University of the Mediterranean

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University of the Mediterranean
Aix-Marseille II

Université de la Méditerranée, Aix-Marseille II
Type	Public
Active	22 May 1969 (22 May 1969)–1 January 2012 (1 January 2012)
President	Yvon Berland
Students	24,000
Location	Aix-en-Provence, Gap and Marseille ,  France
Website	https://web.archive.org/web/20100119053821/http://www.univmed.fr/ (in French)

The University of the Mediterranean Aix-Marseille II was a French university in the Academy of Aix and Marseille. Historically, it was part of the University of Aix-Marseille based across the communes of Aix-en-Provence and Marseille in southern France. It had 24,000 students. On 1 January 2012 it merged with the University of Provence and Paul Cézanne University to become Aix-Marseille University, the youngest, but also the largest in terms of students, budgets and staff in France.^{[citation needed]}

Academic programs[]

The university is particularly strong in sciences with faculties for science (Faculté des Sciences de Luminy), sport sciences (Faculté des Sciences du Sport), engineering () and economic science and management (Faculté des Sciences Économiques et de Gestion). The medical school comprises the faculties of Medicine, Pharmacy and Dentistry.

In addition, there are a number of institutes:

• (Institute of mechanics at Marseille)
• École de Journalisme et de Communication (School of Journalism and Communications)
• Institut Universitaire de Technologie (University Institute for technology)
• (Regional institute for work)
• (Oceanography center of Marseille)

History[]

The Université d'Aix-en-Provence was initially created in 1409 by . In 1791, like every university in France, it was dissolved and the faculties were dispersed between the two cities of Aix-en-Provence and Marseille and became autonomous. On 21 April 1881 by decree of the conseil municipal (city council) the medical school was opened at the palais du Pharo by the Vieux Port, Marseille. In 1969, two universities were established between Aix-en-Provence and Marseille. In 1973, the third was created (Université d'Aix-Marseille III). In 1994, the Université d'Aix-Marseille II took the name of Université de la Méditerranée.

Alumni[]

• Christine Beeton

Notes and references[]

See also[]

• University of Aix-Marseille
• List of public universities in France by academy

External links[]

• (in French) Official site