University of Auvergne

University of Auvergne
Université d'Auvergne
Logo of the University of Auvergne
Logo of the University of Auvergne
Motto"Made in UdA"
TypePublic
Active1519–2016 (2016)
PresidentPhilippe Dulbecco
DeanPhillippe Dulbecco
Students16,644
Address
49, Boulevard François-Mitterrand, Clermont Ferrand, France
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45°46′14″N 3°5′19″E / 45.77056°N 3.08861°E / 45.77056; 3.08861
Websitehttp://www.u-clermont1.fr/

The University of Auvergne (Université d'Auvergne), also known as “Universite d'Auvergne Clermont-Ferrand I” or Clermont-Ferrand I, was a French public university, based in Clermont-Ferrand, in the region of Auvergne. It was under the Academy of Clermont-Ferrand. It was the head of PRES Clermont Université consortium; PRES being the league of elite universities of France. On 1 January 2017, the university merged with Blaise Pascal University to form the University Clermont Auvergne.

The Université d’Auvergne was founded in 1519 and as such in 1806 as a medical school. It became the Université d’Auvergne Clermont-Ferrand 1 on March 16, 1976.

The university has a status of EPSCSP, which is the highest French accreditation. This leads to high emphasis over the professional and research areas of the university. A comprehensive institution, it offers more than 60 national degrees in Medicine, Pharmacy, Dentistry, Law and Forensics, Economics and Politics, Management and Administration, and Technology.

The university was constantly ranked as a leading academic institution by various French academicians and newspapers, most notably Le Figaro.