Sorbonne Nouvelle University Paris 3
The Sorbonne Nouvelle University (French: Université de la Sorbonne Nouvelle, also known as Université Sorbonne Nouvelle – Paris 3, Paris 3, Sorbonne Nouvelle and the Sorbonne) is a public university in Paris, France. It is one of the inheritors of the historic University of Paris,[1] which was completely overhauled and restructured in 1970.
Université Sorbonne Nouvelle – Paris 3 | |
Motto | L'université des cultures (French) |
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Motto in English | The university of cultures |
Type | Public |
Established | 1971University of Paris, founded: c. 1150) | (following the division of the
Chancellor | François Weil Chancellor of the Universities of Paris |
President | Jamil Dakhlia |
Students | 19,360 |
Undergraduates | 7,572 |
Postgraduates | 7,904 |
3,252 | |
Location | , 48°50′42″N 2°23′49″E |
Website | univ-paris3.fr |
France Paris |
History
The historic University of Paris first appeared in the second half of the 12th century, but was reorganised in 1970 as 13 autonomous universities after the student protests of the French May. Sorbonne Nouvelle, or "Paris III", is one of the inheritors of University of Paris faculty of humanities ("arts et lettres").[1]
University sites
The Sorbonne Nouvelle has sites at various locations in Paris. The main university centres are:
Central Sorbonne Building — central administration offices, Literature
Nation – the main teaching site, named after the arrondissement (since 2022)
Bièvre — houses teaching and research facilities for language study and the main staff and student refectories
Rue Saint-Jacques — French as a Foreign Language
Rue des Bernardins — Linguistics and Phonetics
Rue de l'École-de-Médecine — English Studies
Rue Saint-Guillaume — Latin American Studies
Place du Maréchal-de-Lattre-de-Tassigny — Houses the E.S.I.T (School of Interpreting and Translation)
Asnières – located outside of Paris, where the German Studies department, now closed, was housed.[2]
In 2022, the Censier Campus, located on rue Censier, was abandoned.
University libraries
The Sorbonne Nouvelle has one central and five specialised libraries (Foreign language and culture and French literature). It is also connected to the Library of Saint Genevieve, the Central Sorbonne Library, the Inter-University Library for Oriental Languages and the Library of Saint Barbara.
University press
The Presses Sorbonne Nouvelle publishes research carried out by the university.[3]
Accommodation and refectories
The CROUS de Paris (Centre régional des œuvres universitaires et scolaires) is the organisation responsible for both student accommodation and refectories in Paris. It runs various student halls of residence and student restaurants both in central Paris and in its outskirts.
Sorbonne Paris Cité Alliance
Sorbonne Nouvelle University tried to become a member of Sorbonne Paris Cité Alliance, which groups together several Parisian universities. Due to opposition from students and professors, the project did not succeed.
QS World University Rankings
In 2020, the QS World University Rankings ranked the Sorbonne Nouvelle University as follows:[4]
- Modern Languages: 32nd (1st in France)
- Arts: 71st (3rd in France)
- Humanities: 71st (3rd in France)
- Literature: 51st-100th (2nd in France)
- Communication and Media Studies: 101st-150th (1st in France)
- Sociology: 151st-200th (5th in France)
- History: 151st-200th (5th in France)
This ranking includes both universities and public and private educational institutions without distinction.
Notable alumni
- Alan García - President of Peru
- Olivier Assayas - French film director and screenwriter
- Jacques Aumont - Film Professor
- Latifa Ben Mansour - Algerian writer and linguist
- Alain Bergala - French film director
- Jean Bessière - Academic and writer
- Frédéric Bozo - Academic
- Bruno della Chiesa - Linguist
- Arnaud Desplechin - French film director
- Mike Downey, Film producer
- Cédric Klapisch - French Film Director (L'Auberge Espagnole, Les poupées russes, Paris)
- Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu - French actor
- Olivier Ducastel - French film director
- Mireille Guiliano - French-American author
- René Gutman: Ph.D., a former philosophy student, Rabbi of Strasbourg
- Martine L. Jacquot - writer, journalist
- Miro Kovač - Croatian Foreign Minister
- Laila Marrakchi - French film director
- Predrag Matvejevic - Writer and academic
- Imanol Ordorika Sacristán - Mexican social activist
- Sigurður Pálsson - Icelandic author
- Pedro Paulet - Peruvian scientist
- Homa Sayar - Iranian Poet
- Jean-Pierre Thiollet - French author
- Patricia de Souza - Peruvian writer
- Maryse Condé - French (Guadeloupean) novelist
Professors and former professors
- Henri Adamczewski
- Jacques Aumont
- Louis Bazin
- Raymond Bellour
- Alain Bergala
- Jean Bessière
- Pascal Bonitzer
- Frédéric Bozo
- Linda Cardinal
- Michel Chion
- Serge Daney
- Latifa Ben Mansour
- Michel Marie
- Stéphane Michaud
- Luc Moullet
- Annie Ousset-Krief
- Maria Isaura Pereira de Queiróz
- Josette Rey-Debove
- Jean-Pierre Sarrazac
- Danica Seleskovitch
References
- Herpin, Fanny. "Université Sorbonne Nouvelle - Paris 3 - Les origines de la Sorbonne Nouvelle". www.univ-paris3.fr.
- (in French) Asnières c'est fini : le département d'Etudes Germaniques s'installe au Centre Universitaire Censier
- "Presses Sorbonne Nouvelle (PSN)" (in French). Sorbonne Nouvelle University Paris 3. Retrieved February 20, 2023.
- "Université Sorbonne Nouvelle Paris 3". Top Universities. Retrieved 2021-09-11.
External links
- Research site of the Sorbonne Nouvelle
- Forum de Paris 3, news by and for Censier students
- Presses Sorbonne Nouvelle
- CROUS de Paris