University of Tours
| University of Tours | |
|---|---|
| founding | March 27, 1969 |
| Sponsorship | state |
| place | Tours |
| president | Philippe Vendrix |
| Students | 27,990 (as of: 2018) |
| Website | www.univ-tours.fr |
The University of François Rabelais Tours ( French : Université François Rabelais de Tours or just Université de Tours ) is a state university in the French city of Tours with 27,990 students (as of 2018). There is also a university location in Blois .
The University of Tours was founded on March 27, 1969 and is named after the French writer François Rabelais . Philippe Vendrix has been the rector or president of the university since 2016.
Alumni
- Okan Bayülgen (* 1964), actor
- Sébastien Boisseau (* 1974), jazz musician
- Bettina de Cosnac (* 1960), journalist
- Philippe Maurice (* 1956), medieval historian
- Inoussa Ousséïni (* 1949), film director
- Ulrich Paetzel (* 1971), politician
- Werner Riess (* 1970), ancient historian
- Thomas Urban (* 1954), journalist
Web links
Commons : University Tours - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ↑ https://www.univ-tours.fr/l-universite/notre-fonctionnement/presidence/
- ↑ Cette année, 27,990 étudiants à l'université de Tours. Website of the University of Tours, accessed on February 26, 2019