President Pierre Denise Students 26,000 Total enrollment 24,185 (2011) Founded 1432 Budget 237.2 million EUR | Established 1432 Academic staff 1,624 Phone +33 2 31 56 55 00 Endowment 185.2 million EUR | |
Address Espl. de la Paix, 14032 Caen, France Founder John of Lancaster, 1st Duke of Bedford Notable alumni Pierre‑Simon Laplace, Isambard Kingdom Brunel, Pierre Varignon, Michel Onfray, Serra Yılmaz Similar École nationale supérieur, University of Rouen, University of Nantes, University of Rennes 1, University of Le Havre Profiles | ||
The University of Caen Normandy (UNICAEN; French: Université de Caen Normandie) is a university in Caen in Normandy, France.
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History
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.
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