Abstract

CECHIN, Marizete Righi; PILATTI, Luiz Alberto  and  RAMOND, Bruno. May ‘68: contributions to the birth of the first university of technology in France. Cad. Hist. Educ. [online]. 2021, vol.20, e013.  Epub Jan 29, 2022. ISSN 1982-7806.  https://doi.org/10.14393/che-v20-2021-13.

In May 1968, there were many demonstrations by students and workers throughout France and in several other countries. Paris was the epicenter of the movement which is known as May ‘68. The students claimed for better physical and didactic conditions at universities and for the expansion of the French university system. This study aimed to present the contributions of May ‘68 to the expansion of the university system in France, especially to the creation of the university of technology. This is a bibliographical study. The results show that the movement motivated the approval of the law no. 68-978, on November 12, 1968, which addressed the French Orientation Act of Higher Education, expanded the number of universities in the country, created a new map for universities, and divided the University of Paris in 13 units, from 1971. May 1968 was also an additional reason to create the first university of technology of France, the University of Technology of Compiègne, in 1972. It was found that May ‘68 was the concrete opportunity that was lacking for the realization of long reflections in France for it to reshape the structure of its universities, which derived from the era of Napoleon Bonaparte.

Keywords : Social Movements; Social Movements and Education; Creation of university; May ’68; University autonomy; Technology university.

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