The University of Corsica Pasquale Paoli (Corsican: Università di Corsica Pasquale Paoli; French: Université de Corse Pascal Paoli) is a French university, based in Corte, Haute-Corse, with secondary campuses in Ajaccio, Biguglia and Cargèse. Founded in 1765, closed in 1769, and re-founded in 1981, it is the only university on the island of Corsica. Notable people Faculty • Xavier Mattei (born 1939, in Tunisia) - zoologist Alumni • Michel Castellani (born 1945) - politician • Gilles Simeoni (bor…