Established 2007 - 1765 Location Île-de-France, France Phone +33 1 69 35 60 34 Founded 1991 Type of business Public | Doctoral students 4,000 Nickname UniverSud Paris President Xavier Chapuisat Number of students 60,000 | |
Address Les Algorithmes - Bâtiment Euripide, 91190 Saint-Aubin, France Similar Paris‑Sud University, IUT d'Orsay, FCS Campus Paris‑Sac, Institut d'Optique, Versailles Saint‑Qu University | ||
UniverSud Paris is one of the PRES in France. It gathers 21 public universities, Grandes Écoles and National Research Center, covering nearly the whole spectrum of sciences (fundamental, engineering, business).
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History
In 1991, the French government decided to create "French Poles of Research and Higher Education".
In 2007, its status changed to a public establishment for scientific cooperation (établissement public de coopération scientifique). It is headed by a president, assisted by an executive bureau and a secretary general, and administrated by a board of directors, assisted by a strategic orientation council and a scientific council. The board of directors gathers one representative of each college or institute as well as researchers, faculty members, and one representative of the students.
Colleges and institutes
The members of UniverSud Paris are well-established, publicly owned educational and research institutions, many of which were founded back in the 18th century. Some deliver a high-level, broad education in science, such as École Polytechnique, École Normale Supérieure de Cachan or École Centrale Paris, whereas others provide a deeper, research-focused level of expertise in select scientific disciplines, such as École Supérieure d'Électricité, Institute of Research for Development, Telecom & Management SudParis, École nationale vétérinaire d'Alfort, the French National Sequencing Center or the French particle accelerator. The highly ranked French business school HEC Paris is also a member of the UniverSud Paris.
The member colleges and institutes are:
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Locations
It brings together 21 institutions of higher education and research in the southern part of the Île-de-France (Paris) Region. It was founded by the universities of Paris-Sud 11 University, of Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines University and of University of Évry Val d'Essonne, as well as Ecole Centrale Paris, Supelec and Ecole Normale Supérieure de Cachan.
Education
UniverSud Paris offers a complete range of courses, independently or in partnership with other institutions (in particular doctoral and Master's degrees), in the core disciplines of science and technology at postgraduate level. Its main programmes are: