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 Rouen (, ; or ) is a city on the River Seine, in northwestern France. It is in the prefecture of Regions of France, region of Normandy (administrative region), Normandy and the Departments of France, department of Seine-Maritime. Formerly one ...

, but in the suburb of Mont-Saint-Aignan (a "township" in the

Normandy Normandy (; or ) is a geographical and cultural region in northwestern Europe, roughly coextensive with the historical Duchy of Normandy. Normandy comprises Normandy (administrative region), mainland Normandy (a part of France) and insular N ...

region), the University of Rouen Normandy opened in 1966 as an off-shoot of the

University of Caen The University of Caen Normandy (French: ''Université de Caen Normandie''), also known as Unicaen, is a public university in Caen, France. History The institution was founded in 1432 by John of Lancaster, 1st Duke of Bedford, the first rector ...

. It is a large public university with over 25,000 students enrolled.

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

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) on the Best Global Universities list (published October 24, 2017) out of 1,250 universities being judged. University of Rouen Normandy was also compared to 66 other French universities and was ranked #45. 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 Alain Cribier, FACC, FESC (25 January 1945 – 16 February 2024) was a French interventional cardiologist, Professor of Medicine and Director of Cardiology at the University of Rouen's Charles Nicolle Hospital. Alain Cribier was best known fo ...

in 2002.

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. The University of Rouen Normandy takes part in th
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Notable people

Faculty * Carlo Giuseppe Guglielmo Botta (1766–1837) - Italian historian; university rector * Paul Rollin (1932, in

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– 2003) - university president * Michel Thellier (born 1933, in

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) - plant physiologist. *

André Vauchez André Vauchez FBA (born 24 July 1938, Thionville) is a French medievalist specialising in the history of Christian spirituality. He has studied at the École normale supérieure and the École française de Rome. His thesis, defended in 1978 ...

(born 1938, in

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) - medievalist specialising in the history of Christian spirituality. *

Annie Ernaux Annie Thérèse Blanche Ernaux (; ; born 1 September 1940) is a French writer who was awarded the 2022 Nobel Prize in Literature "for the courage and clinical acuity with which she uncovers the roots, estrangements and collective restraints o ...

(born 1940) - Nobel Prize-winning (2022) French writer and professor of literature. * Claude Dellacherie (born 1943, in

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Communes of Nord (French d ...

) - mathematician, specialising in probability theory *

(born 1945) - cardiologist *

Jacques Legrand Jacques Legrand may refer to: * (c. 1350–1422), French writer of the '' Arts de seconde rhétorique'', also known as Jacobus Magnus * Jacques Legrand (philatelist) Dr. Jacques Amable Legrand (29 August 1820 – 6 June 1912) was one of the first ...

(born 1946, in

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) - linguist and anthropologist; specialist in Mongolian literature, history and language *

Dominique Perrin Dominique Pierre Perrin (b. 1946) is a French mathematician and theoretical computer scientist known for his contributions to coding theory and to combinatorics on words. He is a professor of the University of Marne-la-Vallée and currently serv ...

(born 1946) - mathematician and computer scientist * Catherine Virlouvet (born 1956) - historian of Ancient Rome *

Loïc Vadelorge Loïc Vadelorge, born 26 November 1964, graduate from École Normale Supérieure Lettres et Sciences Humaines, is a French historian, teacher of contemporary history at the Paris 13 University, after having been Senior Lecturer at the Versailles ...

(born 1964) - historian *

Catriona Seth Catriona Jane Seth, FBA (born 30 August 1964) is a British scholar of French literature and the history of ideas. Since 2015, she has been Marshal Foch Professor of French Literature at the University of Oxford and a Fellow of All Souls Colleg ...

(born 1964) - British scholar of French literature and the history of ideas * Pierre Cosme (born 1965) - historian specialising in ancient Rome Alumni *

Robert Lecourt Robert Lecourt (19 September 1908 – 9 August 2004) was a French politician and lawyer, judge and the fourth President of the European Court of Justice. He was born in Pavilly and died in Boulogne-Billancourt. Significantly, in his role as a ...

(1908 in

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- 2004) - member of

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; lawyer; President of the

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Olga Kosakiewicz Olga Kosakiewicz (; 6 November 1915 – 1983) was a French theater actress. Biography She and her sister Wanda Kosakiewicz were born in Kyiv as daughters of the Frenchwoman Marthe Kosakiewicz and the Belarusian emigrant from Kyiv Victor Kosakiewic ...

(1915 in

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– 1983) - theatre actress *

Paul Sebag Paul Sebag (Tunisian Arabic: پول صباغ) (26 September 1919 – 5 September 2004) was a French-Tunisian sociologist and historian. Biography After his studies in law and philosophy in Paris were interrupted by World War II and the a ...

(Tunisian Arabic: پول صباغ), born 1919, in

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- 2004, in Paris) - French-Tunisian sociologist and historian *

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(Hebrew: מישל ברקוביאר; born 1941, in

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) - French-Israeli computer scientist *

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(born 1947) - computer scientist * Jean-Pierre Florens (born 1947, in

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) - economist *

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(1948–2022) - Prime Minister of

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2012-2013 *

Christian Gouriéroux Christian Gouriéroux (born 1949) is an econometrician who holds a Doctor of Philosophy in mathematics from the University of Rouen. He has the Professor exceptional level title from France. Gouriéroux is now a professor at University of Toron ...

(born 1949) - econometrician * Justine Mintsa(born 1949, in Oyem,

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) - writer *

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(born 1951) - Minister of Women's Affairs,

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(born 1952, in

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) - Canadian politician;

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(1993–1997) * Pascal Morand (born 1955 in

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) - economist; Executive President of the Fédération française de la couture * Habib Abdulrab Sarori (born 1956) - Yemeni computer scientist and novelist *

Catherine Morin-Desailly Catherine Morin-Desailly (born 6 July 1960 in Le Petit-Quevilly, Seine-Maritime) is a French politician of the Union of Democrats and Independents (UDI) who has been serving as a member of the Senate of France since 2004, representing the Seine- ...

(born 1960, in

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Seine-Maritime Seine-Maritime () is a department of France in the Normandy region of northern France. It is situated on the northern coast of France, at the mouth of the Seine, and includes the cities of Rouen and Le Havre. Until 1955 it was named Seine-Inf� ...

) - politician (

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) * Lama Salam (born 1961) - Lebanese activist *

Christian Robert Christian P. Robert is a French statistician, specializing in Bayesian statistics and Monte Carlo methods. Career Christian Robert studied at ENSAE then defended his PhD in 1987 at Université de Rouen. He held temporary positions at Purdu ...

(born 1961) - statistician, specialising in

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Laurent Ruquier Laurent Hugues Emmanuel Ruquier (; born 24 February 1963) is a French television presenter, radio host and comedian. He is also a lyricist, writer, columnist and impresario; he has been co-owner and general manager of Théâtre Antoine-Simone B ...

(born 1963, in

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) - television presenter, radio host and comedian *

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(born 1968, in Le Havre) - pharmacist and politician ( Horizons) * Emmanuel Maquet (born 1968, in

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) - politician ( LR) *

Christophe Bouillon Christophe Bouillon (born 4 March 1969) was a member of the National Assembly of France from 2007 to 2020. He represented Seine-Maritime's 5th constituency as a member of the Socialist, Radical, Citizen and Miscellaneous Left. From 2015 to 20 ...

(born 1969, in

) - politician ( PS) *

Stéphan Perreau Stéphan Perreau (born 1969) is a French contemporary musician and art historian. Biography A holder of a master's degree in art history and early modern period, Perreau studied at the University of Rouen, the Bordeaux Montaigne University a ...

(born 1969) - musician and art historian *

Raphaëlle Branche Raphaëlle Branche (born July 14, 1972) is a French historian, professor of modern history at Paris Nanterre University. She is an expert on torture in the Algerian War, and more broadly on colonial violence and colonial wars. She is a professor ...

(born 1972) - historian *

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(born 1972, in

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) - journalist, television and radio host and politician ( PS) * David Cormand (born 1974) - politician ( EELV) * Sira Sylla (born 1980) - politician of (

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) Recipient of honorary degree *

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(born 1952) - Turkish novelist, screenwriter, academic

References

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