The University of Picardy Jules Verne (French: Université de Picardie Jules Verne; UPJV) is a public university located in the former Picardy region of France (now part of Hauts-de-France).
It consists of several campuses located in the towns of Amiens, Beauvais, Cuffies, Saint-Quentin, Creil, and Laon.
It was initially simply called the University of Picardy during its first two decades, until 1991 when writer Jules Verne's named was added.
What started as a small university now has over 30,000 students across all campuses.
The university is organised into five main faculties or groupings each with a number of schools or institutes: