Henri Poincaré University

Henri Poincaré University

Université Henri Poincaré
Type	Public
Established	1572, 1970
President	Jean-Pierre Finance
Academic staff	1,375
Administrative staff	1,146
Students	18,000
Address	24-30 rue lionnois - BP 60121 54 003 Nancy Cedex FRANCE , Nancy , France
Affiliations	Nancy-Université
Website	www.uhp-nancy.fr

The Henri Poincaré University, or Nancy 1, nicknamed UHP, was a public research university located in Nancy, France. UHP was merged into University of Lorraine in 2012, and was previously a member of the Nancy-Université federation, belonging to the French Nancy-Metz academy.

History

The first University of Lorraine was created in 1572 by the Duke Charles de Lorraine and the Cardinal Charles III, in a city near Pont-à-Mousson.

Nancy 1 merged with Nancy-II, Paul Verlaine University – Metz, and the INPL forming the University of Lorraine. The merger process started in 2009 with the creation of a "pôles de recherche et d'enseignement supérieur" or PRES and was completed 1 January 2012.

International

UHP figures in the Academic Ranking of World Universities made by the Shanghai Jiao Tong University. In the year 2007, UHP ranked 305th at a worldwide scale and 124th at European scale.

Organization and administration

Components

Uhp had five Faculties:

• Science and Technology
• Medical School
• Pharmacy
• Dentistry
• Sports

Three Engineering Schools:

• Telecom Nancy
• Polytech Nancy (formerly named ESSTIN)
• ENSTIB

Three Institutes of Technology (IUT):

• Nancy-Brabois
• Longwy
• St Dié

And one Institute for Teacher Training (IUFM).

Research

The university included a total of 44 laboratories, linked with the most important French research organizations : CNRS, INSERM, INRA and INRIA.

See also

• List of public universities in France by academy

External links

• Faculty of Science and Technology (in French)
• The Nancy-Université federation (in French)

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