The University of French Guiana () is a French
public university
A public university, state university, or public college is a university or college that is State ownership, owned by the state or receives significant funding from a government. Whether a national university is considered public varies from o ...
, created in 2014 in
French Guiana
French Guiana, or Guyane in French, is an Overseas departments and regions of France, overseas department and region of France located on the northern coast of South America in the Guianas and the West Indies. Bordered by Suriname to the west ...
. It was formed from two existing campuses of the
University of the French West Indies and Guiana.
History
A conflict over funding for French Guiana relative to West Indian students led to a strike paralyzing the university for more than a month during the 2013–2014 academic year, with faculty, staff and students calling for independence. An agreement to end the conflict was signed on 11 November 2013.
The new University of French Guiana was created by decree, published July 30, 2014.
Notable people
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Alicia Aylies (born 1998),
Miss France 2017
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It was the first time that the pageant took place in Montpellier and in the Languedoc-Roussillon region.
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See also
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University of the French West Indies
The University of the Antilles (), also known in English as the University of the French Antilles, is a French public university, located in the French West Indies.
History
It was previously part of a larger institution in combination with camp ...
References
External links
Official website
Universities in France
Universities in French Guiana
2014 establishments in French Guiana
Educational institutions established in 2014
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