Aix-Marseille University

About Aix-Marseille University

Founded in 1409 by Louis II of Anjou, Count of Provence, and reconstituted on January 1, 2012 through the historic merger of the Université de Provence (Aix-Marseille I), Université de la Méditerranée (Aix-Marseille II), and Université Paul Cézanne (Aix-Marseille III), Aix-Marseille Université (amU) is the largest multidisciplinary French-speaking public research university in the world. Educating more than 80,000 enrolled students—including over 10,000 international scholars from 140 countries—and employing 8,000 faculty, researchers, and technical staff, amU is the intellectual and scientific titan of Southern France. The university operates across five major geographical campus hubs in Aix-en-Provence and Marseille, comprising 18 specialized faculties, institutes, and engineering colleges, alongside 13 doctoral schools. Supported by the multi-million euro A*MIDEX Initiative of Excellence (IdEx) endowment and close partnerships with national research bodies (CNRS, INSERM, IRD, CEA, INRAE), amU is an internationally recognized powerhouse in Oceanography, Neurosciences, Infectious Diseases, Immunology, Astrophysics, Nanosciences, Photonics, Mediterranean Archaeology, and Economics (AMSE). Furthermore, amU is a proud founding coordinator of CIVIS, a premier European Civic University Alliance spanning 11 leading European universities.