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Stendhal University, Grenoble 3 is a French university situated in the city of Grenoble and focused on the fields of foreign languages and cultures, ancient and modern literature, and the science of language and communication. Traditionally producing teachers and/or professors, more recently it is noted for preparing students for cultural, communications, a
nd most recently, journalism careers. Each year the CUEF (University Center for French Studies) educates more than 3000 foreign students through various exchange programs in topics covering the spectrum of French studies. The Grenoble III University was officially born in 1970, but its origins date back to the Middle Ages with the University of Grenoble. In 1968 Edgar Faure created Établissement public à caractère scientifique, culturel et professionnel (EPCSCP) endowed with an autonomy. The departments are eliminated and replaced by Unities of Teaching and Research (UER) that will become the Unities of Formation and Research (UFR). The birth certificate of the University Grenoble III, Stendhal, and its 3 native Grenoble counterparts (Grenoble I, Grenoble II and Grenoble-INP) is signed in 1970. As early as its creation, Grenoble III opened itself to new domains and leads to the birth of the science of languages, and the Communication and Applied Foreign Languages (LEA). The initiatives multiply with regards to diversifying fields of study, while combining non-specialized fields and fields for professional vocations:
New department of LEA in 1971
Diplomas of VD Lawyers and trilingual economists in 1974
Licenses and masters of Information and Communication in 1987
DESS of Specialized Translation and Production of mulitlingual texts in 1992
Creation of the UFR of the Sciences of Cummunication and Sciences of Language in 1989.
