Editing Aix-en-Provence (section)

==Education==
[[File:Aix-en-Provence Institut etudes politiques 20061227.jpg|thumb|The Institute of Political Studies (Sciences Po)]]
Aix has long been a university town: [[Louis II of Anjou]] granted a [[royal charter]] for a university in 1409. Today Aix-en-Provence remains an important educational centre, with many teaching and research institutes:

* [[Arts et Métiers ParisTech]], an engineering graduate school that settled a campus in the city in 1843. This teaching and research center (CER) let the students attend courses focused on industrial and mechanical engineering.
* [[Aix-Marseille University]], consisting of the faculty and former campuses of:
**[[University of Provence Aix-Marseille I]], specialising in the humanities.
**[[Université de la Méditerranée Aix-Marseille II]], specialising in economics.
**[[Université Paul Cézanne Aix-Marseille III]], specialising principally in law, economics, political science and administration.
* [[Institut d'études politiques d'Aix-en-Provence]] (IEP) is part of France's network of political studies universities, often referred to as "Sciences Po".
* [[ZEAT|Institut de l'Aménagement Régional]], an institute in the Université Paul Cézanne for town and country planning.
* The American College of the Mediterranean (ACM), an American-style degree-granting institution with programs in art, art history, business, communication, French language and culture, international relations, psychology and many others. ACM also includes a study abroad institute for undergraduates, [[IAU College]].

Aix also has several training collèges, lycées, and a college of art and design. It has also become a centre for many international study programmes. Several lycées offer [[Classe préparatoire aux grandes écoles|CPGE]].