Lise Dumasy
Who was the chair of Grenoble Alpes University before Jun 2017?
Grenoble Alpes University The Université Grenoble Alpes ( UGA , French : meaning Grenoble Alps University ) is a public research university in Grenoble , France . Founded in 1339 , it is the third largest university in France with about 60,000 students and over 3,000 researchers Established as the University of Grenoble by Humbert II of Viennois , it split in 1970 following the May 1968 events . Three of the University of Grenobles inheritors—Joseph Fourier University , Pierre Mendès-France University , and Stendhal University—reunited in 2016 to restore the original institution under the name Université Grenoble Alpes . In 2020 , Grenoble Institute of Technology , Grenoble Institute of Political Studies , and Grenoble School of Architecture ENSAG merged with the original university . The university is organized around two closely located urban campuses : Domaine Universitaire of 175 ha which straddles Saint-Martin-dHères and Gières , and Campus GIANT of 250 ha in Grenoble . UGA also owns and operates facilities in Valence , Chambéry , Les Houches , Villar-dArêne , Mirabel , Échirolles , and La Tronche . The city of Grenoble is one of the largest scientific centers in Europe , hosting facilities of every existing public research institution in France . This allows UGA to have hundreds of research and teaching partnerships , including close collaboration with the French National Centre for Scientific Research ( CNRS ) and the French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission ( CEA ) . Overall , Grenoble as a city is the largest research center in France after Paris with 22,800 researchers . In April 2019 , UGA is selected to host one of the four French institutes in artificial intelligence . UGA is traditionally known for its research and education in the natural sciences and engineering , but also law , institutional economics , linguistics , and psychology . It has been cited among the best and most innovative universities in Europe . It is also renowned for its academic research in humanities and political sciences , hosting some of the largest research centers in France in fields such as political science , urban planning or the sociology of organizations . History . Early history ( 1339–1800 ) . The University of Grenoble was founded on May 12 , 1339 by Humbert II of Viennois , the last independent ruler of Dauphiné , a state of the Holy Roman Empire . Its purpose was to teach civil and canon law , medicine , and the liberal arts . It was considered a leader in the Renaissance revival of the classics and development of liberal arts . Humberts actions were inspired by his granduncle Robert , King of Naples , at whose royal court Humbert spent his youth . King Robert , known as the Wise , skillfully developed Naples from a small port to a lavish city and had a reputation of a cultured man and a generous patron of the arts , friends with such great minds as Petrarch , Boccaccio , and Giotto . Such rich experience contributed to Humberts intention to create a university in his own state , and to do so he visited Pope Benedict XII to get a papal bull of approval . Humbert cared deeply about his students , offering generous aid , protection , and even providing a hundred of them with free housing . Humberts financial losses during the Smyrniote crusades , Black Death , and Dauphinés attachment to France have greatly decreased the activity of the university leading to its closure , since a small mountainous town couldnt support its activity on its own . It was reopened again by Louis XI of France in 1475 in Valence under the name University of Valence , while the original university was restored in Grenoble in 1542 by Francis de Bourbon , Count of St . Pol . The two universities were finally reunited in 1565 . At that point Grenoble was an important center of law practice in France , thus law practice was at the center of the university education . The French Revolution , with its focus on the end to inherited privilege , led to the suppression of most universities in France . To revolutionaries , universities embodied bastions of corporatism and established interests . Moreover , lands owned by the universities and utilized for their support represented a source of wealth and therefore were confiscated , just as property possessed by the Church . Modern period ( 1800–1968 ) . In 1805–1808 , Napoleon reestablished faculties of law , letters , and science . The Bourbon Restoration had temporarily suppressed the Faculty of Letters and the Faculty of Law , but by the 1850s the universitys activity had begun rapidly developing again . The development of the sciences at the university was spearheaded by the transformation of Grenoble from a regional center to a major supplier of industrial motors and electrical equipment in 1880s . The faculties were formally inaugurated as the University of Grenoble in 1879 in the newly constructed Place de Verdun . There were around 3000 students in 1930 . Significant enrollment growth in the 1960s created pressures on the academic infrastructure of the university ; the library Suzanne Dobelmann helped expand facilities , especially those relating to science and medicine . Recent history ( 1968–present ) . Following riots among university students in May 1968 , a reform of French education occurred . The Orientation Act ( Loi d’Orientation de l’Enseignement Superieur ) of 1968 divided the old faculties into smaller subject departments , decreased the power of the Ministry of National Education , and created smaller universities , with strengthened administrations . Thus , sharing the fate of all French universities in 1970s , the University of Grenoble was split into four institutions . Each university had different areas of concentration of study and the faculties were divided as follows : - Scientific and Medical University of Grenoble , which in 1987 was renamed Joseph Fourier University ( UJF ) , for sciences , health , and technology - University of Economics and Law , which in 1987 was renamed Pierre Mendès-France University ( UPMF ) , for social sciences and humanities - Grenoble Institute of Political Studies , affiliated with UPMF and focusing on political science - University of Languages and Letters , which in 1987 was renamed Stendhal University , for arts and languages - Grenoble Institute of Technology ( Grenoble-INP ) for engineering On 1 January 2016 , the first three institutions reunited to restore the original common institution under the name Université Grenoble Alpes . Although Grenoble-INP remains separate , it is an active member of the Community Université Grenoble Alpes and cooperates very closely with the university not only in research projects , but also by sharing labs , offering mutual courses and training for students and researchers . On 1 January 2020 , Grenoble Institute of Technology ( Grenoble-INP ) , together with Grenoble Institute of Political Studies , ENSAG School of Architecture , and Community Université Grenoble Alpes merged with the University Grenoble Alpes . Governance . The Université Grenoble Alpes is a public institution of scientific , cultural and professional relevance , which , similar to other universities in France . This means it is an Établissement public à caractère scientifique , culturel et professionnel . It is governed by a board of directors and an academic council elected every four years . The president of the university is elected by the board of Directors after each renewal , and is eligible for re-election once . On 3 December 2015 , staff and students from Joseph Fourier University , Pierre Mendès-France University , and Stendhal University voted to elect representatives to the central councils of the new university . On 7 January 2016 , the Board of Directors of the Université Grenoble Alpes elected Lise Dumasy as president . It was the first time a woman has been elected to head a merged university in France . The university was one of the central members of the Community Université Grenoble Alpes , a COMUE under the presidency of Patrick Lévy . The association allowed the humanities and social sciences and natural and formal sciences to be represented in the governance of the entire university system of Grenoble . On January 1 , 2020 , the ComUE merged with the University , together with Grenoble Institute of Technology , Grenoble Institute of Political Studies , and Grenoble School of Architecture ENSAG . The merger was organized using the newlsy created legal form of établissements expérimentaux created by the French government to promote the development of leading national universities . Yassine Lakhnech became the president of the newly merged university . Academics . The Université Grenoble Alpes is made up of multiple departments , schools and institutes . - Faculty of sciences - Department of Chemistry and Biology - IM2AG - Department in Computer Science , Mathematics and Applied Mathematics of Grenoble ( IM2AG ) - PhITEM - Department of Physics , Engineering , Earth & Environmental Sciences , Mechanics - OSUG - Grenoble Observatory for Sciences of the Universe - DLST - Department for undergraduate degree in sciences and technology - Grenoble INP - Ense3 - Engineering school in Energy , Water and Environmental sciences - Ensimag - Engineering school in Applied mathematics and Computer Science - Esisar - Engineering school in Advanced Systems and Networks - Génie industriel - School in Industrial engineering and Management - Pagora - Engineering school in Paper , Print media and Biomaterials - Phelma - Engineering school in Physics , Electronics and Materials Science - Grenoble IAE - Graduate School of Management - Polytech Grenoble - Polytechnic Engineering School - Faculty of humanities , health , sports , society ( H3S ) - ARSH - Department of arts and humanities - LE - Department of foreign languages - LLASIC - Department of Languages , Literature , Performing Arts , Information and Communication - SHS - Department of Humanities and Social Sciences - STAPS - Department of physical and sports activities - Faculty of Medicine - Faculty of Pharmacology - Faculties and departments outside of regrouping - Institute of Urban Planning and Alpine Geography ( IUGA ) - Grenoble Law School - Grenoble Faculty of Economics - Sciences Po Grenoble - Grenoble Institute of Political Studies - ENSAG - Grenoble School of Architecture - University Institutes of Technology - IUT Grenoble 1 - University Institutes of Technology 1 - IUT Grenoble 2 - University Institutes of Technology 2 - IUT de Valence - Valence University Institutes of Technology - Transverse structures - DSDA - Drôme Ardèche Department of Sciences - CUEF - University Centre for French Studies - INSPE - Institute of Education and Teaching - SDL - Languages Office - Doctoral College Research . Covering all disciplinary fields , the Université Grenoble Alpes has 106 research departments spread out in six centres bringing together different types of organizations ( joint research departments , host teams , platforms , etc. ) in the same scientific field . - Humanities and Social Science Centre ( Pôle SHS ) - Chemistry , Biology and Health Centre ( Pôle CBS ) - Mathematics , Information and Communication Sciences and Technologies Centre ( Pôle MSTIC ) - Particle Physics , Astrophysics , Geosciences , the Environment and Ecology Centre ( Pôle PAGE ) - Physics , Engineering and Materials Centre ( Pôle PEM ) - Social Sciences Centre ( Pôle SS ) Multiple research labs are attached to the university . University Grenoble Alpes , though Grenoble INP , cofounded Minatec , an international center on micro-nano technologies , uniting over 3000 researchers and 1200 students . The university hosts one of 4 French national Institutes of Artificial Intelligence . PhD training is administered and governed by the Doctoral College , which regroups 13 doctoral schools . Notable people . UGA has a considerable number of notable alumni in several different fields , ranging from academics to political leaders , executives , and artists . Politics . Many European politicians have studied law , economics , and languages in UGA , including : Reinhold Maier , Helene Weber , Walther Schreiber , Michel Destot , Louis Besson , Bernard Accoyer , Marlène Schiappa , Thierry Repentin , André Vallini and Geoffrey Acland . Other political leaders include : Gaétan Barrette , Minister of Health and Social Services of Canada ; Paul Kaba Thieba , Prime Minister of Burkina Faso ; Abderrahmane Benkhalfa , Minister of Finance of Algeria ; Hazem El Beblawi , Prime Minister of Egypt ; Richard E . Hoagland , US Ambassador ; Abdoulaye Wade , President of Senegal ; Driss Basri , Interior Minister of Morocco ; Ahmedou Ould-Abdallah , Ambassador for Mauritania ; Şenkal Atasagun , Chief of the National Intelligence Organization of Turkey ; Ignas Jonynas , Lithuanian diplomat ; Bill Morneau , Canadian Minister of Finance ; Souvanna Phouma , Prime Minister of Laos ; Ali Al Shami , Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lebanon ; Fathallah Sijilmassi , Moroccan politician and economist ; Mohammed al-Dairi Minister of Foreign Affairs of Libya . UGA alumni also include American journalist Warren D . Leary , French journalists Éric Conan , Olivier Galzi , Mélissa Theuriau Françoise Joly , Laurent Mauduit , Marc Dugain , Philippe Robinet , Caroline Roux , British Joanna Gosling and Safia Shah , and German Jona von Ustinov , who worked for MI5 during the time of the Nazi regime . Among social activists who attended UGA , one could find Léo-Paul Lauzon , Léa Roback , Austin Mardon , and the former CEO of the Chicago Urban League James Compton . Mathematics and sciences . Numerous prominent scientists have studied at the Université Grenoble Alpes since the development of the hydro-power in the region in 1880s . Prominent fields include physics , material sciences , and computer sciences with alumni like Yves Bréchet , member of the French Academy of Sciences ; Rajaâ Cherkaoui El Moursli , who worked on the Higgs Boson discovery ; Patrick Cousot , French computer scientist ; Joseph Sifakis , Turing Award laureate ; Claude Boutron , French glaciologist ; Jean-Louis Coatrieux , French researcher in medical imaging ; Michel Cosnard , French computer scientist ; Paul Trendelenburg , German pharmacologist ; Yousef Saad , computer scientist ; Gérard Mourou Nobel Prize laureate , Maurice Nivat , Catherine Ritz , French Antarctic researcher ; Eric Goles , Chilean mathematician ; Pierre Colmez , French mathematician ; René Alphonse Higonnet , French enPineer ; Marlon Dumas , Honduran computer scientist ; Claire Berger , French physicist .