University of Tours

University of Tours
Université de Tours
TypePublic
Established1969
PresidentArnaud Giacometti
Administrative staff
1,201
Students30,359 (2018-2019)
Location,
Websitehttp://www.univ-tours.fr

The University of Tours (French: Université de Tours), formerly François Rabelais University of Tours (French: Université François Rabelais), is a public university in Tours, France. Founded in 1969, the university was formerly named after the French writer François Rabelais. It is the largest university in the Centre-Val de Loire region. As of July 2015, it is a member of the regional university association Leonardo da Vinci consolidated University.[1]

  1. ^ "Decree 2015-857 of 13 July 2015 on the statutes for the ComUE " Université confédérale Léonard de Vinci "". Retrieved 27 July 2015.