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History

The university was founded in 1303 by Pope Boniface VIII, and closed in 1792 during the French Revolution.⁶ It was re-opened as L'Université d'Avignon et des Pays de Vaucluse in 1984 following the 1963 establishment of an annex of Faculté des Sciences d'Aix-Marseille in Avignon.⁷ The university was renamed Avignon Université in 2018.⁸

Academics

Avignon University offers bachelors, masters, doctoral, and BUT/DUT certifications in the following disciplines:⁹¹⁰

• Business
• Computer Science
• Economic and Social Administration
• Economy, Management
• Engineering
• Foreign Languages
• French Literature
• Geography
• History
• Information and Communication
• Languages, Literatures and Foreign Civilisations
• Law
• Life Science
• Mathematics
• Packaging
• Physics, Chemistry
• Public Administration
• Sports

Campus

The Hannah Arendt Campus is located in the heart of Avignon. It includes several historic buildings, including the former Sainte-Marthe Hospital.¹¹ The Hannah Arendt Campus is principally used for arts, humanities, and law courses. University administration, the Maurice Agulhon university library, and a fitness center are also housed on Hannah Arendt.¹²

The Jean-Henri Fabre Campus is located 9 km (5 miles) southeast of Hannah Arendt. It features more modern buildings and spacious lawns. Being home to the Agroparc STEM facility and the Institute of Technology, the Jean-Henri Fabre Campus is principally used for science and technology courses.¹³ It is also home to the Agroparc library.¹⁴

Avignon University has several Centre régional des œuvres universitaires et scolaires student residences and dining halls, as well as a number of student clubs and organisations.¹⁵¹⁶¹⁷

Avignon University is the place of study for students from 96 different countries, as of the 2018–2019 academic year. International students comprise 13% of the student body.¹⁸

Notable faculty

Ancient

• Jean de Tulles (died 1608) - university chamberlain and abbott
• Louis Bancel (1628–1685) - Dominican theologian
• Joseph Galien (1699–1762) - Dominican professor of philosophy and theology, meteorologist, physicist, and writer on aeronautics
• Pierre-Louis Moline (c. 1740–1820) - dramatist, poet and librettist

Modern

• Anna Livia (author) (1955–2007) - Irish feminist author and linguist
• Marie-Claude Arnaud (born 1963) - mathematician,

Notable alumni

Pre-Modern

• Honoré Bonet (c. 1340 – c. 1410) - Provençal Benedictine, the prior of Salon
• Jean-Allarmet de Brogny (1342–1426) - Catholic Cardinal
• Paulus Castrensis - Italian jurist
• Thomas de Buittle (died c. 1420–1422) - Scottish prelate, clerk and papal auditor
• Michel de Nostredame,¹⁹ (1503-1566) - astrologer and physician
• Jérôme Nadal (1507–1580) - Spanish Jesuit priest; known as the Ignatian theologian for having developed the theology behind Ignatian spirituality
• Bernado Luis Cotoner y Ballester (1571–1641) - member of the Dominican Order; Apostolic Inquisitor of Sardinia
• Pierre Gassendi (1592–1655) - philosopher, Catholic priest, astronomer, and mathematician
• Athanasius Kircher (1602–1680) - German Jesuit scholar and polymath
• Nicolas Saboly (1614–1675) - poet, composer and choirmaster
• Girolamo Grimaldi (1674–1733) - catholic cardinal who worked in the Vatican diplomatic service
• Dominique Magnan (1731–1796) - learned French abbot
• Claude-François Achard (1751–1809) - physician and author

Modern

• Charles de Ferry de Fontnouvelle (1877–1956) - diplomat and pedagogue
• Ina Hartwig (born 1963) - German writer, literature critic
• Mehdi Soltani (born 1971) - Iranian actor
• Vincent Almendros (born 1978) - novelist
• Hamidou Tembine (born 1982) - game theorist
• Astrid Vayson de Pradenne (born 1985) - professional golfer.

See also

• Media related to University of Avignon at Wikimedia Commons
• List of public universities in France

References

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