Sorbonne University Association
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Sorbonne University Association (French: Association Sorbonne Université) is a group of 10 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,[1] the group Sorbonne Universités changed its name to Association Sorbonne Université.
Type | Public EPSCP |
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Established | 2010 |
President | Thierry Tuot |
Academic staff | 7,700 (2,900 tenured professors) |
Students | 57,800 |
Undergraduates | 23,000 |
Postgraduates | 23,000 |
Location | , France |
Campus | Urban |
Website | sorbonne-universite |
The original group was founded in June 2010 by: Panthéon-Assas University, Paris-Sorbonne University, and Pierre-and-Marie-Curie University.[2][3] 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 Institute for Research in Computer Science and Automation, and the French Research Institute for Development.
The group comprises nearly 60,000 students annually, of which 5,000 are Ph.D. students.
Members of the group have set up many projects to strengthen relations between them and to create new academic courses and research programs in the fields of science, medicine, law, human and social science, engineering, business management, and arts.
Member institutions are associated with nineteen Nobel laureates[4] and seven Field Medalists,[5] ten billionaires, and three heads of state.
The group has been granted €130 million by the French government.[6] Its budget was €680 million as of 2012.