| Paris Universitas | |
|---|---|
| Motto | י |
| Established | 2005 (University of Paris 1253) |
| Type | Public |
| Endowment | 1,5 billion € |
| President | Gilbert Béréziat |
| Academic staff | 5,500 |
| Students | 70,000 |
| Undergraduates | 25,000 |
| Doctoral students | 8,000 |
| Location | Paris, France |
| Campus | Multiple campuses |
| Website | [2] |
Paris Universitas was an alliance of six institutions of higher education in Paris, France, that existed from 2005 to 2010. Paris Universitas offers a wide range of disciplines, from medicine to the humanities, engineering, law, management and the social sciences. The institution expects to rank between 1 and 3 in Europe for number of publications, although rankings have not yet been released due to the newness 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.[1]
Paris Universitas has strong research potential, 350 research laboratories, a broad range of disciplines, and almost 80,000 students.
A final name for Paris Universitas acceptable to all members, and possibly including the phrase “La Sorbonne”, is still under discussion.
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Paris Universitas is a collegiate university[2], with its main functions divided between the central departments of the university and the higher education institutions that are members. They are technically institutions independent of the university itself and enjoy considerable autonomy. Unlike the University of London or University of California, Paris Universitas does not have the power to award degrees.
Paris Universitas currently comprises eight institutions: [3] · [4]
More institutions are expected to join Paris Universitas:[1]
At the end of this process Paris Universitas will be one of the five French universities with around 100,000 students with Paris Centre Universités, the Université Lille Nord de France, the Université de Lyon, the University of Toulouse, and among the largest universities in Europe.
Paris Universitas has research departments and teaching faculties in most academic disciplines.
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.
The Paris Universitas has a number of joint degrees at the baccalaureate, masters, and doctoral levels that involve participation and dual institutions within the alliance. There are also 17 international programs as follows:
Masters
Bachelors
Proposed
As September 2007 [1]
The ENS group has opened a branch at the East China Normal University in Shanghai, China.
The Paris-Sorbonne university and the United Arab Emirates signed a cooperation agreement for the creation of the new Paris-Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi.
The historic University of Paris (French: Université de Paris), second oldest university in continuous operation, appeared in the second half of the 12th century and grew up around the Notre Dame Cathedral. The medieval Latin term universitas actually had the more general meaning of a guild, and the university of Paris was known as a universitas magistrorum et scholarium (a guild of masters and scholars). The university had four Faculties: Arts, Medicine, Law, and Theology.
The ancient university disappeared with ancient France under the Revolution. All the French universities were replaced by a single centre, the University of France. After a century (in 1896), people recognized that the new system was less favourable to study and restored the old system, but without the faculty of theology.
Following the cultural revolution commonly known as "the French May", resulting in the closing of the university for only the third time in history, the university was in 1970 reorganised as 13 autonomous universities. Most of these universities have joined, or are in the process of forming (March 2008), new groupings along the lines of a collegiate university. Typically, these groupings take the legal form of a Center for Research and Higher Education (Pôle de Recherche et d'Enseignement Supérieur, or PRES), though some have opted for other forms of organization. Paris Universitas is one of the two new large university centers in the city of Paris, along with Paris Centre Universités.
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