University of Toulouse

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The University of Toulouse is a consortium of universities and other institutions of higher education and research, named after one of the earliest universities established in Europe in 1229, and including the successor universities to that earlier university. This article describes the institutions that have been called the University of Toulouse.

History

The formation of the University of Toulouse was imposed on Count Raymond VII as a part of the Treaty of Paris in 1229 ending the crusade against the Albigensians. As he was suspected of sympathizing with the heretics, Raymond VII had to finance the teaching of theology. Bishop Foulques de Toulouse was among the founders of the University. Among its first lecturers were: Jean de Garlande,Roland of Cremona. Other faculties (law, medicine) were added later. Initially, the University was located in the center of the city, together with the ancestors of student residences, the colleges.

In 1969, the University of Toulouse split into three separate universities and numerous specialised institutions of higher education. The present-day University of Toulouse was founded on 27 March 2007. The University of Toulouse has more than 120,000 students, making Toulouse the second-largest university city in France (after Paris). It is a consortium consisting of:

• University of Toulouse I: Social Sciences
• University of Toulouse II: Le Mirail
• University of Toulouse III: Paul Sabatier
• Institut National des Sciences Appliquées de Toulouse - INSA
• Institut National Polytechnique de Toulouse - INPT
• Institut Supérieur de l'Aéronautique et de l'Espace
• Toulouse Business School (ESC Toulouse)

Campus

Université Toulouse I - L'Arsenal

• Law & Business
  • Law
  • Accounting
  • Business
  • Economics
  • Political Science (Sciences-po Toulouse)

This has since been renamed Toulouse 1 University Social Sciences, or UT1.

Université Toulouse II - Le Mirail

• Arts & Literature
  • Arts
  • Archeology
  • History
  • Literature
  • Music
  • Geography
  • Philosophy
  • Linguistics
  • Psychology
  • Sociology

Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier

• Technology & Science
  • Science
  • Physics
  • Mathematics
  • Computer science
  • Biology
  • Technology
  • Medicine
  • Dentistry

Institut National des Sciences Appliquées de Toulouse - INSA

• Science & Engineering
  • Systems Engineering
  • Computer Science
  • Network and Telecommunication
  • Industrial Systems
  • Automatics, Electronics
  • Biochemistry
  • Civil Engineering
  • Mathematics and Modeling
  • Mechanics
  • Physics

Toulouse Business School-ESC Toulouse

• Business
  • Operations Management
  • Finance
  • Accounting
  • Logistics
  • Marketing
  • Strategy

Present and past faculty include

• Raymond Aron
• Paul Fauconnet
• Jean Jaurès
• Pierre Laromiguière
• Paul Seabright
• Adrianus Turnebus
• Jean-Jacques Laffont
• Jean Tirole
• Maurice Hauriou

See also

• Toulouse 1 University Social Sciences
• University of Toulouse II - Le Mirail
• Paul Sabatier University
• IEP de Toulouse
• Toulouse 1 University Social Sciences
• List of public universities in France by academy
• Toulouse Business School (ESCT)

External links

• Université de Toulouse
• Université de Toulouse I
• Université de Toulouse II: Le Mirail
• Université de Toulouse III: Paul Sabatier
• Toulouse Business School
• Institut National des Sciences Appliquées de Toulouse - INSA