University of Rouen Normandy
Université de Rouen Normandie | |
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| Type | Public |
|---|---|
| Established | 1966 |
| President | Joël Alexandre |
| Students | 28,997 |
| Undergraduates | 14,601 |
| Postgraduates | 4,843 |
| 769 | |
| Location | , France |
| Website | http://www.univ-rouen.fr/ (in French) |
The University of Rouen Normandy (Université de Rouen Normandie) is a French university, in the Academy of Rouen.
History and demographics
[edit]Located not in Rouen, but in the suburb of Mont-Saint-Aignan (a "township" in the Normandy region), the University of Rouen Normandy opened in 1966 as an off-shoot of the University of Caen. It is a large public university with over 25,000 students enrolled.[1]
Ranking
[edit]According to U.S. News & World Report, University of Rouen Normandy made #835 (in a 3-way tie with Assiut University in Egypt and Universidad de Antioquia in Colombia) on the Best Global Universities list (published October 24, 2017) out of 1,250 universities being judged.[2][3] University of Rouen Normandy was also compared to 66 other French universities and was ranked #45.[4] These rankings are based on the reputation of the university as well as the extent and quality of the research performed at each location.
Achievements
[edit]- First transcatheter aortic valve implantation in the world performed by Prof. Alain Cribier in 2002.{{[5]}}
Housing
[edit]Students do not live on campus at University of Rouen Normandy, as housing is not available through the university. Nearby apartments are available and booked through the state agency CROUS.[6][7]
The University of Rouen Normandy takes part in the XL-Chem Graduate School of Research[8] project, funded by the State via the National Research Agency.
Notable people
[edit]Faculty
- Carlo Giuseppe Guglielmo Botta (1766–1837) - Italian historian; university rector
- Paul Rollin (1932, in Bordeaux – 2003) - university president
- Michel Thellier (born 1933, in Arcueil) - plant physiologist.
- André Vauchez (born 1938, in Thionville) - medievalist specialising in the history of Christian spirituality.
- Annie Ernaux (born 1940) - Nobel Prize-winning (2022) French writer and professor of literature.
- Claude Dellacherie (born 1943, in Lauwin-Planque) - mathematician, specialising in probability theory
- Alain Cribier (born 1945) - cardiologist
- Jacques Legrand (born 1946, in Rennes) - linguist and anthropologist; specialist in Mongolian literature, history and language
- Dominique Perrin (born 1946) - mathematician and computer scientist
- Catherine Virlouvet (born 1956) - historian of Ancient Rome
- Loïc Vadelorge (born 1964) - historian
- Catriona Seth (born 1964) - British scholar of French literature and the history of ideas
- Pierre Cosme (born 1965) - historian specialising in ancient Rome
Alumni
- Robert Lecourt (1908 in Pavilly - 2004) - member of French resistance; lawyer; President of the European Court of Justice
- Olga Kosakiewicz (1915 in Kiev – 1983) - theatre actress
- Paul Sebag (Tunisian Arabic: پول صباغ), born 1919, in Tunis - 2004, in Paris) - French-Tunisian sociologist and historian
- Michel Bercovier (Hebrew: מישל ברקוביאר; born 1941, in Lyon) - French-Israeli computer scientist
- Maxime Crochemore (born 1947) - computer scientist
- Jean-Pierre Florens (born 1947, in Marseille) - economist
- Django Sissoko (1948–2022) - Prime Minister of Mali 2012-2013
- Christian Gouriéroux (born 1949) - econometrician
- Justine Mintsa(born 1949, in Oyem, Gambia) - writer
- Yaou Aïssatou (born 1951) - Minister of Women's Affairs, Cameroon
- Sheila Copps (born 1952, in Hamilton, Ontario) - Canadian politician; Deputy Prime Minister of Canada (1993–1997)
- Pascal Morand (born 1955 in Neuilly-sur-Seine) - economist; Executive President of the Fédération française de la couture
- Habib Abdulrab Sarori (born 1956) - Yemeni computer scientist and novelist
- Catherine Morin-Desailly (born 1960, in Le Petit-Quevilly, Seine-Maritime) - politician (UDI)
- Lama Salam (born 1961) - Lebanese activist
- Christian Robert (born 1961) - statistician, specialising in Bayesian statistics
- Laurent Ruquier (born 1963, in Le Havre) - television presenter, radio host and comedian
- Agnès Firmin-Le Bodo (born 1968, in Le Havre) - pharmacist and politician (Horizons)
- Emmanuel Maquet (born 1968, in Dieppe) - politician (LR)
- Christophe Bouillon (born 1969, in Rouen) - politician (PS)
- Stéphan Perreau (born 1969) - musician and art historian
- Raphaëlle Branche (born 1972) - historian
- Audrey Pulvar (born 1972, in Martinique) - journalist, television and radio host and politician (PS)
- David Cormand (born 1974) - politician (EELV)
- Sira Sylla (born 1980) - politician of (LREM)
Recipient of honorary degree
- Orhan Pamuk (born 1952) - Turkish novelist, screenwriter, academic
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "History | Rouen Normandy University". rouenuniversity.univ-rouen.fr. Retrieved 2018-10-17.
- ^ "U.S. News Announces 2018 Best Global Universities Rankings". U.S. News & World Report. October 24, 2017.
- ^ "Best Global University Rankings". U.S. News & World Report. p. 84.
- ^ "Best Global Universities in France". U.S. News & World Report. October 24, 2017.
- ^ Cribier, Alain; Eltchaninoff, Helene; Bash, Assaf; Borenstein, Nicolas; Tron, Christophe; Bauer, Fabrice; Derumeaux, Genevieve; Anselme, Frederic; Laborde, François; Leon, Martin B. (2002). "Percutaneous Transcatheter Implantation of an Aortic Valve Prosthesis for Calcific Aortic Stenosis". Circulation. 106 (24): 3006–3008. doi:10.1161/01.CIR.0000047200.36165.B8. PMID 12473543.
- ^ "Housing Services | Rouen Normandy University". rouenuniversity.univ-rouen.fr. Retrieved 2018-10-17.
- ^ etudiant.gouv.fr. "Accueil". etudiant.gouv.fr (in French). Retrieved 2018-10-17.
- ^ "XL-Chem Graduate School of Research".
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