University of Provence

The University of Provence Aix-Marseille I was a public university mostly located in Aix-en-Provence and Marseille. It was one of the three Universities of Aix-Marseille and was part of the Academy of Aix and Marseille. On 1 January 2012 it merged with the University of the Mediterranean and Paul Cézanne University to become Aix-Marseille University, the youngest, but also the largest in terms of students, budgets and staff in France.

With roots dating back to 1409, the University was established in 1969 through a merger of the school of humanities in Aix-en-Provence and the science one in Marseille. "The University of Provence is one of the most distinguished in France, second only to the University of Paris in the areas of French literature, history, and linguistics", according to Harvard University website.

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