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The present University of Bordeaux () is a grouping of institutions of higher education and research (formally a PRES
List of public university systems and consortiums in France

The reforms of French higher education in 1968-1971 broke apart several public universities into numerous autonomous successor universities. For example, the University of Paris was split into thirteen universities, Paris I through Paris XIII....
), established 21 March 2007. It is made up of the four successor universities to the historic University of Bordeaux as well as a number of other institutions:

  1. University of Bordeaux 1
    University of Bordeaux 1

    The University of Bordeaux 1 is a French university, in the List_of_public_universities_in_France_by_academy#Academy_of_Bordeaux.See also...
     ( or Bordeaux 1)
  2. Victor Segalen Bordeaux 2 University
    Victor Segalen Bordeaux 2 University

    File:Universite Bordeaux 2-Victoire.JPGUniversit? Victor Segalen Bordeaux 2 is the medicine and life sciences center in the University of Bordeaux system, under the List_of_public_universities_in_France_by_academy#Academy_of_Bordeaux....
     ()
  3. Michel de Montaigne University Bordeaux 3
    Michel de Montaigne University Bordeaux 3

    Michel de Montaigne Bordeaux 3 University is a French university, based in Bordeaux . It is under the List_of_public_universities_in_France_by_academy#Academy_of_Bordeaux....
     ()
  4. Montesquieu University - Bordeaux IV
    Montesquieu University - Bordeaux IV

    Montesquieu University - Bordeaux IV is a French university, based in Bordeaux. It is under the List_of_public_universities_in_France_by_academy#Academy_of_Bordeaux....
     ()
  5. ENSEIRB )
  6. ENSCPB )
  7. Sciences Po Bordeaux ()
  8. ENITAB ()


In common parlance, University of Bordeaux can also refer to one or all of the four public successor universities to the historic University of Bordeaux, each of which covers a different field of study:



These four universities, together with the University of Pau and the Adour region, make up the five public universities under the jurisdiction of the Academy of Bordeaux.

Bordeaux 2 is located in central Bordeaux, while the other three were relocated in the 1960s to the Domaine Universitaire, a vast campus located in the Bordeaux suburb communes of Talence
Talence

Talence is a Communes of France in the Gironde Departments of France in Aquitaine in southwestern France.It is the third-largest suburb of the city of Bordeaux, and is adjacent to it on the south side....
, Pessac
Pessac

Pessac is a Communes of France in the Gironde Departments of France in Aquitaine in southwestern France.It is the second-largest suburb of the city of Bordeaux, and is adjacent to it on the southwest....
 and Gradignan
Gradignan

Gradignan is a Communes of France in the Gironde Departments of France in southwestern France.It is a suburb of the city of Bordeaux, and is located on its southwest side....
.

The historic University of Bordeaux
The original University of Bordeaux was established by the papal bull of Pope Eugene IV
Pope Eugene IV

Pope Eugene IV , born Gabriele Condulmer, was Pope from March 3, 1431, to his death....
 of 7 June 1441.






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The present University of Bordeaux () is a grouping of institutions of higher education and research (formally a PRES
List of public university systems and consortiums in France

The reforms of French higher education in 1968-1971 broke apart several public universities into numerous autonomous successor universities. For example, the University of Paris was split into thirteen universities, Paris I through Paris XIII....
), established 21 March 2007. It is made up of the four successor universities to the historic University of Bordeaux as well as a number of other institutions:

  1. University of Bordeaux 1
    University of Bordeaux 1

    The University of Bordeaux 1 is a French university, in the List_of_public_universities_in_France_by_academy#Academy_of_Bordeaux.See also...
     ( or Bordeaux 1)
  2. Victor Segalen Bordeaux 2 University
    Victor Segalen Bordeaux 2 University

    File:Universite Bordeaux 2-Victoire.JPGUniversit? Victor Segalen Bordeaux 2 is the medicine and life sciences center in the University of Bordeaux system, under the List_of_public_universities_in_France_by_academy#Academy_of_Bordeaux....
     ()
  3. Michel de Montaigne University Bordeaux 3
    Michel de Montaigne University Bordeaux 3

    Michel de Montaigne Bordeaux 3 University is a French university, based in Bordeaux . It is under the List_of_public_universities_in_France_by_academy#Academy_of_Bordeaux....
     ()
  4. Montesquieu University - Bordeaux IV
    Montesquieu University - Bordeaux IV

    Montesquieu University - Bordeaux IV is a French university, based in Bordeaux. It is under the List_of_public_universities_in_France_by_academy#Academy_of_Bordeaux....
     ()
  5. ENSEIRB )
  6. ENSCPB )
  7. Sciences Po Bordeaux ()
  8. ENITAB ()


In common parlance, University of Bordeaux can also refer to one or all of the four public successor universities to the historic University of Bordeaux, each of which covers a different field of study:

  • University of Bordeaux 1
    University of Bordeaux 1

    The University of Bordeaux 1 is a French university, in the List_of_public_universities_in_France_by_academy#Academy_of_Bordeaux.See also...
    - natural science
    • Centre de Neurosciences Intégratives et Cognitives (CNIC), a neuroscience
      Neuroscience

      Neuroscience is a field devoted to the scientific study of the nervous system. The Society for Neuroscience was founded in 1969, but the study of the brain started a long time ago....
       research center
    • Laboratoire Bordelais de Recherche en Informatique (LaBRI), a computer science
      Computer science

      Computer science is the study of the theoretical foundations of information and computation, and of practical techniques for their implementation and application in computer systems....
       research center
  • Victor Segalen Bordeaux 2 University
    Victor Segalen Bordeaux 2 University

    File:Universite Bordeaux 2-Victoire.JPGUniversit? Victor Segalen Bordeaux 2 is the medicine and life sciences center in the University of Bordeaux system, under the List_of_public_universities_in_France_by_academy#Academy_of_Bordeaux....
    - medicine and life sciences
  • Michel de Montaigne University Bordeaux 3
    Michel de Montaigne University Bordeaux 3

    Michel de Montaigne Bordeaux 3 University is a French university, based in Bordeaux . It is under the List_of_public_universities_in_France_by_academy#Academy_of_Bordeaux....
    - A wide range of subjects (essentially covering everything except science, politics and law): Languages, literature, history, geography, philosophy, art, tourism, city planning, environment
  • Montesquieu University - Bordeaux IV
    Montesquieu University - Bordeaux IV

    Montesquieu University - Bordeaux IV is a French university, based in Bordeaux. It is under the List_of_public_universities_in_France_by_academy#Academy_of_Bordeaux....
    - political science and law
    • Political Studies Institute of Bordeaux
      Institut d'études politiques de Bordeaux

      Sciences Po Bordeaux, or Institut d'?tudes politiques de Bordeaux, is a French political science grande ?cole situated on the university campus of Pessac, 8 km from the centre of Bordeaux and is attached to the University Montesquieu Bordeaux-IV....
      , in French Institut d'études politiques de Bordeaux, (commonly known as "Sciences Po", which may also refer to any of the other Political Studies Institutes in France) a highly selective school for the study of politics


These four universities, together with the University of Pau and the Adour region, make up the five public universities under the jurisdiction of the Academy of Bordeaux.

Bordeaux 2 is located in central Bordeaux, while the other three were relocated in the 1960s to the Domaine Universitaire, a vast campus located in the Bordeaux suburb communes of Talence
Talence

Talence is a Communes of France in the Gironde Departments of France in Aquitaine in southwestern France.It is the third-largest suburb of the city of Bordeaux, and is adjacent to it on the south side....
, Pessac
Pessac

Pessac is a Communes of France in the Gironde Departments of France in Aquitaine in southwestern France.It is the second-largest suburb of the city of Bordeaux, and is adjacent to it on the southwest....
 and Gradignan
Gradignan

Gradignan is a Communes of France in the Gironde Departments of France in southwestern France.It is a suburb of the city of Bordeaux, and is located on its southwest side....
.

The historic University of Bordeaux


The original University of Bordeaux was established by the papal bull of Pope Eugene IV
Pope Eugene IV

Pope Eugene IV , born Gabriele Condulmer, was Pope from March 3, 1431, to his death....
 of 7 June 1441. The initiative for the creation of the university is attributed to Archbishop Pey Berland
Pey Berland

Blessed Pey Berland was the Archbishop of Bordeaux from 1430 until his abdication, during a pivotal time in the history of the city and of Gascony....
. The university originally was composed of four faculties: arts, medicine, law, and theology. The law faculty later split into faculties of civil law and canon law.

This university was disestablished in 1793, and then was refounded by the law of 10 July 1896.

Following the events of May 1968, the university was split into three universities: Bordeaux I, Bordeaux II, and Bordeaux III. In 1995, the University of Bordeaux I was split into two universities: the new Bordeaux I and Bordeaux IV.

See also

  • List of public universities in France
    List of public universities in France

    This is a list of the eighty-one autonomous public universities in France, including the one French "university centre", which are distinguished as being state institutes of higher education and research that practice open admissions....


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