The University of Angers (french: Université d'Angers; UA) is a

public university A public university or public college is a university or college that is in owned by the state or receives significant public funds through a national or subnational government, as opposed to a private university. Whether a national universi ...

in western France, with campuses in

Angers Angers (, , ) is a city in western France, about southwest of Paris. It is the prefecture of the Maine-et-Loire department and was the capital of the province of Anjou until the French Revolution. The inhabitants of both the city and the pr ...

Cholet Cholet (, , probably from Latin language, Latin ''cauletum'', "cabbage") is a Communes of France, commune of western France in the Maine-et-Loire Departments of France, department. With 54,307 inhabitants (2019), it is the second most populous c ...

, and

Saumur Saumur () is a commune in the Maine-et-Loire department in western France. The town is located between the Loire and Thouet rivers, and is surrounded by the vineyards of Saumur itself, Chinon, Bourgueil, Coteaux du Layon, etc.. Saumur s ...

. It forms part of th
Angers-Le Mans University Community

History

The University of Angers was initially established during the 11th century as the ''School of Angers''. It became known as the ''University of Angers'' in 1337 and was the fifth largest university in France at the time. The university existed until 1793 when all universities in

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were closed. Nearly 2 centuries later, the university was reestablished in 1971 after a regrouping of several preexisting higher education establishments. It would go on to add additional campuses in

and

in 1987 and 2004, respectively. Today, the University of Angers counts more than 25,000 students across all campuses.

Academics

The University of Angers offers bachelors, vocational bachelors, masters, and doctoral degrees across its 8 faculties and institutes: *Faculty of Tourism and Culture (ESTHUA) *Faculty of Health *Faculty of Languages, Humanities and Social Sciences *Faculty of Law and Economics *Faculty of Sciences *Institute of Business Administration (IAE) *Institute of Technology (IUT) *Polytech Angers (Engineering school) The university also offers non-degree options, including DAEU diplomas.

Campuses

The University of Angers is situated on 3 campuses in various parts of Angers (Belle-Beille, Santé, and Saint-Serge), as well as campuses in Cholet and Saumur. There are 2 university libraries, available on the Saint-Serge and Belle-Beille campuses. Near the Santé campus, the university maintains a

botanical garden A botanical garden or botanic gardenThe terms ''botanic'' and ''botanical'' and ''garden'' or ''gardens'' are used more-or-less interchangeably, although the word ''botanic'' is generally reserved for the earlier, more traditional gardens, an ...

, which as of 2022, is open year-round. The university also offers several CROUS student residence and dining halls in Angers.

Memorial

In 2015, the Maison des Sciences Humaines at the university was named after Germaine Tillion (1907-2008), an ethologist and member of the

French Resistance The French Resistance (french: La Résistance) was a collection of organisations that fought the German occupation of France during World War II, Nazi occupation of France and the Collaborationism, collaborationist Vichy France, Vichy régim ...

Notable faculty

Ancient

Nicolas d'Orbellis Nicolas d'Orbellis was a French Franciscan theologian and philosopher, of the Scotist school. Biography He was born about 1400. He seems to have entered the monastery of the Observantines, founded in 1407, one of the first in France. He appear ...

(c.1400-1475) - Franciscan theologian and philosopher, of the Scotist school * William Gordon (c. 1499-1577) - last of the pre-Reformation bishops of Aberdeen owing allegiance to the Roman Catholic Church * John Baber (1625 – 1704) - English physician to Charles II, * Pierre Fauchard (1679-1761) - physician, credited as being the ''father of modern dentistry'' *

Étienne-Alexandre Bernier Étienne-Alexandre Bernier or ''Abbé Bernier'' (31 October 1762 – 1 October 1806) was a French religious figure and Royalist politician during the French Revolution. Born in Daon, Mayenne, Bernier was a professor of theology at the Universit ...

(1762-1806) - theologian and Royalist politician

Modern

Jean Laroche Jean Laroche (1921–2010) was a French poet born in Nantes. He was also a professor Professor (commonly abbreviated as Prof.) is an academic rank at universities and other post-secondary education and research institutions in most co ...

(1921, in

Nantes Nantes (, , ; Gallo: or ; ) is a city in Loire-Atlantique on the Loire, from the Atlantic coast. The city is the sixth largest in France, with a population of 314,138 in Nantes proper and a metropolitan area of nearly 1 million inhabita ...

–2010) - poet *

Pierre Michel Pierre Michel (born 11 June 1942), is a professor of literature and a scholar specializing in the French writer Octave Mirbeau. Michel was born in Toulon, the son of the historian Henri Michel. After defending his doctoral dissertation on the wo ...

(born 1942) - professor of literature *

David Trotman David John Angelo Trotman (born 27 September 1951) is a mathematician, with dual British and French nationality. He is a grandson of the poet and author Oliver W F Lodge and a great-grandson of the physicist Sir Oliver Lodge. He works in an are ...

(born 1951) - mathematician

Notable alumni

Ancient

William de Lauder William de Lawedre (modern spelling: Lauder) ( – 14 June 1425) was bishop of Glasgow and Lord Chancellor of Scotland. Sometimes given (wrongly) as a son of Alan de Lawedre of Haltoun, he was in fact the son of Sir Robert de Lawedre of Edringt ...

(c. 1380 – 1425) - bishop of Glasgow and Lord Chancellor of Scotland. *

Robert Morison Robert Morison (162010 November 1683) was a Scottish botanist and taxonomist. A forerunner of John Ray, he elucidated and developed the first systematic classification of plants.Vines Biography Born in Aberdeen, Morison was an outstanding ...

(1620-1683) - Scottish botanist and taxonomist *

Johan de Witt Johan de Witt (; 24 September 1625 – 20 August 1672), ''lord of Zuid- en Noord-Linschoten, Snelrewaard, Hekendorp en IJsselvere'', was a Dutch statesman and a major political figure in the Dutch Republic in the mid-17th century, the F ...

(1625-1672) - Dutch statesman *

Regnier de Graaf Regnier de Graaf (English spelling), original Dutch spelling Reinier de Graaf, or Latinized Reijnerus de Graeff (30 July 164117 August 1673) was a Dutch physician, physiologist and anatomist who made key discoveries in reproductive biology. He ...

(1641-1673) - Dutch physician, physiologist and anatomist * Robert Sibbald (1641-1722) - Scottish physician and antiquary *

Denis Papin Denis Papin FRS (; 22 August 1647 – 26 August 1713) was a French physicist, mathematician and inventor, best known for his pioneering invention of the steam digester, the forerunner of the pressure cooker and of the steam engine. Early li ...

(1647-1713) - physicist, mathematician and inventor *

Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon (; 7 September 1707 – 16 April 1788) was a French naturalist, mathematician, cosmologist, and encyclopédiste. His works influenced the next two generations of naturalists, including two prominent ...

(1707-1788) - naturalist, mathematician, cosmologist, and encyclopédiste

Modern

* Roselyne Bachelot (born 1946) - politician * Jiro Ono (小野次郎) (born 1953) - Japanese politician * Denis Mukwege (born 1955) - Congolese gynecologist and Pentecostal pastor; jointly awarded the Nobel Peace Prize 2018

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* Universities and colleges in Angers Educational institutions established in 1971 1356 establishments in Europe 1350s establishments in France 1793 disestablishments Public universities in France Universities in Pays de la Loire {{France-university-stub

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Notable alumni

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