Paris-Sorbonne University

This article is about the successor of the faculty of humanities of the University of Paris, active from 1971 to 2017. For its successor, see Sorbonne University.

Paris-Sorbonne University
Université Paris-Sorbonne (Paris IV)
TypePublic
Active1 January 1971 (1971-01-01)–31 December 2017 (2017-12-31)
Academic affiliations
Sorbonne University group
Budget€118,800,000[1]
PresidentBarthélémy Jobert
Academic staff
1,300
Administrative staff
774
Students23,505
Undergraduates13,900
Postgraduates6,916
2,508
Location
Paris
,
France

48°50′55″N 2°20′34″E / 48.84861°N 2.34278°E / 48.84861; 2.34278
Campus12 urban campuses
NewspaperPresses de l'Université Paris-Sorbonne
Colours   Indigo & gold
NicknameParis IV
Sporting affiliations
Association Sportive de Paris IV
Websitewww.sorbonne-universite.fr Edit this at Wikidata
Paris-Sorbonne University is located in Paris
Paris-Sorbonne University
Location in Paris

Paris-Sorbonne University (also known as Paris IV; French: Université Paris-Sorbonne, Paris IV) was a public research university in Paris, France, active from 1971 to 2017. It was the main inheritor of the Faculty of Humanities of the University of Paris. In 2018, it merged with Pierre and Marie Curie University and some smaller entities to form a new university called Sorbonne University and became its Faculty of Arts and Humanities.

History

Sorbonne in the Latin Quarter in Paris, France. Historical house of the former University of Paris, and main university building of its successor Paris-Sorbonne University 1971–2017.
See also: University of Paris

Paris-Sorbonne University was one of the inheritors of the Faculty of Humanities (French: Faculté des lettres) of the University of Paris[1] (also known as the Sorbonne), which ceased to exist following student protests in May 1968. The Faculty of Humanities was the main focus of the University of Paris, and subsequently Paris-Sorbonne University was one of its main successors.[2] It was a member of the Sorbonne University Group.

Paris-Sorbonne University enrolled about 24,000 students in 20 departments specialising in arts, humanities and languages, divided in 12 campuses throughout Paris. Seven of the campuses were situated in the historic Latin Quarter, including the historic Sorbonne university building, and three in the Marais, Malesherbes and Clignancourt respectively. In addition, the university also maintained one campus in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, called Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi. Paris-Sorbonne University also comprised France's prestigious communication and journalism school, CELSA, located in the Parisian suburb of Neuilly-sur-Seine. Paris-Sorbonne University maintained about 400 international agreements.

As a successor of the faculty of humanities of the University of Paris, it was a founding member the Sorbonne University group, an alliance with the successor of the faculty of law and economics and of the faculty of science of the University of Paris (respectively, Panthéon-Assas University and Pierre-and-Marie-Curie University).[3] This group allowed Paris-Sorbonne University students to pursue several dual degrees. Two graduate certificates in law from Panthéon-Assas University (Sorbonne Law School) were accessible for all the student members of the Sorbonne University group.[4]

Succession: Sorbonne University

Further information: Sorbonne University

On 1 January 2018, Paris-Sorbonne University merged with Pierre-and-Marie-Curie University to create the Sorbonne University.[5][3]

Notable people

Notable faculty and staff

Jean Favier (1932–2014), French historian, director of the French National Archives, and president of the Bibliothèque nationale de France.

Notable Paris-Sorbonne university faculty include:

Notable alumni

Donald Adamson (1939–2024), British literary scholar, author and historian.
Philippe Barbarin (born 1950), French Catholic Archbishop of Lyon and cardinal.
Ambassador Besiana Kadare in the UN General Assembly Hall

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Rapport d'évaluation de l'Université Paris-Sorbonne — Paris IV" (PDF). Agence d'évaluation de la recherche et de l'enseignement supérieur. November 2009. p. 7. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 March 2012. Retrieved 22 July 2011.
  2. ^ "Paris-Sorbonne, L'historique". Archived from the original on 6 April 2015. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
  3. ^ a b University World News, Merger of elite Paris universities gets the go-ahead
  4. ^ Les échos – Un bagage en droit de plus en plus utile
  5. ^ Le Figaro, Le retour de la grande université de Paris
  6. ^ "Ambassador Dr. Nureldin Satti – Yintab Strategy Consults". Retrieved 5 May 2020.