An.bf". Archived from the original on 2008-06-28. Retrieved 2015-12-04.

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