University of Poitiers

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University of Poitiers

Université de Poitiers
Latin: Universitas Pictavium
Motto	Des savoirs & des talents Knowledges and talents
Type	Public
Established	1431; 593 years ago (1431)
Budget	272 680 000 Euro (2016)
President	Virginie Laval
Administrative staff	2,300
Students	25,078 (2016)
Location	Poitiers , France
Campus	University town
Colors	Red
Affiliations	Coimbra Group, IRUN
Website	www.univ-poitiers.fr

The University of Poitiers (UP; French: Université de Poitiers) 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.^[1]