during the French Revolution. Other locations University facilities are also located outside of main campuses, including Grenoble INP facilities, Grenoble IUT, as well as multiple laboratories and research centers. An alpine botanical garden Jardin botanique alpin du Lautaret spans over a 2 hectares area in Col du Lautaret. Governance The Université Grenoble Alpes is a Public Institution of Scientific, Cultural, and Professional Relevance (French: Établissement public à caractère scientifique, culturel et professionnel"). It is governed by a board of directors and an academic council elected every four years. The president of the university is elected by the board of Directors after each renewal, and is eligible for re-election once. On 3 December 2015, staff and students from Joseph Fourier University, Pierre Mendès-France University, and Stendhal University voted to elect representatives to the central councils of the new university. On 7 January 2016, the Board of Directors of the Université Grenoble Alpes elected Lise Dumasy as president. It was the first time a woman has been elected to head a merged university in France. The university was one of the central members of the Community Université Grenoble Alpes, a COMUE under the presidency of Patrick Lévy. The association allowed the humanities and social sciences and natural and formal sciences to be represented in the governance of the entire university system of Grenoble. On 1 January 2020 the ComUE merged with the university, together with the Grenoble Institute of Technology, the Grenoble Institute of Political Studies, and the Grenoble School of Architecture ENSAG. The merger was organized using the newly created legal form of "établissements expérimentaux" created by the French government to promote the development of leading national universities. Yassine Lakhnech became the President of the newly merged university. Academics The Université Grenoble Alpes is made up of multiple departments, schools and institutes. Faculty of sciences Department of Chemistry and Biology IM2AG - Department of Computer Science, Mathematics and Applied Mathematics of Grenoble (IM2AG) PhITEM - Department of Physics, Engineering, Earth & Environmental Sciences, Mechanics OSUG - Grenoble Observatory for Sciences of the Universe DLST - Department for Undergraduate Degree of Sciences and Technology Grenoble INP Ense3 - Engineering school of Energy, Water and Environmental sciences Ensimag - Engineering school of Applied mathematics and Computer Science Esisar - Engineering school of Advanced Systems and Networks Génie industriel - School of Industrial engineering and Management Pagora - Engineering school of Paper, Print media