University of the French Antilles (), also known in English as the University of the Antilles, is a French public university, located in the French West Indies.
History It was previously part of a larger institution in combination with campuses in French Guiana known as the University of the French West Indies and Guiana. As a result of funding disputes, that university was separated into two distinct institutions based on its constituent parts in French Guiana and the Lesser Antilles respectively. The separation process was completed by 1 January 2015.
Location The university has three campuses: two in Guadeloupe: Fouillole (Pointe-à-Pitre) and Saint-Claude, one in Martinique: Schœlcher (while there is also the campus of the IUFM in Fort-de-France and the medical campus (CHRU, a regional university hospital) of La Meynard in Le Lamentin).
Notable people Faculty
Jacques Adélaïde-Merlande (born 1933) - historian Carlos Moore (born 1942) - writer, social researcher, professor and activist Pierre A. Riffard - philosopher and specialist in esotericism Georges Voisset (born 1948) - literary critic Suzanne Dracius (born 1951) - writer and literary critic Pierre Cahuc (born 1962) - economist
Alumni
Juliana Rimane (born 1959) - politician Annick Petrus (born 1961) - politician Sabine Andrivon-Milton (born 1970) - historian Micheline Jacques (born 1971) - politician Tina Nadine Anilus - women's rights activist
See also List of public universities in France by academy University of French Guiana
References
http://www.univ-antilles.fr/
External links Official web site, serving Guadeloupe and Martinique Department of History in Schœlcher and in Saint-Claude (Guadeloupe) University of (French) Guiana