UniverSud Paris
UniverSud Paris | |
| Type | Public |
|---|---|
| Established | 2007[1] - 1765[2] |
| President | Xavier Chapuisat[3] |
| Students | 60,000 |
| 4,000 | |
| Location | , |
| Nickname | UniverSud Paris |
| Website | http://www.universud-paris.fr |
UniverSud Paris is a grouping of higher education institutes in France.[4] It groups 21 public universities and the national research center. These places teach nearly all subjects of sciences (fundamental, engineering, business).
History[change | change source]
In 1991, the French government decided to create the "French Poles of Research and Higher Education".[4] In 2007, its status changed to a public establishment for scientific cooperation (établissement public de coopération scientifique).
Colleges and institutes[change | change source]
The member universities and institutes are :
- Paris Institute of Technology for Life, Food and Environmental Sciences (Agro ParisTech), founded in 2007, as a result of the merger of three agronomy, forestry and food science schools with roots dating back to 1824
- National Veterinary School of Alfort, founded in 1765
- National School of Landscape (ENSP), founded in 1965
- Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA), founded in 1946
- National Research Institute of Science and Technology for Environment and Agriculture (formerly Cemagref), founded in 1981
- French agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health Safety (ANSES), founded in 1999
- Telecom & Management SudParis, founded in 1979
- Genoscope (French National Sequencing Center), founded in 1996
- National School of Computer Science for Industry and Business (ENSIIE), founded in 1968
- HEC Paris, founded in 1881
- École Polytechnique (X), founded in 1794
- École supérieure d'optique (IOGS), founded in 1917
- École nationale supérieure d'architecture de Versailles, founded in 1969
- SOLEIL (French particle accelerator), founded in 2006
- Institut de recherche pour le développement (IRD), founded in 1943
- Paris-Sud 11 University, founded in 1971
- Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, founded in 1991
- University of Évry Val d'Essonne, founded in 1991
- École Normale Supérieure de Cachan, founded in 1880
- École Centrale de Paris, founded in 1829
- École supérieure d'électricité (Supélec), founded in 1894
References[change | change source]
- ↑ legifrance.gouv.fr founding decree, 21 March 2007
- ↑ oldest member École nationale vétérinaire d'Alfort
- ↑ "official website". Archived from the original on 2011-10-03. Retrieved 2012-04-20.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 ["PRES (in English)". Archived from the original on 2012-04-21. Retrieved 2012-04-20. PRES (in English)]