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Paris Universitas
Mottoי
TypePublic
Established2005 (University of Paris 1253)
PresidentGilbert Béréziat
Academic staff
5,500
Students70,000
Undergraduates25,000
Location,
CampusUrban
Website[1]

Paris Universitas is an alliance or affiliation of six Parisian institutions of higher education which serve as a reference in their disciplinary fields.

Paris Universitas offers a wide range of disciplines from medicine to the humanities, engineering, law, management and the social sciences. It is expected that the Paris Universitas will rank between 1 and 3 in Europe for number of publications, although rankings have not yet been released due to the infancy of the institution. In 2006 Paris Universitas was ranked first among European Universities and 4th in the world for the largest volume of English language publications.

With strong research potential, 350 research laboratories, a broad range of disciplines, and almost 80,000 students, Paris Universitas is likely to become the second leading European academic institution (according to the Shanghai evaluation criteria), thus in the top ten worldwide. It will compete with leading international establishments, such as the University of Oxford, Harvard University, Princeton University, Stanford University, and the University of Cambridge.

Organisation

Paris Universitas is a collegiate university, with its main functions divided between the central departments of the university and the higher education institutions. They are technically institutions independent of the university itself and enjoy considerable autonomy like at the University of Oxford or the University of Cambridge.

Institutions

Central Sorbonne Building

Paris Universitas currently includes 6 institutions: [1]

More institutions are expected to join Paris Universitas:[2]

  • Supélec École Supérieure d'Électricité
  • ESPCI École Supérieure de Physique et de Chimie Industrielles de la Ville de Paris
  • ENSCP École nationale supérieure de chimie de Paris
  • Centrale Paris École centrale Paris
  • INALCO Institut national des langues et civilisations orientales
  • EPHE École pratique des hautes études

Research and teaching

The quadrangle at the main ENS building on rue d'Ulm is known as the Cour aux Ernests – the Ernests being the goldfish in the pond.

Cambridge University has research departments and teaching faculties in most academic disciplines. Cambridge tends to have a slight bias towards scientific subjects, but it also has a number of strong humanities and social science faculties.

Research

Paris Universitas conducts research in many areas within the basic sciences, humanities, economics, social sciences, and law. There are 182 CNRS/APU and 58 INSERN/APU member research units. There are also 40 common laboratories.

Programs

The Paris Universitas has a number of joint degrees at the baccalaureate, masters, and doctoral levels that involve participation and dual institutions withing the alliance. There are also 17 international programs as follows:

Masters

  • Brain and Mind (UPMC/ENS/UC London
  • French & Italian law (Panthéon Assas/La Sapienza)
  • French & German law (Panthéon Assas/U Berlin/U Munich)
  • European jurist & lawyer (Panthéon Assas/KC London/U Berlin)
  • Computing science (UPMC/université de Montréal)
  • French & Suisse law (Panthéon Assas/ Fribourg)
  • English law (Panthéon Assas/ Oxford ou UC London)
  • Management of projects & NTIC (Dauphine/Georgia State University)
  • Marine biology (UPMC/PUChili/U Barcelone)
  • Electronics (UPMC/U Valence/U Brescia)
  • Nanosciences (UPMC/U Uppsala)
  • Developmental biology (UPMC/U Lisbonne/ U Pompa Fabra)
  • Financing & control (Dauphine/U Saint Pétersbourg)

Bachelors

  • French & et English law (Cambridge/Panthéon Assas)
  • Common law (Panthéon Assas/UC Dublin)
  • French & Spain law (Panthéon Assas/U Barcelone)
  • Executive MBA (Dauphine/UQAM)

In project

  • Master of Health Sciences (EHESS/UPMC/Dauphine/Panthéon Assas)
  • Master Sciences & decision (UPMC/EHESS)

History

Notable alumni and academics

UPMC-Paris Universitas. View from the Seine River

École Normale Supérieure people

Other large higher education institutions in Paris

References