Université de la Nouvelle Calédonie
University of New Caledonia
Website: http://www.univ-nc.nc/ (opens an external site)
Location:
Noumea, New Caledonia, France
Noumea is the capital of New Caledonia, a French territory located in the South Pacific. The territory consists of the large island of Grande Terre and several smaller island groups. It is located approximately 1,500 km from Australia at a latitude of 19° - 23° south and at a longitude of 158° - 172° east.
Description:
New Caledonia offers a very different version of 'Frenchness'. Designated by the French government as a 'Pays d'Outre Mer' (Overseas Country), the group of Pacific islands retains administrative and cultural links with France, reflecting its 150 year colonial history. The current population of 200,000 comprises Kanaks, descendants of European settlers, other Pacific islanders, and people who trace their heritage back to other former French colonies. Many of the Kanak population maintain aspects of traditional cultures side-by-side with contemporary Western social and cultural infrastructures. As the capital, Nouméa serves as a relay point between the various communities on the islands, and between New Caledonia and the wider world.
Université de la Nouvelle Calédonie, founded in 1999, offers courses in Law, Economics, Management, Humanities, Languages, Social Science and Science. It has a campus on the peninsula of Nouville, and another at Magenta in the eastern suburbs of Nouméa. The Nouville campus is adjacent to a French language school, CREIPAC, with which the University has an agreement.
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Université de Caen Basse-Normandie
Université Lumière Lyon 2
Université du Sud - Toulon Var
Télécom & Management SudParis , Évry
Université de Reims Champagne-Ardennes
Université Rennes 2 - Haute Bretagne
Université de Strasbourg, Strasbourg
Université Michel de Montaigne Bordeaux 3
Université de Poitiers
