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 has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[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 instance of is recorded as university in France[9].
  • Avignon University's headquarters location is recorded as Avignon[10].
  • Avignon University's child organization or unit is recorded as Institut des Biomolécules Max Mousseron[11].
  • Avignon University's child organization or unit is recorded as LIA[12].
  • Avignon University's child organization or unit is recorded as History, Archaeology, Literatures of the medieval Christian and Muslim worlds[13].
  • Avignon University's child organization or unit is recorded as Sciences et Technologies des Cultures et Sociétés Numériques[14].
  • Avignon University's child organization or unit is recorded as Centre pour l'édition électronique ouverte[15].
  • Avignon University is part of Site Aix-Marseille-Provence-Mediterranée[16].
  • Avignon University's Commons category is recorded as Université d'Avignon[17].
  • Avignon University's industry is recorded as higher education[18].
  • Avignon University's chairperson is recorded as Georges Linares[19].
  • Avignon University comprises Hôpital Sainte-Marthe d'Avignon[20].
  • 1303 marks the founding of Avignon University[21].
  • 1984 marks the founding of Avignon University[22].
  • Avignon University's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 43.95, 'lon': 4.82}[23].
  • Avignon University's official website is recorded as https://univ-avignon.fr/[24].
  • Avignon University's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Avignon University[25].
  • Avignon University's employees is recorded as {'amount': '+657'}[26].
  • Avignon University's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Avignon Université'}[27].

Body

Founding

Recorded inception include 1303[21] and 1984[22].

Identity

Official names include {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Avignon Université'}[27] and {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'AVIGNON UNIVERSITE'}[28]. Avignon University is part of Site Aix-Marseille-Provence-Mediterranée[16].

Leadership

Avignon University's chairperson is recorded as Georges Linares[19].

Operations

Avignon University's headquarters location is recorded as Avignon[10]. Subsidiaries include Institut des Biomolécules Max Mousseron[11], a French UMR[29], in France[30], founded in 2006[31]; LIA[12], a research institute[32], in France[33], founded in 2006[34]; History, Archaeology, Literatures of the medieval Christian and Muslim worlds[13], a French UMR[35], in France[36], founded in 1994[37]; Sciences et Technologies des Cultures et Sociétés Numériques[14], a facility[38], in France[39], founded in 2014[40]; and Centre pour l'édition électronique ouverte[15], a laboratory[41], in France[42], founded in 2007[43].

Industry

Avignon University's industry is recorded as higher education[18].

Why It Matters

Avignon University has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[44]

References

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  11. [18] . SIRENE. wikidata.org.
  12. [3] . wikidata.org.
  13. [4] . couperin.org. couperin.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [5] . discovery.renater.fr. Retrieved . discovery.renater.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [6] . dfh-ufa.org. Retrieved . dfh-ufa.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [7] . web.archive.org. Retrieved . web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . univ-avignon.fr. Retrieved . univ-avignon.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . fr.wikisource.org. fr.wikisource.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . lesechos.fr. lesechos.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . univ-avignon.fr. univ-avignon.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . SIRENE. wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  5. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [44] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Part of Site Aix-Marseille-Provence-Mediterranée
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