Henri Poincaré University
The Henri Poincaré University, or Nancy 1, nicknamed UHP, was a public research university located in Nancy, France. UHP was merged into University of Lorraine in 2012, and was previously a member of the Nancy-Université federation, belonging to the French Nancy-Metz academy. History The first University of Lorraine was created in 1572 by the Duke Charles de Lorraine and the Cardinal Charles III, in a city near Pont-à-Mousson. Nancy 1 merged with Nancy-II, Paul Verlaine University – Metz, and the INPL forming the University of Lorraine. The merger process started in 2009 with the creation of a "pôles de recherche et d'enseignement supérieur" or PRES and was completed 1 January 2012. International UHP figures in the Academic Ranking of World Universities made by the Shanghai Jiao Tong University. In the year 2007, UHP ranked 305th at a worldwide scale and 124th at European scale. Organization and administration Components Uhp had five Faculties: Science and Technology Medical School Pharmacy Dentistry Sports Three Engineering Schools: Telecom Nancy Polytech Nancy (formerly named ESSTIN) ENSTIB Three Institutes of Technology (IUT): Nancy-Brabois Longwy St Dié And one Institute for Teacher Training (IUFM). Research The university included a total of 44 laboratories, linked with the most