University of Rennes 1

The University of Rennes 1 is one of the two main universities in the city of Rennes, France. It is under the Academy of Rennes. It specializes in science, technology, law, economy, management and philosophy. The University of Rennes 1 has been in existence since 1969, but its heritage stems back to the days of the Breton university founded in 1461. There are currently about 22,000 students enrolled, with about 1600 members of teaching staff and 940 other staff members employed by the university. [ [http://www.univ-rennes1.fr/pres-generale/uniaujourd.html Université de Rennes 1 - Présentation ] ]

History

*1461: Foundation of the Breton university at Nantes by Francis II, Duke of Brittany.
*1735: Law faculty transferred to Rennes
*1793: Faculties and university abolished
*1803: Opening of a school of medicine
*1806: Re-establishment of the law faculty
*1810: Creation of a humanities faculty
*1840: Creation of a science faculty
*1896: Merging of these faculties into a university

Location

Most of the university's 1.64 km² of grounds lie within the city boundary of Rennes, but it has other sites dotted around Brittany. The three main campuses are in Beaulieu (in the east of Rennes), Villejean (in the north-west of Rennes) and a central campus. There are other sites in Lannion, Saint-Brieuc, Saint-Malo, Fougères and Dinard; some research centers in Monterfil, Paimpont and the isle of Bailleron; and a museum owned by the university in Penmarch.

Former students

* Michel Boiron (born 1925), doctor
* Jean-Michel Boucheron (1948), teacher, politician
* Yves Cochet, (1946), mathematician, politician
* Yves Coppens (1934), academic, paleontologist

ee also

*University of Rennes 2
*IEP Rennes
*IFSIC

References

Most of the article was translated from the [http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universit%C3%A9_de_Rennes_I French Wikipedia]