University of Burgundy Europe (French: Université Bourgogne Europe, UBE), formerly known as University of Dijon until the 1980's, then as University of Burgundy until 2024) is a public university located in Dijon, France.
Université Bourgogne Europe is situated on a large campus (more than 150 ha) in the eastern part of Dijon called Campus Montmuzard, about 15 minutes by tram from the city centre. The humanities and sciences are well represented on the main campus, along with law, medicine, engineering, or social sciences, in separate buildings.
The IUT (Undergraduate Institute of Technology ) is also on the campus, providing specialist higher level diplomas in business, biology, communications and computer science.
The university counts 16 faculties and schools in total (in details: 8 faculties, 2 engineering schools, 1 teacher training institute, 3 undergraduate institutes of technology offering undergraduate courses, and 2 professional institutes providing post-graduate programmes).
Due to the numerous student societies and support services for international students and disabled students, the campus is a welcoming place, with numerous CROUS student restaurants and canteens.
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History
The university was founded in 1722 by King Louis XV. Initially there was only the law faculty but from 1805 to 1809 faculties of science, arts, and medicine were added by Napoleon.
In 2024 and 2025, the University of Burgundy was restructured as the University of Burgundy Europe, an Experimental Public Institution, which also newly affiliated the following additional institutions:
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Students
In 2025, there are about 33,000 students, spread in six campuses across the region of Burgundy: Dijon, Auxerre, Chalon-sur-Saône, Le Creusot, Mâcon and Nevers. 66% of the students are coming from the region of Burgundy. About 3,000+ are foreign students.
Points of interest
Serres de l'Université de Bourgogne
Notable faculty
Gaston Bachelard, French philosopher
Louis Bachelier, French mathematician
Pietro Balestra, economist
Doug Beardsley, poet
Sophie Béjean, University president
Gaspard Auguste Brullé, French entomologist
Roland Carraz, former member of the French Parliament and former Secretary of state
Lucien Febvre, French historian
Robert M. French, French Cognitive scientist
Robert Folz, French historian, medievalist, former Dean
Henri Hauser, Economist, historian, geographer
Albert Mathiez, French historian (Professor from 1919 to 1926)
Jocelyne Pérard, President, University of Burgundy, 1993-98
Louis Renault (jurist) (lecturer at this university, later Nobel Peace Prize Laureate)
Jean Richard (historian), historian, member of the Institut de France, President of the Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres since 2002
Albert Schatz, jurist, historian
Bernard Schmitt, economist, founder of the school of economic thought known as quantum economics
Notable alumni
Mohammed A. Aldouri, former Permanent Representative of Iraq to the United Nations (2001–2003)
Edvard Beneš, Former President of Czechoslovakia
Igor and Grichka Bogdanov, French Television presenters, known for the Bogdanov affair
Guy Canivet jurist, president of the Court of Cassation
Chérie Carter-Scott, American author
Antanas Mockus, Colombian mathematician, philosopher, and politician
Rachida Dati, Member of the European Parliament, Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice
Mahmoud El Materi, Former Minister (Tunisia)
Jacques Fradin, Medical Doctor, cognitive and behavioural therapist
Pierre Frogier, Politician, former President of the Government of New Caledonia
Henri-François Gautrin, Member of National Assembly of Quebec
Adolé Isabelle Glitho-Akueson, Professor of Animal Biology at the University of Lome
Léopold Gnininvi, Togolese politician, Secretary-General of the Democratic Convention of African Peoples
Lawrence Gushee, American musicologist
Mohammad-Ali Jamalzadeh, prominent Iranian writer