Exploring the University of Tours (UT) Timeline Dataset

January 16, 2025

Founded in 1970 through the merger of pre-existing faculties and university colleges, the University of Tours is a modern institution with roots reaching back to the Gallo-Roman era. Its timeline, starting in the High Middle Age, reflects this rich heritage, from the creation of the school of medicine in the nineteenth century to the most recent milestones in its evolution: the establishment of various faculties after World War II, the pivotal reforms of 1968, and the official founding of the University in 1970. Since the late 1980s, the University has expanded across multiple campuses, playing a key role in the urban development and reorganization of the city.