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Universities In France
This list of universities and colleges in France includes universities and other higher education institutes that provide both education curricula and related degrees up to doctoral degree and also contribute to research activities. They are the backbone of the tertiary education institutions in France. They are listed as different categories, depending on their administrative status, size and extents of research activity compared to educational activities. Aside from the nationally funded public education system that provides recognised degrees to the vast majority of students in France and that keeps tuition fees low, there exist private institutes. Public universities in France French public universities (see List of public universities in France for a detailed list) are as of 2015 in the process of reorganization according to the Law on Higher Education and Research passed in July 2013. This includes some merging of institutions, and the previous high-level organization un ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
University
A university () is an educational institution, institution of tertiary education and research which awards academic degrees in several Discipline (academia), academic disciplines. ''University'' is derived from the Latin phrase , which roughly means "community of teachers and scholars". Universities typically offer both undergraduate education, undergraduate and postgraduate education, postgraduate programs. The first universities in Europe were established by Catholic Church, Catholic monks. The University of Bologna (), Italy, which was founded in 1088, is the first university in the sense of: *being a high degree-awarding institute. *using the word (which was coined at its foundation). *having independence from the ecclesiastic schools and issuing secular as well as non-secular degrees (with teaching conducted by both clergy and non-clergy): grammar, rhetoric, logic, theology, canon law and notarial law.Hunt Janin: "The university in medieval life, 1179–1499", McFarland, 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Conservatoire De Paris
The Conservatoire de Paris (), or the Paris Conservatory, is a college of music and dance founded in 1795. Officially known as the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Paris (; CNSMDP), it is situated in the avenue Jean Jaurès in the 19th arrondissement of Paris, France. The Conservatoire offers instruction in music and dance, drawing on the traditions of the 'French School'. Formerly the conservatory also included drama, but in 1946 that division was moved into a separate school, the Conservatoire National Supérieur d'Art Dramatique (CNSAD), for acting, theatre and drama. Today the conservatories operate under the auspices of the Ministry of Culture and Communication and are associate members of PSL University. The CNSMDP is also associated with the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Lyon (CNSMDL). History École Royale de Chant On 3 December 1783 Papillon de la Ferté, ''intendant'' of the Menus-Plaisirs du Roi, pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CY Cergy Paris University
CY Cergy Paris University (French: ''CY Cergy Paris Université'') is a public university located in Cergy-Pontoise, France. It was officially announced in October 2019 by the ''décret'' that the university would be founded by combining other institutions on 1 January 2020. The official status of the university is an experimental institution. History The university was created from the merger of several schools of the University of Paris-Seine (ComUE), Cergy-Pontoise University and the École internationale des sciences du traitement de l'information - EISTI. The École pratique de service social - EPSS and the Institut libre d'éducation physique supérieur - ILEPS will become component institutions of the new university. The other schools in the old University of Paris-Seine will become members of the CY Alliance. * ESSEC Business School - ESSEC * ISIPCA ''(Institut supérieur international du parfum, de la cosmétique et de l'aromatique alimentaire'') * École n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ESIEE Paris
ESIEE Paris () is a grande école of engineering located in Marne-la-Vallée. The school was established in 1904 and is part of the ESIEE network of graduate schools. ESIEE Paris offers its students general engineering training with the aim of enabling them to design, produce and oversee complex industrial systems while meeting strict economic constraints and dealing with an international environment. To accomplish this, the school renders advanced scientific and technological training, which is frequently updated to keep pace with changes in the leading edge technologies and supplemented by its association with language, general culture, economics and humanities teaching. ESIEE Paris belongs to the Paris Île-de-France Regional Chamber of Commerce and Industry. The school is also a member of the Conférence des Grandes Écoles, and Gustave Eiffel University, Université Gustave Eiffel. The 'modernist' school building located at Marne-la-Vallée has been designed and conceived b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gustave Eiffel University
Gustave Eiffel University () is a public university located throughout Metropolitan France. The university's namesake is French engineer, Gustave Eiffel. Gustave Eiffel University is known for its civil engineering and urban planning research. History Gustave Eiffel University was created by a French government decree, and was founded on 1 January 2020. It is the result of a merger of the École d'Architecture Marne-la-Vallée, the École des ingénieurs de la Ville de Paris, the École Nationale des Sciences Géographiques, the École Supérieure d'Ingénieurs en Électrotechnique et Électronique Paris, the French Institute of Science and Technology for Transport, Development and Networks, and the former University of Paris-Est Marne-la-Vallée. The merger was decided upon despite initial opposition of unions representing UPEM workers. Academics Gustave Eiffel University offers bachelors, vocational bachelors, and masters degrees in many fields ranging from arts and h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Institut National Des Langues Et Civilisations Orientales
Institut national des langues et civilisations orientales (; ), abbreviated as INALCO, is a French Grand Etablissement with a specializing in the teaching of languages and cultures from the world. Its coverage spans languages of Central Europe, Africa, Asia, America, and Oceania. With 104 languages taught as of 2024, this institution is currently the world's largest provider of language training courses. It is also informally called ''Langues’O'' () in French, an abbreviation for ''Langues orientales''. The INALCO logo is made up of the school's acronym, each part of which is translated into languages written in non-Latin characters, corresponding to Inalco's fields of teaching and research. History * 1669 Jean-Baptiste Colbert founds the ''École des jeunes de langues'' language school * 1795 The ''École spéciale des langues orientales'' (Special School for Oriental Languages) is established * 1873 The two schools merge * 1914 The school is renamed the ''École nati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sorbonne Paris Cité Alliance
Sorbonne Paris Cité Alliance (Alliance Sorbonne Paris Cité) is a university alliance since 2019 and a former association of universities and higher education institutions (ComUE) for institutions of higher education and research in the city of Paris and the French department of Seine-Saint-Denis. The university was organized as a ComUE according to the 2013 Law on Higher Education and Research (France), effective December 30, 2014. The ComUE succeeded a similar association that had previously been effect for a few years as a Pôle de recherche et d'enseignement supérieur (PRES) with the same name, "Sorbonne Paris Cité" . Members Sorbonne Paris Cité brings together the following institutions: * Paris Cité University * University of Sorbonne Paris-Nord * École des hautes études en santé publique (EHESP) * Sciences Po * Institut national des langues et civilisations orientales (''Langues O'') * Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris * Centre national de la recherch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Institut D'Études Politiques De Paris
Sciences Po () or Sciences Po Paris, also known as the Paris Institute of Political Studies (), is a public research university located in Paris, France, that holds the status of ''grande école'' and the legal status of . The university's undergraduate program is taught on the Paris campus as well as on the decentralized campuses in Dijon, Le Havre, Menton, Nancy, Poitiers and Reims, each with their own academic program focused on a geopolitical part of the world. While Sciences Po historically specialized in political science, it progressively expanded to other social sciences such as economics, law and sociology. The school was established in 1872 by Émile Boutmy as the ''École libre des sciences politiques'' in the aftermath of the Franco-Prussian War as a private institution to form a new French elite that would be knowledgeable in political science, law and history. It was a pioneer in the emergence and development of political science as an academic field in France. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Institut De Physique Du Globe De Paris
The Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris (, ; abbr. IPGP) is a French governmental, non-profit research and higher education establishment located in Paris, dedicated to the study of earth and planetary sciences by combining observations, laboratory analysis and construction of conceptual analogical and numerical models. IPGP is part of CNRS (UMR 7154) and University Paris-Diderot. It is the second largest CNRS research unit in France. The institute has 14 research divisions and 6 observatories. IPGP is also in charge by the French government of monitoring the active volcanoes on French territories in addition to the management of the worldwide network of seismological stations GEOSCOPE, and a major contribution to the worldwide network of magnetic observatories Intermagnet. IPGP maintains permanent volcanologic observatories on the islands of Réunion ( Piton de la Fournaise), Guadeloupe ( La Soufrière), and Martinique (Mount Pelée). The institute also maintains several ana ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sorbonne University Association
Sorbonne University Alliance ( French: ''Alliance Sorbonne Université'') is a group of ten academic institutions associated with the Sorbonne University. After the fusion between Paris-Sorbonne University and Pierre and Marie Curie University under the name Sorbonne University (French: ''Sorbonne Université'') in 2018, the university system ''Sorbonne Universités'' changed its name to ''Association Sorbonne Université'' and later to ''Alliance Sorbonne Université''. The original group was founded in June 2010 by: Panthéon-Assas University, Paris-Sorbonne University, and Pierre-and-Marie-Curie University. The latter two merged in 2018 into Sorbonne University and Panthéon-Assas is now an associate member. Other members include INSEAD, the University of Technology of Compiègne, the National Museum of Natural History, and research centers such as the French National Centre for Scientific Research, the French Institute of Health and Medical Research, the French Institut ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
University Of Technology Of Compiègne
The University of Technology of Compiègne (, UTC) is a public research university located in Compiègne, France. The university has both the status of public university and grande école. It was founded in 1972 as the first experimental Institute of Technology in France. There are now two other universities of technology in France, that form the UT Group: UTT in Troyes and UTBM in Belfort-Montbéliard. The university is a founding member of Sorbonne University Alliance, a group composed of French leading academic and research institutions, which alumni and faculty include 19 Nobel laureates and 7 Fields Medalists. It is also a founding member of the Sunrise Alliance, created in 2024 and funded by the European Union, with other smaller-sized universities in non-metropolitan areas. A fundamental principle of the UTC is the education of both engineers and citizens inspired by humanist philosophy. Beyond an education in basic sciences (e.g. Mathematics, theoretical physics) an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
