Toulouse University
| Université de Toulouse | |
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| Latin: Universitas Tolosatibus | |
| Established | 1229 |
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| President | Marie-France Barthet |
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Academic staff
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5,072 |
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Administrative staff
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6,385 |
| Students | 100,674 |
| Location | Toulouse, France |
| Website | www.univ-toulouse.fr |
Coordinates: 43°36′16″N 1°26′38″E / 43.60444°N 1.44389°E
The University of Toulouse (French: Université de Toulouse) was a university in France that was established by papal bull in 1229, making it one of the earliest universities to emerge in Europe. Since the closing of the university in 1793 due to the French Revolution, the University of Toulouse no longer exists as a single institution. However, there have been several independent "successor" universities inheriting the name.
The current consortium of French universities, grandes écoles and other institutions of higher education and research in Toulouse and the surrounding region is known as Université fédérale de Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées.
The formation of l'Université de 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 and 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.
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