Avignon University

French university based in Avignon, France, inception 1227
Organization university_in_france Q2033119
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Avignon University

Summary

Avignon University is a university in France[1]. It draws 17 Wikipedia views per month (university_in_france category, ranking #28 of 62).[2]

Key Facts

  • Avignon University was a member of European University Association[3].
  • Avignon University was a member of Couperin Consortium[4].
  • Avignon University was a member of Renater[5].
  • Avignon University was a member of Franco-German University[6].
  • Avignon University was a member of Agence universitaire de la Francophonie[7].
  • Avignon University is in the country of France[8].
  • Avignon University's image is recorded as UniversiteAvignon-Entree.jpg[9].
  • Avignon University's instance of is recorded as university in France[10].
  • Avignon University's headquarters location is recorded as Avignon[11].
  • Avignon University's ISNI is recorded as 0000000121902394[12].
  • Avignon University's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 155476894[13].
  • Avignon University's GND ID is recorded as 601448-3[14].
  • Avignon University's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n2001080268[15].
  • Avignon University's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n87850627[16].
  • Avignon University's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 118630010[17].
  • Avignon University's IdRef ID is recorded as 026369044[18].
  • Avignon University's child organization or unit is recorded as Institut des Biomolécules Max Mousseron[19].
  • Avignon University's child organization or unit is recorded as LIA[20].
  • Avignon University's child organization or unit is recorded as History, Archaeology, Literatures of the medieval Christian and Muslim worlds[21].
  • Avignon University's child organization or unit is recorded as Sciences et Technologies des Cultures et Sociétés Numériques[22].
  • Avignon University's child organization or unit is recorded as Centre pour l'édition électronique ouverte[23].
  • Avignon University's part of is recorded as Site Aix-Marseille-Provence-Mediterranée[24].
  • Avignon University's Commons category is recorded as Université d'Avignon[25].
  • Avignon University's industry is recorded as higher education[26].
  • Avignon University's chairperson is recorded as Georges Linares[27].

Body

Founding

Recorded inception include +1303-00-00T00:00:00Z[28] and +1984-00-00T00:00:00Z[29].

Identity

Official names include {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Avignon Université'}[30] and {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'AVIGNON UNIVERSITE'}[31]. Avignon University's part of is recorded as Site Aix-Marseille-Provence-Mediterranée[24].

Leadership

Avignon University's chairperson is recorded as Georges Linares[27].

Operations

Avignon University's headquarters location is recorded as Avignon[11]. Subsidiaries include Institut des Biomolécules Max Mousseron[19], a French UMR[32], in France[33], founded in 2006[34]; LIA[20], a research institute[35], in France[36], founded in 2006[37]; History, Archaeology, Literatures of the medieval Christian and Muslim worlds[21], a French UMR[38], in France[39], founded in 1994[40]; Sciences et Technologies des Cultures et Sociétés Numériques[22], a facility[41], in France[42], founded in 2014[43]; and Centre pour l'édition électronique ouverte[23], a laboratory[44], in France[45], founded in 2007[46].

Industry

Avignon University's industry is recorded as higher education[26].

Why It Matters

Avignon University draws 17 Wikipedia views per month (university_in_france category, ranking #28 of 62).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[47] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[48]

References

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  21. [4] . couperin.org. couperin.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [5] . discovery.renater.fr. Retrieved . discovery.renater.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [6] . dfh-ufa.org. Retrieved . dfh-ufa.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [7] . web.archive.org. Retrieved . web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . univ-avignon.fr. Retrieved . univ-avignon.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . fr.wikisource.org. fr.wikisource.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [29] . lesechos.fr. lesechos.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [30] . univ-avignon.fr. univ-avignon.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [31] . SIRENE. wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  14. [45] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [46] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [47] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [48] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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