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The Federal 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of Toulouse Midi-Pyr¨¦n¨¦es is a ComUE ¨C an association of higher education and research institutions ¨C based in the Mid-Pyr¨¦n¨¦es.

The Federal 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ developed from the 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of Toulouse; ?first formed with the Treaty of Paris in 1229 by Count Raymond VII. Accused of sympathising with heretics, he was forced to finance local theological education.

The 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of Toulouse split into specialised institutions ¨C including three universities ¨C in 1969, and became known as the Federal 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of Toulouse Midi-Pyr¨¦n¨¦es. In 2007, the centre of research and higher education 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of Toulouse was established to manage these activities in the Mid- Pyr¨¦n¨¦es.

The Law on Higher Education and Research turned the Federal 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ into a ComUE in 2015. It has no individual campus, but more than 100,000 students spread across its varied 14 institutions: Toulouse I 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ Capitole, the 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of Toulouse II ¨C Le Mirail, Paul Sabatier 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ, the National Polytechnic Institute of Toulouse, the Institut national des sciences appliqu¨¦es de Toulouse, the Institut sup¨¦rieur de l'a¨¦ronautique et de l'espace, the Institut d'¨¦tudes politiques de Toulouse, the Jean-Fran?ois Champollion 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ Center for Teaching and Research, the ?cole des Mines d'Albi-Carmaux, the ?cole nationale de l'aviation civile, the ?cole nationale sup¨¦rieure d'architecture de Toulouse, the ?cole nationale de formation agronomique, the Toulouse Business School, and the Institut Catholique d'Arts et M¨¦tiers.

The constituent institutions of the Federal 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of Toulouse Mid- Pyr¨¦n¨¦es awards a range of vocational qualifications, Bachelor¡¯s degrees, Master¡¯s degrees, PhDs, and other awards in specialist disciplines, such as veterinary sciences. The association aids its institutions with research collaboration ¨C between other universities and with businesses ¨C and other shared projects, such as fostering partnerships between scientists and science teachers, and developing more sustainable campuses.?

Federal 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of Toulouse Midi-Pyrenees was first ranked by THE in the 2017 World 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ Rankings. Prior to that year, only Toulouse 1 Capitol one of the institutions part of Federal 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of Toulouse Midi-Pyrenees, was ranked.