The University of Reims Champagne-Ardenne (URCA), also known simply as the University of Reims, is a public university based in Reims, France. In addition to the main campus in Reims, the university has several campuses located throughout the Grand Est region, in Châlons-en-Champagne, Charleville-Mézières, Chaumont, and Troyes.

History

Original university

The University of Reims was established in 1548, after the Cardinal of Lorraine met with Pope Paul III. The 'Collège des Bons-Enfants' Catholic school thus became a university, teaching the arts, theology, law and medicine. The university was closed in 1793 during the French Revolution, and reemerged in the 1960s.

Modern university

The Faculty of Science (1961), the Literary University College (1964), the University College of Law and Economics (1966), Reims University Technology Institute (1966), the Faculties of Medicine and Pharmacy (1967), the National School of Dental Surgery (1970) are the institutions from which the University of Reims was formed in 1971. The creation of an IUT in Troyes (1973), an Institute of Higher Technical Education (1985) and an IUT department (1995) in Charleville-Mezieres, the development of a delocalized office of the Faculties of Law, Economics and Humanities of Reims (1991) and the opening of an IUT department in Châlons-en-Champagne (1993) all became part of the university and in 1982, it was renamed the University of Reims Champagne-Ardenne.

List of presidents

Organisation

Training and research

The University of Reims Champagne-Ardenne has 8 UFR:

Schools and institutes

Doctoral

The university has two doctoral schools: Humanities & Social Sciences, and Technology & Health Sciences.

Training and research

Training

The five major areas of training at the University of Reims Champagne-Ardenne are:

Research

Research at the University of Reims Champagne-Ardenne is structured around five departments: The Life Sciences & Health department whose laboratories are: The Mathematics, ICT & Nanotechnologies department, whose laboratories are: The Agro-Sciences & Sciences of the Universe and Environment department, whose laboratories are: The Chemistry & Engineering Sciences department, whose laboratories are: The Humanities and Society Sciences department, whose laboratories are:

Notable faculty

Ancient

Modern

Notable alumni

Ancient

Modern