University of Pau and Pays de l'Adour

The University of Pau and the Adour Region (French: L'Université de Pau et des Pays de l'Adour, often known by the initialism UPPA) is a multi-site, public university located in southwestern France. Founded in 1972, it is based in Pau (département of Pyrénées-Atlantiques) but also in Anglet, Bayonne, Tarbes and Mont-de-Marsan in the Adour river basin. Coming administratively under the Academy of Bordeaux, it is the third largest university in southwestern France (after Bordeaux and Toulouse), with almost 14,000 students. History Creation The university was founded in 1970 but it can trace its origins back to 1549 when the Collège des Arts, an institute for the study of the humanities, was established in the royal town of Pau. More recently, the University of Bordeaux opened a branch in Pau in 1946 to teach legal subjects. This branch known as the Institut d’études juridiques et économiques was directed by Robert Poplawski. It was then located in Villa Lawrence in Pau town centre.