ic ▁helped ▁found ▁in ▁ 1 2 2 9 ▁with ▁Saint ▁Thomas ▁Aqu inas , ▁whose ▁tomb ▁lies ▁the ▁church ▁of ▁the ▁Jacob ins . ▁An ▁ 1 8 8 0 ▁law ▁forced ▁private ▁schools ▁to ▁stop ▁using ▁the ▁name ▁" Univers ity ", ▁the ▁university ▁has ▁been ▁known ▁since ▁as ▁the ▁Catholic ▁Institute ▁of ▁Toul ouse . ▁ ▁The ▁Catholic ▁Institute ▁of ▁Toul ouse ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁five ▁univers ities ▁founded ▁by ▁the ▁b ish ops ▁of ▁France . ▁ ▁The ▁Catholic ▁Institute ▁of ▁Toul ouse ▁is ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁International ▁Federation ▁of ▁Catholic ▁Univers ities , ▁which ▁includes ▁ 2 0 0 ▁Catholic ▁univers ities ▁across ▁the ▁world ▁and ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁ 5 ▁French ▁Catholic ▁instit utes , ▁including ▁with ▁Ang ers , ▁L ille , ▁Lyon ▁and ▁Paris . ▁ ▁On ▁December ▁ 1 8 , ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁French ▁government ▁officials ▁and ▁the ▁V at ican ▁signed ▁a ▁dec ree ▁in ▁Paris ▁regarding ▁the ▁recognition ▁of ▁diplom as , ▁which ▁entered ▁into ▁force ▁on ▁April ▁ 1 6 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁entered ▁into ▁force . ▁The ▁university ' s ▁qual ifications , ▁certific ates ▁and ▁diplom as ▁have ▁been ▁recognized ▁around ▁the ▁world . ▁ ▁Studies ▁ ▁S ectors ▁of ▁courses ▁and ▁qual ifications ▁▁ ▁Fac ulty ▁of ▁Law ▁▁▁ 1 . ▁Free ▁Fac ulty ▁of ▁Law ▁ ▁Fac ulty ▁of ▁Philosoph y ▁Free ▁▁ 1 . ▁Fac ulty ▁of ▁Philosoph y ▁( state ▁diplom as ) ▁ 2 . ▁Fac