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.

Sorbonne Nouvelle University
Université Sorbonne Nouvelle – Paris 3


MottoL'université des cultures (French)
Motto in English
The university of cultures
TypePublic
Established1971 (1971) (following the division of the University of Paris, founded: c. 1150)
ChancellorFrançois Weil
Chancellor of the Universities of Paris
PresidentJamil Dakhlia
Students19,360
Undergraduates7,572
Postgraduates7,904
3,252
Location,
48°50′42″N 2°23′49″E
Websiteuniv-paris3.fr
Sorbonne Nouvelle University Paris 3 is located in Paris
Sorbonne Nouvelle University Paris 3
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:

Chapel of the main Sorbonne building

Central Sorbonne Building — central administration offices, Literature

Entrance of the main building of the Sorbonne Nouvelle university, built in by Christian de Portzamparc, Campus Nation, Paris.

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

Entrance of one of the buildings of the University Sorbonne Nouvelle, 5 rue de l'École-de-Médecine, Paris. Formerly buildings for the royal school of drawing under Louis XV

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

Professors and former professors

See also

References

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