The University of Picardy Jules Verne (French: Université de Picardie Jules Verne; UPJV) is a public university located in the former Picardy region of France (now part of Hauts-de-France).
Université de Picardie Jules Verne | |
Type | Public |
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Established | 1970 |
President | Mohammed Benlahsen |
Academic staff | 1,200 professors and researchers[1] |
Students | 32,000[2] |
Location | , , |
Campus | Urban |
Affiliations | AUF, COMUE Lille Nord de France, EUA |
Website | U-picardie.fr |
It consists of several campuses located in the towns of Amiens, Beauvais, Cuffies, Saint-Quentin, Creil, and Laon.
The university was part of the University of Lille Nord de France group.
The University of Picardy Jules Verne was established in 1970 as a successor to the former University of Amiens. It was initially simply called the University of Picardy during its first two decades, until 1991 when writer Jules Verne's named was added.[3] Verne spent much of his life in Amiens. What started as a small university now has over 30,000 students across all campuses. The university celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2019-2020.
The university is organised into five main faculties or groupings each with a number of schools or institutes:
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