University of Toulon
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Université de Toulon | |
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| Type | Public |
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| President | Xavier LEROUX[1] |
| Students | 10,000 |
| Location | , |
| Website | [1] (in French) |
The University of Toulon (French: Université de Toulon or UTLN) is a French university located in Toulon, France, and neighboring areas (La Garde, Saint-Raphaël, La Valette and Draguignan). It was founded in 1968 and is organized in 6 faculties, 2 autonomous institutes, an institute of business management and an engineering school.
Unités de Formation et de Recherche
[edit]In the French system, an UFR ("Unité de formation et de recherche") or Research and Education Unit offers both undergraduate and graduate programs. Each UFR is governed by a director elected from the department and heads over a council of elected professors who control its curriculum.
The University of Toulon has 6 U.F.R.:
- Science (UFR Sciences et Techniques)
- Undergraduate level: Mathematics, Applied Mathematics, Biology, Computer Science and Physics/Chemistry.
- Graduate level: Mathematics, Computer Science, Physics and Engineering Science, Chemistry.
- Arts (UFR Lettres et Sciences Humaines)
- French, English (Language, Literature and History or "Langues, Littérature et Civilisation"), Spanish, applied Modern Languages ("Langues Etrangères Appliquées").
- Tourism ("Management de projets touristiques durables") and Culture ("Management de projets artistiques et culturels").
- Law (UFR de Droit)
- Economy (UFR Sciences Economiques et de Gestion)
- Sport (UFR STAPS)
- Multimedia (Institut Ingémédia)
Institutes and Schools
[edit]- Engineering School: Institut des Sciences de l'Ingénieur de Toulon et du Var (ISITV, now Seatech)
- Business School: Institut d'Administration des Entreprises
University Institutes for Technology
[edit]- IUT de Toulon
- IUT de Saint-Raphaël
Research Centers
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Mathematics
- IMATH - Institut de Mathématiques de Toulon
Earth Science
- LSEET - Laboratoire de Sondages Electromagnétiques de l'Environnement Terrestre - UMR 6017
- PROTEE - Processus de Transferts et d'Echanges dans l'Environnement
Physics and Chemistry
- MAPIEM - Matériaux Polymères Interfaces Environnement Marin (EA 4323 MAPIEM)
- IM2NP - Institut Matériaux Microélectronique Nanosciences de Provence - UMR CNRS 6242
Physics and Engineering
- CPT - Centre de Physique Théorique - UMR 6207 (jointly with Aix-Marseille University and the CNRS)
Humanities
- BABEL - Laboratoire Babel
- i3M - Information, Milieux, Médias, Médiations
Political Science and Law
- CDPC JEAN-CLAUDE ESCARRAS - Centre de Droit et de Politique Comparés - UMR CNRS 6201
- CERC - Centre d'Etudes et de Recherche sur les Contentieux
Economics
- ERMMES - Laboratoire d'Etudes et de Recherche Méditerranéennes en Management des Entreprises
- LEAD - Laboratoire d'Économie Appliquée au Développement
Health and Biology
- HANDIBIO : Laboratoire de Biomodélisation et ingénierie des handicaps
Communication Science
- LSIS - Laboratoire des Sciences de l'Information et des systèmes
Engineering
- SNC - Systèmes Navals Complexes - ERTA
Notable people
[edit]Faculty
- Boris Cyrulnik (born 1937, in Bordeaux) - psychiatrist
- Olivier Dubuquoy (born 1974) - geographer, documentarist and environmental activist
- Fabien Matras (born 1984) - lawyer; politician
Alumni
- Maryse Joissains (born 1942, in Toulin) - politician (LR)
- Gearóid Ó hAllmhuráin (born 1955) - Irish ethnomusicologist, author, musician and historian specialising in Irish music, diaspora, cultural and memory studies
- Maurizio Porfiri (born Rome, Italy) - engineering professor, noted for his work with robotic fish and aquatic research
- Sonia Krimi (born 1982, in Tunis) - politician (LREM)
See also
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