University of Toulouse-Jean Jaurès (, formerly known as Université de Toulouse-Le Mirail, also called Toulouse II or UT2J) is a French public university located in Toulouse, France. It is one of the 3 successor universities of the University of Toulouse.

History

University of Toulouse-Jean Jaurès was hastily conceived as a result of the saturation of the original buildings in the city centre and the events of May 1968. At that time it was decided to divide the University of Toulouse into three: The law faculty became Université Toulouse I, occupying all the old university buildings, the humanities faculty became Université de Toulouse II – Le Mirail, named after its new location, and the departments of science and medicine became Université Paul Sabatier (Toulouse III). In 1969, a fourth university in Toulouse was created, Institut National Polytechnique de Toulouse, a school of engineering. Université de Toulouse II – Le Mirail was subsequently renamed Université de Toulouse II – Jean Jaurès after the famous politician Jean Jaurès.

Campus

The campus, situated in Toulouse's grand architectural project of the 1960s, Le Mirail, was conceived and built by the team of architects Candilis, Josic, Woods. After the opening of many extensions (one of which was situated in military barracks) in order to free up the university in the city centre, the campus in Le Mirail opened one section at a time starting in 1971, and completed the transfer by 1973. Planned for 11,000 students, the university today is a victim of its own success, with a student population of roughly 27,500.

Organisation

As the humanities university of Toulouse, it is organised into many pedagogical components: UFRs (unités de formation et de recherche) and university institutes. School of History, Arts and Archeology School of Languages, Literature and Foreign Civilisations School of Literature, Philosophy, Music, Arts and Communication School of Psychology School of Science, Place and Society It also has two University Institutes of Technology and several other specialist institutes.

Research

Research is organised in a series of interdisciplinary research centres. These include:

Reputation

In 2022, it was ranked in the 1001-1200 band of universities in the world.

Notable faculty

Notable alumni