Catholic University of the West

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The Catholic University of the West (French Université Catholique de l' Ouest UCO ) was founded in 1373 and can look back since their reformation in 1875 on a long tradition. Seat of the UCO is in Angers, Pays de la Loire, France.

History

The origins of the University in Angers are due to the local cathedral school. In the early 11th century it was under the direction of the Bishop of Rennes - later Bishop of Angers - known. It was enlarged in 1229 and received a large influx of English students who studied previously at the University of Paris, as this university was directly subordinated to the French king. The University of Angers became a center of law and especially the civil law, it was in 1337 the first university was associated with an episcopate and received from the Holy See teaching license, from this period are also the first university statutes. 1364 she received from King Charles V the same privileges that had been granted and the University of Orléans. By royal order of 1432, the University received approval for the establishment of additional faculty: theology, medicine, arts and canon law and civil law. Until the French Revolution ( 1789), the University could develop into a recognized teaching institution, however, the teaching was between the years 1791-1793 prohibited.

New beginning

It was only in 1875 to lead with the law for the creation of private universities and the support of at least three faculties now received as Catholic University back their teaching license. Then decided the French bishops in France to build five Catholic universities, and they took the teaching at the existing university in Angers again. The university was now that she was responsible for the western part of France, renamed to " Facultés Catholiques de l' Ouest". In the following years, the faculties of Law (1875 ), for Literature ( 1876), Natural Sciences (1877 ) and Theology ( 1879) emerged. In 1947, the first foreign students were admitted.

Reorganization

Until 1966, several institutes have been established and the Catholic University began, due to the increasing number of students, with the deployment of their universities and institutes, after several troubled years of the reclassification and reorganization is the, as they call themselves now, " Université Catholique l' Ouest ( UCO ) " deployed in three large university areas: Head office of UCO in Angers, UCO Bretagne Nord in Guingamp and UCO Southern Brittany, Vannes / Arradon.

The University in Numbers

  • Education programs Degree courses: literature, languages ​​including French as a foreign language, art, music, psychology, social sciences, management, communication, education sciences, mathematics, computer science and computer statistics, biology, environmental sciences, and theology and religious studies.
  • Exams for PhD and Master's education ( with a high success rate ).
  • Audiovisual center, multimedia room with Internet access
  • 17 departments for a variety of vocational training
  • Dormitories and apartment service for accommodation in apartments or with families
  • 2 University refectories
  • University Library
  • There are 12 foreign languages ​​taught
  • For this purpose, the UCO over 10 multimedia foreign language labs
  • The UCO holds over 130 links to other universities
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