Université Stendhal
Encyclopedia
Stendhal University, Grenoble 3 is a French
university situated in the city of Grenoble
and focused on the fields of foreign languages and cultures, ancient and modern literature, and the science of language and communication. Traditionally producing teachers and/or professors, more recently it is noted for preparing students for cultural, communications, and most recently, journalism careers.
Each year the CUEF (University Center for French Studies) educates more than 3000 foreign students through various exchange programs in topics covering the spectrum of French studies.
The current president is Lise Dumasy..
with the University of Grenoble
. In 1968 Edgar Faure
created Établissement public à caractère scientifique, culturel et professionnel
(EPCSCP) endowed with an autonomy. The departments are eliminated and replaced by Unities of Teaching and Research (UER) that will become the Unities of Formation and Research (UFR). The birth certificate of the University Grenoble III, Stendhal, and its 3 native Grenoble counterparts (Grenoble I, Grenoble II and Grenoble-INP) is signed in 1970.
As early as its creation, Grenoble III opened itself to new domains and leads to the birth of the science of languages, and the Communication and Applied Foreign Languages (LEA). The initiatives multiply with regards to diversifying fields of study, while combining non-specialized fields and fields for professional vocations:
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
university situated in the city of Grenoble
Grenoble
Grenoble is a city in southeastern France, at the foot of the French Alps where the river Drac joins the Isère. Located in the Rhône-Alpes region, Grenoble is the capital of the department of Isère...
and focused on the fields of foreign languages and cultures, ancient and modern literature, and the science of language and communication. Traditionally producing teachers and/or professors, more recently it is noted for preparing students for cultural, communications, and most recently, journalism careers.
Each year the CUEF (University Center for French Studies) educates more than 3000 foreign students through various exchange programs in topics covering the spectrum of French studies.
The current president is Lise Dumasy..
History
The Grenoble III University was officially born in 1970, but its origins date back to the Middle AgesMiddle Ages
The Middle Ages is a periodization of European history from the 5th century to the 15th century. The Middle Ages follows the fall of the Western Roman Empire in 476 and precedes the Early Modern Era. It is the middle period of a three-period division of Western history: Classic, Medieval and Modern...
with the University of Grenoble
University of Grenoble
University of Grenoble or Grenoble University was a university in Grenoble, France until 1970, when it was split into several different institutions:...
. In 1968 Edgar Faure
Edgar Faure
Edgar Faure was a French politician, essayist, historian, and memoirist.-Career:Faure was born in Béziers, Languedoc-Roussillon. He trained as a lawyer in Paris and became a member of the Bar at 27, the youngest lawyer in France to do so at the time...
created Établissement public à caractère scientifique, culturel et professionnel
Établissement public à caractère scientifique, culturel et professionnel
In French law, Établissement public à caractère scientifique, culturel et professionnel refers to a formal category including more than one hundred and thirty public higher education institutes in the field of sciences, culture and professional education...
(EPCSCP) endowed with an autonomy. The departments are eliminated and replaced by Unities of Teaching and Research (UER) that will become the Unities of Formation and Research (UFR). The birth certificate of the University Grenoble III, Stendhal, and its 3 native Grenoble counterparts (Grenoble I, Grenoble II and Grenoble-INP) is signed in 1970.
As early as its creation, Grenoble III opened itself to new domains and leads to the birth of the science of languages, and the Communication and Applied Foreign Languages (LEA). The initiatives multiply with regards to diversifying fields of study, while combining non-specialized fields and fields for professional vocations:
- New department of LEA in 1971
- Diplomas of VD Lawyers and trilingual economists in 1974
- Licenses and masters of Information and Communication in 1987
- DESS of Specialized Translation and Production of mulitlingual texts in 1992
- Creation of the UFR of the Sciences of Cummunication and Sciences of Language in 1989
Presidents
- Bernard MiègeBernard MiègeBernard Miège is a French media theorist and academic administrator. He is Emeritus Professor of Communication and Information Science at Stendhal University in Grenoble. He was educated at Paris University, both in political studies and in economics. He has a Ph.D. in economics and another Ph....
, 1989–1994 - Lise Dumasy, 2008– (elected for five years)