University of Burgundy

E453294

public university research university

The University of Burgundy is a French public university based in Dijon, known for its wide range of academic programs and research activities across sciences, humanities, and professional fields.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Université de Bourgogne	6
University of Burgundy canonical	5
University of Dijon	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3444027 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: University of Burgundy
Context triple: [Dijon, hasUniversity, University of Burgundy]

A. University of Dijon
The University of Dijon was a French higher education institution in Dijon, historically known for its law and humanities faculties and for educating notable Central European political figures such as Edvard Beneš.
B. University of Bourges
The University of Bourges was a prominent Renaissance-era French university renowned for its law faculty, which attracted many notable European jurists and statesmen.
C. University of Reims Champagne-Ardenne
The University of Reims Champagne-Ardenne is a French public university located in the Grand Est region, known for its multidisciplinary programs and research in fields such as science, humanities, law, and health.
D. University of Tours
The University of Tours is a French public university located in the city of Tours, known for its programs in humanities, law, sciences, and health.
E. University of Nancy
The University of Nancy was a French higher education institution known for its strong programs in mathematics and sciences and for educating influential figures such as Alexander Grothendieck.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: University of Burgundy
Target entity description: The University of Burgundy is a French public university based in Dijon, known for its wide range of academic programs and research activities across sciences, humanities, and professional fields.

A. University of Dijon
The University of Dijon was a French higher education institution in Dijon, historically known for its law and humanities faculties and for educating notable Central European political figures such as Edvard Beneš.
B. University of Bourges
The University of Bourges was a prominent Renaissance-era French university renowned for its law faculty, which attracted many notable European jurists and statesmen.
C. University of Reims Champagne-Ardenne
The University of Reims Champagne-Ardenne is a French public university located in the Grand Est region, known for its multidisciplinary programs and research in fields such as science, humanities, law, and health.
D. University of Tours
The University of Tours is a French public university located in the city of Tours, known for its programs in humanities, law, sciences, and health.
E. University of Nancy
The University of Nancy was a French higher education institution known for its strong programs in mathematics and sciences and for educating influential figures such as Alexander Grothendieck.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	public university ⓘ research university ⓘ
affiliatedWith	AgroSup Dijon ⓘ Sciences Po Dijon campus (partnerships) ⓘ linked to: Sciences Po
campus	Auxerre campus ⓘ Chalon-sur-Saône campus ⓘ linked to: Institut supérieur de formation de Chalon-sur-Saône Dijon campus ⓘ Le Creusot campus ⓘ Mâcon campus ⓘ linked to: Nevers campus Nevers campus ⓘ
country	France ⓘ
formerName	University of Dijon ⓘ
founded	1722 ⓘ
governedBy	French Ministry of Higher Education and Research ⓘ
hasFaculty	Faculty of Arts and Humanities ⓘ Faculty of Law, Economics and Politics ⓘ linked to: Faculty of Law and Economics Faculty of Life Sciences ⓘ Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy ⓘ Faculty of Science and Technology ⓘ Institute of Technology (IUT) Chalon-sur-Saône ⓘ Institute of Technology (IUT) Dijon-Auxerre ⓘ University Institute of Teacher Training (IUFM) / ESPE ⓘ linked to: IUFM Centre-Val de Loire
hasResearchArea	engineering ⓘ health sciences ⓘ humanities ⓘ sciences ⓘ social sciences ⓘ vine and wine sciences ⓘ
hasResearchUnit	CNRS-affiliated laboratories ⓘ INSERM-affiliated laboratories ⓘ
hasStudentBody	tens of thousands of students ⓘ
knownFor	multidisciplinary academic programs ⓘ research in oenology and viticulture ⓘ
languageOfInstruction	French ⓘ
locatedIn	Bourgogne-Franche-Comté ⓘ Dijon ⓘ eastern France ⓘ
memberOf	ComUE Université Bourgogne Franche-Comté ⓘ University of Burgundy – Franche-Comté community of universities and institutions ⓘ linked to: ComUE Université Bourgogne Franche-Comté
nativeName	Université de Bourgogne ⓘ linked to: University of Burgundy
offersCourseLanguage	English ⓘ
offersProgram	doctoral programs ⓘ engineering programs ⓘ master’s degrees ⓘ professional degrees ⓘ undergraduate degrees ⓘ
reestablished	1957 ⓘ
regionServed	Burgundy region ⓘ linked to: Burgundy wine region
shortName	uB ⓘ
type	public institution of higher education ⓘ
website	https://www.u-bourgogne.fr ⓘ

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Referenced by (12)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Dijon → hasUniversity → University of Burgundy ⓘ

University of Burgundy campus in Auxerre → partOf → University of Burgundy ⓘ

University of Burgundy campus in Auxerre → operatedBy → University of Burgundy ⓘ

University of Burgundy campus in Auxerre → isBranchCampusOf → University of Burgundy ⓘ

Rachida Dati → educatedAt → Université de Bourgogne ⓘ