Université de Perpignan | |
 | |
| Type | Private |
|---|---|
| Established | 1349; 676 years ago (1349) |
| President | Yvan Auguet[1] |
| Vice-president | Annick Truffert, Sophie Massonn Marià Mercè Pujol Berche, Samira El Yacoubi, Laurent Cavaignac, Caroline Perche, Sylvain Chatry, Jérôme Boissier, Hervé Blanchard, Jonathan Pollock (International Relations) Issouf Niang, Vice-Président étudiant |
Academic staff | 450 |
| Students | 9,500 |
| Location | ,, |
| Campus | Perpignan Narbonne,Carcassonne,Font-Romeu,Mende &Tautavel |
| Affiliations | Vives network |
| Website | http://www.univ-perp.fr/ |
 | |
TheUniversity of Perpignan (French:Université de Perpignan;Catalan:Universitat de PerpinyàVia Domícia) is a French university, located inPerpignan.
The first university of Perpignan was established in 1349 by KingPeter IV of Aragon. It is one of the oldest regional universities, following in the steps of more renowned centers of learning, such as the far more influentialUniversity of Toulouse andUniversity of Montpellier.
Peter IV, having conquered in 1344 the town of Perpignan and reunited to his estates theKingdom of Majorca, of which Perpignan became its capital, compensated that city for its loss of power by founding, at the request of the magistrates, 20 March 1349, the University of Perpignan, for the teaching of civil and canon law, and other arts and sciences. In the charter he praised "the deep learning of the professors of Perpignan".
By the Bull of 28 November 1379, theantipope Clement VII confirmed the foundation and privileges, and the university, in a petition addressed to him in 1393, declared him its founder: "Pater et Genitor". In 1381John I of Aragon, son of Peter IV, granted permission to the city authorities to build the university near theroyal castle. The institution spread in Perpignan an atmosphere of learning, the study of law being specially developed. Theology was taught there during the first years of the fourteenth century, but it was not until 21 July 1447, that the faculty of theology was created by a Bull ofPope Nicholas V and it did not receive its statutes until 1459.[2]
The university of Perpignan was closed for two centuries between 1794 and 1971. A newUniversity Center was established in Perpignan and in 1979 the University became autonomous financially, administratively and educationally.
The university is composed of four Faculties:
and three institutes:
Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913)."Diocese of Perpignan" .Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
42°41′00″N2°54′06″E / 42.6833°N 2.90167°E /42.6833; 2.90167
Public universities and higher education institutes in France | |
|---|---|
| Public universities, by academy |
|
| Écoles |
|
| Grands établissements |
|
| Other establishments |
|
