Sorbonne Paris Cité is a higher education and research alliance (Pôle de Recherche et d’Enseignement Superieur, PRES) established on February 10, 2010. It is a Public Institution for Scientific Cooperation bringing together four Parisian universities and four higher education and research institutes:
- Sorbonne Nouvelle University - Paris 3
- Paris Descartes University
- Paris Diderot University
- Paris 13 University
- Institute of Physics of the Globe (IPGP)
- National Institute of Oriental Languages and Civilizations (INALCO)
- Sciences Po (Institute of Political Science), Paris
- EHESP School of Public Health
These renowned institutions have decided to join forces in order to meet the challenges facing cutting edge research and academia in a changing world.
Its wide spectrum of disciplines, its international visibility and its high ranking research units make of Sorbonne Paris Cité a leading academic alliance with long term commitments to excellence:
- Fostering knowledge-driven initiatives, in the fields of economic development, public policy, or the democratic access to culture;
- Taking an innovative and active part in international research and encouraging interdisciplinarity;
- Setting up cutting edge teaching programs at the undergraduate, graduate and post-graduate levels;
- Developping research driven training programs geared to future decision makers;
- Offering students improved living conditions and an up to date teaching environment for Paris and the greater Paris area.
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An assemblage of the foundation documents
-- The statutes of Sorbonne Paris Cité (Loi du 18 avril 2006 portant création des PRES and décret du 10 février 2010 portant création de Sorbonne Paris Cité)
-- La convention constitutive
-- Le règlement intérieur
An overview on the organization of Sorbonne Paris Cité
Sorbonne Paris Cité presents itself by means of its organigram, its Administration Committee and its Scientific and Pedagogical Committee.
An overview of its missions
The main objectives of Sorbonne Paris Cité.
A depiction of its assets and key figures
A potential of 120,000 students and 13,500 faculty.
