- Nancy 2 University
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Nancy 2 University Université Nancy 2 
Latin: Universitas Nanceiensis Established 1970 Type Public President François Le Poultier Location Nancy, Lorraine, France Affiliations Nancy-Université Website http://www.univ-nancy2.fr 
Nancy 2 University (Université Nancy 2) is a French university located in Nancy, France. It is a member of the Nancy-Université federation, a group of the three higher education institutions in Nancy.[1]
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Teaching
Nancy 2 provides teaching for 22 Bachelor's degrees and 32 Masters degrees, and approximately 8,000 degrees were attained in 2004/05.[2]
There are two semesters, each semester followed by an exam period, and another exam period in June for resit examinations. Semesters last 12 weeks each. During the university year, public holidays are observed as well as longer holidays (either one or two weeks) such as All Saint's Day, Christmas, Easter and a "february holiday", roughly equivalent to spring break.[3]
Staff and students
Nancy 2 is home to 611 researchers/teachers and 496 administrative personnel.[4] and contains almost 12,700 students at Bachelor's level, 3,400 at Master's level and 1,300 in other qualifications.[2]
Structure
Nancy 2 is organized into 7 different faculties (UFR stands for Unités de Formation et de Recherche, meaning Research and Training Units)[5]:
- UFR "Knowledge of Man", which refers to subjects such as psychology.
- UFR Foreign Languages and Cultures
- UFR Arts
- UFR Science of Languages (Linguistics)
- UFR Historical and Geographic Sciences, Musicology
- UFR Faculty of Law, Economic and Management Sciences
- UFR I.T. and Mathematics
The university also contains eight institutes[5]:
- European University Centre (CEU)
- Commercial Institute of Nancy (ICN)
- Superior Institute of Administration and Management (ISAM-IAE Nancy)
- Institute for Preparation for General Administration (IPAG)
- European Institute of Cinema and Audiovisual (IECA)
- Regional Institute of Work (IRT)
- University Institute of Epinal (Hubert Curien)
- University Institute of Technology Nancy (Charlemagne)
References
- ^ Nancy University Federation (French)
- ^ a b Nancy 2 Website - Facts and Figures (French)
- ^ Nancy 2 Website - Calendar (French)
- ^ Nancy 2 Website - Introduction (French)
- ^ a b Nancy 2 Website - Faculties and Institutes
See also
- List of public universities in France by academy
- Nancy-Université federation
Coordinates: 48°41′34″N 6°10′06″E / 48.692846°N 6.168337°E
Categories:- Universities and colleges in France
- Educational institutions established in the 1570s
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