University of Toulouse

The Communauté d'universités et établissements de Toulouse, or the Toulouse University System, formerly the Federal University of Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées, is the association of universities and higher education institutions (ComUE) for institutions of higher education and research in the French region of Midi-Pyrénées (now called Occitania). The three universities, along with other institutions, participated in the reconstruction of the University of Toulouse – a joint structure of 107,000 students including 4,500 doctoral students, 17,000 staffs and 145 research laboratories. The mission was entrusted to Patrick Lévy, former president of the Grenoble Alpes University, accompanied by Philippe Raimbault, president of the Federal University of Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées.

Type

Group of universities and institutions (France)

Founded

2015

Students

130,000

Also known as

Universiti Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées, University of Toulouse