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{{Short description|University in Nancy, Lorraine, France (1970–2012)}}
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'''Nancy 2 University''' (''Université Nancy 2'') was a French university located in [[Nancy, France|Nancy]], [[France]]. It was a member of the [[Nancy-Université]] federation, a group of the three higher education institutions in Nancy.<ref name="fed">[http://www.nancy-universite.fr/ Nancy University Federation] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071028004006/http://www.nancy-universite.fr/ |date=2007-10-28 }} {{in lang|fr}}</ref> It merged with [[Henri Poincaré University|Nancy-I]], [[Paul Verlaine University – Metz]], and the [[National Polytechnic Institute of Lorraine|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.

==Teaching==

Nancy 2 provided teaching for 22 Bachelor's degrees and 32 Master's degrees, and approximately 8,000 degrees were attained in 2004/05.<ref name="nancy2fact">[http://www.univ-nancy2.fr/presentation/coeur2ville/chiffres.html?depuis_id=91 Nancy 2 Website - Facts and Figures] {{in lang|fr}}</ref>

There were two semesters, each semester followed by an exam period, and another exam period in June for resit examinations. Semesters lasted 12 weeks each. During the university year, public holidays were observed as well as longer holidays (either one or two weeks) such as [[All Saint's Day]], Christmas, Easter and a "February holiday", roughly equivalent to spring break.<ref name="nancy2calendar">[http://www.univ-nancy2.fr/formations/organisation/calendrier.html Nancy 2 Website - Calendar] {{in lang|fr}}</ref>

==Staff and students==
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Nancy 2 was home to 611 researchers/teachers and 496 administrative personnel.<ref name="nancy2int">[http://www.univ-nancy2.fr/presentation/coeur2ville/index.html?depuis_id=4&lang=EN Nancy 2 Website - Introduction] {{in lang|fr}}</ref> and contains almost 12,700 students at Bachelor's level, 3,400 at Master's level and 1,300 in other qualifications.<ref name="nancy2fact" />

==Structure==
Nancy 2 is organized into 7 different faculties (UFR stands for ''Unités de Formation et de Recherche'', meaning Research and Training Units):<ref name="nancy2fac">[http://www.univ-nancy2.fr/presentation/campus/lescampus.html?depuis_id=6&lang=EN Nancy 2 Website - Faculties and Institutes]</ref>
*UFR "Knowledge of Man", which refers to subjects such as psychology.
*UFR Foreign Languages and Cultures
*UFR Arts
*UFR Science of Languages (Linguistics)
*UFR Historical and Geographic Sciences, Musicology
*UFR Faculty of Law, Economic and Management Sciences
*UFR I.T. and Mathematics

The university also contained eight institutes:<ref name="nancy2fac" />
*European University Centre (CEU)
*Commercial Institute of Nancy (ICN)
*Superior Institute of Administration and Management (ISAM-IAE Nancy)
*Institute for Preparation for General Administration (IPAG)
*European Institute of Cinema and Audiovisual (IECA)
*Regional Institute of Work (IRT)
*University Institute of Epinal (Hubert Curien)
*University Institute of Technology Nancy (Charlemagne)

==References==
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==See also==
* [[List of public universities in France by academy]]
* [[Nancy-Université]] federation

{{Public universities and higher education institutes in France}}

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[[Category:Defunct universities and colleges in France]]
[[Category:Nancy-Université]]
[[Category:Universities and colleges in Nancy, France]]
[[Category:Educational institutions established in the 1570s]]
[[Category:University of Lorraine]]