University of Poitiers
Université de Poitiers | |
| Motto | Des savoirs & des talents Knowledges and talents |
|---|---|
| Type | Public |
| Established | 1431 |
| Budget | 272 680 000 Euro (2016) |
| President | Virginie Laval |
Administrative staff | 2,300 |
| Students | 25,078 (2016) |
| Location | , |
| Campus | University town |
| Colors | Red |
| Affiliations | Coimbra Group, IRUN |
| Website | www.univ-poitiers.fr |
The University of Poitiers (UP; French: Université de Poitiers, pronounced [ynivɛʁsite də pwatje]) is a public university located in Poitiers, France. It is a member of the Coimbra Group. It is multidisciplinary and contributes to making Poitiers the city with the highest student/inhabitant ratio in France by welcoming nearly 28,000 students in 2017.
The University of Poitiers represents a global operating budget of around 150 million euros per year, one-third of which is for operating and investment costs and two-thirds for personnel costs. As of July 2015 it is a member of the regional university association Leonardo da Vinci consolidated University.