University of Côte d'Azur

The University of Côte d'Azur (French: Université Côte d'Azur) is a public university located in Nice, France and neighboring areas. In 2019, it replaces the university of Nice and the community (ComUE) created in 2015. On 9 January 2020, Jeanick Brisswalter was elected President of University of Côte d'Azur.

French Riviera University
Université Côte d'Azur


The "Grand Château" building at UCA's Valrose campus.
Latin: Universitas Gallicum Riviera
Motto
Dare to create
TypePublic
Establishedc. 1639 : Collegium jurisconsultorum niciensium
July 25, 2019 (2019-July-25) : University of Côte d'Azur
October 23, 1965 (1965-October-23) : University of Nice
Endowment243 million euros
ChancellorFrédérique Vidal
PresidentJeanick Brisswalter
Vice-presidentMichel Rainelli
RectorEmmanuel Ethis
Academic staff
1,575
Administrative staff
1,152
Students25,049
Undergraduates12,565
Postgraduates5,146
1,340
Location
Nice
,
France
CampusMultiple campuses in Alpes-Maritimes (Nice and Cannes)
AffiliationsCampus Europae
Websitewww.univ-cotedazur.fr

The university of Nice was founded in 1965 and is organized in eight faculties, two autonomous institutes and an engineering school. It was merged in 2019 into the University of Côte d'Azur.[1]

It has nearly 30,000 students in initial and continuing education, including 20% foreign students, and eight University and Research Schools (EUR). Its university campuses are located in several cities of the Côte d'Azur (Nice, Cannes, Grasse, Menton) as well as on the Sophia Antipolis technology park. It is part of the academic region Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur which includes the academies of Aix-Marseille and Nice.

Under the chairmanship of Frédérique Vidal, the university was awarded IDEX for its project called “UCA Jedi” supported by numerous companies. The "University Côte d'Azur Foundation” was created in 2017 to collect donations to finance research projects.

It also hosts the first WWW Interactive Multipurpose Server (WIMS).

It is a member of the Coordination of French Research-Intensive Universities (CURIF), the equivalent of the Russell Group in the UK.

History
University Center.
Château de Valrose.

The University of Côte d'Azur, under the name of University of Nice, was officially established by decree dated October 23, 1965. However, it has roots that go back to the 17th century, with the Collegium Jurisconsultorum Niciensium created in 1639 by the Princes of Savoy. It was composed of a body of jurisconsuls (law consultants and lawyers) and it lasted until Nice was incorporated into France in 1860. In the 17th century, courses were taught at its College of Medicine.

The University of Côte d'Azur's vocation was asserted at the beginning of the 20th century, thanks to the combined efforts of several university members, such as the Dean Louis Trotabas and Maurice Mignon. In 1933 with the help of local communities and the City of Nice in particular, they created the Centre Universitaire Méditerranéen (currently a conference center) situated on the Promenade des Anglais whose first Administrator was the French poet, Paul Valéry. Following that, the Institut d'Etudes Juridiques was established In 1938, the Institut d'Etudes Littéraires in 1941, and the Institut d'Etudes Scientifiques in 1945. La Faculté de Droit et des Sciences Economiques (The College of Law and Economics) was created by decree on August 2, 1962 and was connected to the Université d'Aix-Marseille.

Campus

The university has four main campuses: the Valrose campus (Sciences), the Trotabas campus (Law), the Saint-Jean d'Angély campus (Economics and Management), Polytech Sophia Antipolis (Engineering) and the Carlone campus (Letters, Arts and Humanities).

However, the university operates on several secondary locations like [UFR-STAPS] or Villefranche-sur-Mer outside Nice like Menton, Cannes.

Academics

Departments and faculties
  • Law, Political, Economic and Management Sciences
  • Institute of Law, Peace and Development
  • Spaces and Cultures
  • Letters, Arts and Social sciences
  • Medicine
  • Odontology
  • Sciences
  • Sciences and Technology of Physical and Sporting Activities

Institutes and graduate schools
  • IAE Nice Graduate School of Management IAE Nice
  • University Institute of Technology
  • School of engineers
  • University Polytechnic School - Polytech Nice Sophia
  • Laboratoire de Zététique
  • Institute of the Right of Peace and Development (IDPD)
  • Centre de la Méditerranée Moderne et Contemporaine, which produces the academic journal Cahiers de la Méditerranée, ISSN 1773-0201
  • Observatory of the Côte d'Azur Côte d'Azur Observatory, Nice

The university's Institute of Languages also provides lectures and summer courses in French to foreign students.

Associated institutions of University Côte d'Azur

National research organizations

They contribute to the construction of the University of Côte d'Azur strategy, with which they interact in particular in the fields of research, training, innovation, international and territorial relations. These research organizations are:

  • National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS)
  • National Institute for Research in Computer Science and Automation (INRIA)
  • National Research Institute for Agriculture, Food and the Environment (INRAE)
  • National Institute of Health and Medical Research (INSERM)
  • Development Research Institute (IRD)

Notable alumni

Alphabetically by surname:

References
  1. "Décret n° 2019-785 du 25 juillet 2019 portant création d'Université Côte d'Azur et approbation de ses statuts". Legifrance. Retrieved 27 June 2020.

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