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Université de Caen

University of Caen Normandy
Université de Caen Normandie
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Latin: Universitatis Cadomensis
Former names
University of Caen
Established 1432
Endowment €185,164,267
Budget €237,157,692
President Pierre Denise
Academic staff
1,624
Students 26,000
Location Caen, France
Website www.unicaen.fr
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The University of Caen Normandy (UNICAEN; French: Université de Caen Normandie) is a university in Caen in Normandy, France.

The institution was founded in 1432 by John of Lancaster, 1st Duke of Bedford, the first rector being a Cornishman, Michael Tregury, afterwards Archbishop of Dublin. It originally consisted of a faculty of Canon Law and a faculty of Law. By 1438, it already had five faculties. The foundation was confirmed by the King of France Charles VII the Victorious in 1452.

On July 7, 1944, during the Battle for Caen, the university was totally destroyed by aerial bombing. Reconstruction began in 1948, the new university was inaugurated on June 1 and 2, 1957. Its logo, the mythical Phoenix, symbolises this revival.

Coordinates: 49°11′26″N 0°21′52″W / 49.1906°N 0.3644°W / 49.1906; -0.3644


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