University of Rouen Normandy

University of Rouen Normandy

Université de Rouen Normandie
Type	Public
President	Joël Alexandre
Students	28 997
Undergraduates	14 601
Postgraduates	4 843
Doctoral students	769
Location	Rouen , France
Website	http://www.univ-rouen.fr/ (in French)

The University of Rouen Normandy (Université de Rouen Normandie) is a French university, in the Academy of Rouen.

History and demographics[]

Located not in Rouen, but in the suburb of Mont-Saint-Aignan (a "township" in the Normandy region), the University of Rouen Normandy opened in 1966 as an off-shoot of the University of Caen. It is a large public university with over 25,000 students enrolled.^[1]

Ranking[]

According to U.S. News & World Report, University of Rouen Normandy made #835 (in a 3-way tie with Assiut University in Egypt and Universidad de Antioquia in Colombia) on the Best Global Universities list (published October 24, 2017) out of 1,250 universities being judged.^[2][3] University of Rouen Normandy was also compared to 66 other French universities and was ranked #45.^[4] These rankings are based on the reputation of the university as well as the extent and quality of the research performed at each location.

Achievements[]

• First transcatheter aortic valve implantation in the world performed by Prof. Alain Cribier in 2002.{{^[5]}}

Housing[]

Students do not live on campus at University of Rouen Normandy, as housing is not available through the university. Nearby apartments are available and booked through the state agency CROUS.^[6][7]

See also[]

• List of public universities in France by academy

References[]

Coordinates: 49°27′36″N 1°04′01″E / 49.460001°N 1.067002°E / 49.460001; 1.067002