University of Joseph Fourier Grenoble I
| Université Joseph Fourier de Grenoble I University of Joseph Fourier Grenoble I |
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| motto | Sciences, Technologies, Santé |
| founding | 1970 |
| Sponsorship | state |
| place | Grenoble , France |
| management | Patrick Lévy |
| Students | 15,400 |
| Employee | 3010 |
| Annual budget | EUR 300 million |
| Website | www.ujf-grenoble.fr |
The University of Joseph Fourier Grenoble I ( UJF ), ( French Université Joseph Fourier de Grenoble I ) was a university in Grenoble ( France ). It was one of three universities founded in Grenoble in 1970 to replace the old university founded in 1339. The University of Joseph Fourier offers courses in natural sciences, technology and medicine at 15 institutes (departments) and had a branch in Valence .
From 1987, the university was named after the mathematician Joseph Fourier , who in 1811 established the Faculty of Natural Sciences as prefect of the Isère department .
In 2016 the University of Joseph Fourier Grenoble I was merged with the other two universities to form the Université Grenoble Alpes .
Rankings and internationality
According to the Shanghai University Ranking published in 2009, the UJF was the sixth best university in France. It also took fourth place in the engineering and information technology category among French universities . Globally, it ranks 131st in the QS World University ranking.
The UJF is also a contact point for foreign students due to the good ranking positions and the range of courses, which also included English-language courses. Around 2,300 foreign students took part in one of the 350 exchange programs, and around 650 went abroad.
Web links
- Official website (French)
- Evaluation report of the Comité National d'Evaluation des établissements publics à caractère scientifique, culturel et professionnel (CNE) from 2002 (French; PDF; 723 kB)
Individual evidence
- ↑ UJF newsletter ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ a b c d e f Université Joseph Fourier (ed.): UJF in short. Retrieved March 15, 2012.
- ↑ http://www.univ-grenoble-alpes.fr/en/main-missions/about-us/discover-the-uga/history/
