The University of Montpellier University (French: Universite de Montpellier University) is a French public research university in Montpellier University in south-east of France. Established in 1289 the University of Montpellier University is one of the oldest of the world. The university was split into 3 universities during 45 years (the University of Montpellier University 1, the University of Montpellier University 2 and the Paul Valery University Montpellier University 3) between 1970 and 2015 when it was subsequently reunified by the merger of the former two, with the latter, now named Paul Valery University Montpellier University, remaining a separate entity. The university has more than 15,000 students and around 1,450 members of staff. It is a multidisciplinary university with eight faculties and a particular focus on sciences and technological research.
The University of Montpellier (UM) is the 6th largest university in France, with about 50,000 students including 7000 come from abroad to study in Montpellier. One of the most innovative higher education institutions in the world, UM ranks very high in many international rankings : first in the world in the 2018 Shanghai ranking for Ecology, first most innovative French university in 2018 Reuter's ranking, 5th in France in 2018 Leiden's ranking for the quality of its scientific publications, 3rd French university in the 2019 'University Impact ranking' of Times Higher Education.
The 'Montpellier University of Excellence' project gathers the forces of 19 institutions towards a common ambition: create in Montpellier a thematic research-intensive university that will be internationally recognized for its impact in the fields of agriculture, environment and health.
The University of Montpellier is a French public university (a public scientific, cultural and professional institution), with legal personality and educational, scientific, administrative and financial autonomy. It is represented by its president.
The University of Montpellier ( UM ) was created in 2015 through the merger of Universities Montpellier 1 and 2. The UM brings together an extensive community of knowledge, from sciences, technical arts, medicine and environmental sciences, to educational sciences, economics, law and political science.