University of Rennes

university in Rennes, France; established in 1460 in Nantes
Organization university_in_france Q1987282
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University of Rennes

Summary

University of Rennes is a university in France[1]. It draws 236 Wikipedia views per month (university_in_france category, ranking #17 of 62).[2]

Key Facts

  • University of Rennes was a member of European University Association[3].
  • University of Rennes was a member of Couperin Consortium[4].
  • University of Rennes was a member of Renater[5].
  • University of Rennes was a member of Coordination of French research universities[6].
  • University of Rennes was a member of Franco-German University[7].
  • University of Rennes was a member of Confederation of Open Access Repositories[8].
  • University of Rennes is located in Rennes[9].
  • University of Rennes is in the country of France[10].
  • University of Rennes's instance of is recorded as university in France[11].
  • University of Rennes's instance of is recorded as public university[12].
  • University of Rennes's founder is recorded as Francis II[13].
  • University of Rennes's child organization or unit is recorded as Institut de recherche en informatique et systèmes aléatoires[14].
  • University of Rennes's child organization or unit is recorded as Institut des sciences chimiques de Rennes[15].
  • University of Rennes's child organization or unit is recorded as Institut de Physique de Rennes[16].
  • University of Rennes's child organization or unit is recorded as Institute of Electronics and Telecommunications of Rennes[17].
  • University of Rennes's child organization or unit is recorded as Institut de Recherche en Santé, Environnement et Travail[18].
  • University of Rennes's child organization or unit is recorded as Institute of Genetics and Development of Rennes[19].
  • University of Rennes's child organization or unit is recorded as Institute for Genetics, Environment and Plant Protection[20].
  • University of Rennes's child organization or unit is recorded as Fish Physiology and Genomics Institute[21].
  • University of Rennes's child organization or unit is recorded as Structure Fédérative de Recherche en Biologie et Santé de Rennes[22].
  • University of Rennes's child organization or unit is recorded as Mathematics Research Institute of Rennes[23].
  • University of Rennes's Commons category is recorded as Université de Rennes[24].
  • 1460 marks the founding of University of Rennes[25].
  • University of Rennes's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 48.11788888888889, 'lon': -1.637888888888889}[26].
  • University of Rennes's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Université de Rennes[27].

Body

Founding

University of Rennes's founder is recorded as Francis II[13]. 1460 marks the founding of it[25].

Operations

Subsidiaries include Institut de recherche en informatique et systèmes aléatoires[14], a laboratory[28], in France[29], founded in 1975[30], headquartered in Campus de Beaulieu[31]; Institut des sciences chimiques de Rennes[15], a French UMR[32], in France[33], founded in 2006[34]; Institut de Physique de Rennes[16], a French UMR[35], in France[36], founded in 2008[37]; Institute of Electronics and Telecommunications of Rennes[17], a French UMR[38], in France[39], founded in 2002[40]; Institut de Recherche en Santé, Environnement et Travail[18], an organization[41], in France[42], founded in 2009[43]; and Institute of Genetics and Development of Rennes[19], a French UMR[44], in France[45], founded in 1993[46].

Why It Matters

University of Rennes draws 236 Wikipedia views per month (university_in_france category, ranking #17 of 62).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[47] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[48]

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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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