University Of Lorraine

The University of Lorraine (Université de Lorraine) is a French public research university located in Nancy, Grand Est. It was created in 2012 by the merger of two older universities: the Henri Poincaré University and the Nancy-2 University. The new university has a total student enrollment of over 36,000 students, making it one of the largest universities in France.

The University of Lorraine is named after Lotharingia, or Lorraine in French. Lotharingia was an area located in what is now northeastern France, Belgium, Luxembourg, and parts of Germany and Italy. It was originally settled by the Franks during the 5th century AD. Over time, it became a duchy under the Carolingian dynasty and later an independent kingdom under Charlemagne’s grandson Lothair I (ruled 843-855). In 959 AD, it was annexed by Otto I and became part of the Holy Roman Empire. In 1766, following the Seven Years’ War (1756-1763), it was ceded to France by treaty.

Nancy has been an important center for higher education since 1572 when Duke Charles III founded the Academy of Bar-le-Duc which became a Jesuit college in 1585. In 1743 another academy was established in Nancy which offered courses in law and medicine. These two academies were merged into one institution in 1769 by Stanislaus II Augustus Poniatowski, king of Poland and grand duke of Lithuania; this marked the beginning of the modern University of Nancy. The Napoleonic Wars disrupted educational activities within Nancy until 1815 when Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte reorganized higher education throughout France; at this time he also renamed several institutions including changing l’Academie de Nancy to l’Universite Imperiale de Nancy (Imperial University of Nancy).
Lorraine’s first university president Louis Pasteur held office from 1857 to 1867; during his tenure he worked to improve sciences teaching methods as well as expanding facilities such as laboratories and lecture halls while also launching various scientific journals published by l’Universite Imperiale de Nancy . After Pasteur’s departure other renowned scholars such as Emile du Bois Reymond (1818-1896), Gabriel Bertrand (1844-1909), Marie Curie(1867-1934), Pierre & Marie Curie (left) with their daughter Irene Joliot-Curieand Albert Schweitzer(right) all served on faculty or held honorary positions at l’Universite Impériale de Nancy . Nobel laureates associated with l’Université Impériale include Pierre & Marie Curie , Albert Schweitzer , Francois Mauriac , Patrick Modiano , Jean Tirole . Following World War II Emile Borel (president 1945–1946) oversaw reconstruction efforts which included rebuilding damaged buildings as well as adding new ones such as housing for international students; he also helped create scholarship programs for German students who had been expelled from their own country’s universities .
In 1968 due to increased enrollments stemming from baby boomers reaching college age combined with social unrest related to may 1968 events elsewhere around France led to changes within l’Université Impériale de Nancy culminating its split into 2 separate institutions: Université des Sciences et Techniques du Languedoc Roussillon Montpellier II )& Université Henri Poincaré – UHP – NANCY I ). The newly independent UHP took over faculties previously part belonging to other institutions such ENSAIA , INPL , ENSEM & ISTN becoming what is now known simply as “University Of Lorraine”. Notable alumni