Aix-Marseille 3; Université de Droit, d'économie et des Sciences d'Aix-Marseille The University of Aix-Marseille is a prestigious European university with a long history, founded in 1409, located in the Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of Provence, accredited by the Chinese Ministry of Education, with 8 faculty-level teaching and research units (UFR), 8 university vocational colleges (IUP) and 42 accredited research laboratories.