University of Clermont-Ferrand

Clermont Auvergne University, in French Universite Clermont Auvergne or UCA, is a public research university with its main campus in Clermont-Ferrand, France. It was created by the merger of Blaise Pascal University and the University of Auvergne, which took effect on 1 January 2017 after discussions begun in 2012. There had been only one university in Clermont-Ferrand since the 19th century until it was split in two in 1976. The university comprises 22 components, divided into training and research units, schools and institutes, with several campuses in Clermont-Ferrand and across the Auvergne region, and in 2021 it became an experimental public establishment.