University in Nancy, Lorraine, France (1970–2012)
Henri Poincaré University Type Public Established 1572, 1970 President Jean-Pierre Finance Academic staff
1,375 Administrative staff
1,146 Students 18,000 Address 24-30 rue lionnois - BP 60121 54 003 Nancy Cedex FRANCE
, , France
Affiliations Nancy-Université Website www .uhp-nancy .fr
UHP's Science and Technology Campus Library in Vandoeuvre (Nancy )
The Henri Poincaré University , or Nancy 1 , nicknamed UHP , was a public research university located in Nancy , France . UHP formed the Nancy-Université federation with two other institutions in 2005.[ 1] In 2012, Nancy-Université was merged with University Paul Verlaine of Metzinto to form the University of Lorraine .[ 1]
History
The first University of Lorraine was created in 1572 by the Duke Charles de Lorraine and the Cardinal Charles III , in a city near Pont-à-Mousson .
Nancy 1 merged with Nancy-II , Paul Verlaine University – Metz , and the INPL forming the University of Lorraine .[ 1] The merger process started in 2009 with the creation of a "pôles de recherche et d'enseignement supérieur" or PRES and was completed 1 January 2012.
International
UHP figures in the Academic Ranking of World Universities made by the Shanghai Jiao Tong University . In the year 2007, UHP ranked 305th at a worldwide scale and 124th at European scale.
Organization and administration
Components
UHP had five Faculties:
Science and Technology
Medical School
Pharmacy
Dentistry
Sports
Three Engineering Schools:
Three Institutes of Technology (IUT):
Nancy-Brabois
Longwy
St Dié
And one Institute for Teacher Training (IUFM ).
Research
The university included a total of 44 laboratories, linked with the most important French research organizations : CNRS , INSERM , INRA and INRIA .
See also
References
External links
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