University of Paris-Saclay

University of Paris-Saclay
Université Paris-Saclay

Established December 29, 2014[1]
President Gilles Bloch[2]
Academic staff
 10,500[3]
Students 60,000[3]
Postgraduates 23,300
6,000
Location Paris, Versailles, Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, Saint-Aubin, France
Website universite-paris-saclay.fr
The campus of the Ecole polytechnique, constituent school of the University of Paris-Saclay
Institute of Advanced Scientific Studies
ENSTA ParisTech, constituent school of the University of Paris-Saclay
French Institute for Research in Computer Science and Automation

The University of Paris-Saclay (French: Université Paris-Saclay) is a French federal research university which is currently under development. The project is part of the research-intensive and business cluster Paris-Saclay, located near Paris in the Plateau de Saclay.[4][5] The University of Paris-Saclay is expected to be the training and research center of the Paris-Saclay technology cluster, similar to Stanford University in the Silicon Valley and the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology in Israel.

The University's first academic year started in September 2015.[6]

Mission

According to Dominique Vernay, chairman of the foundation developing Paris-Saclay, the university aims at a top-10 slot in the Academic Ranking of World Universities compiled by Shanghai Jiao Tong University, but "the first goal is to be the top university in continental Europe".[5] The university wants to maximise the economic and business potential of its research, partly via university and research spin-offs, but also by working closely with established companies.[7]

Ranking

University Paris-Saclay is still under its integrative process, therefore not yet appearing in any of the international rankings. However, an independent simulation ranked the university in the 18th position in the ARWU Shangai ranking (and among the 10 best in ARWU's ranking for sciences) and in 35th position in the QS ranking

Setup

Université Paris-Saclay will combine resources from the following universities, grandes écoles, research organizations, and the Systematic Paris-Region cluster:[7]

Universities

Grandes écoles

Name Foundation[8] Field Students
AgroParisTech 1826 Life sciences 2,000
CentraleSupélec 1829 Science and engineering 4,780
École normale supérieure de Cachan 1892 Science 1,337
École Polytechnique 1794 Science and engineering 2,888
Institut d'optique Graduate School 1917 Optics 295
ENSAE ParisTech 1942 Economics and statistics 400
ENSTA ParisTech 1741 Engineering 580
HEC Paris 1881 Business 4,000
Institut Mines-Télécom (Télécom ParisTech and Télécom SudParis) 1878 Information and communication technology 2,437 (1,400 and 1,037)

Research organizations

  • CEA (Atomic Energy and Alternative Energies Commission)
  • CNRS (French National Centre for Scientific Research)
  • Inria (French Institute for Research in Computer Science and Automation)
  • INSERM (French Institute of Health and Medical Research)
  • Institut des Hautes Études Scientifiques (Institute of Advanced Scientific Studies)
  • INRA (French National Institute for Agricultural Sciences)
  • ONERA (National Board of Study and Aerospace Research)
  • SOLEIL (a synchrotron facility)

Academic programmes

The trainings of the different institutions will be brought together in 8 schools, following the Anglo-American model.:[9]

Each school will organize trainings in a given scientific field. Students will have access to all schools, no matter what university or grandes école they are enrolled at. Altogether, 49 Master's degree will be offered.[10]

Moreover, the University will have 20 doctoral schools.[6] Doctoral diplomas received after September 30, 2015 will be awarded under the name "University of Paris-Saclay", with a mention of the university/grande école the student is registered at.

Research programmes

The University of Paris-Saclay will gather more than 300 research units.,[11] organized into 10 departments  :

References

  1. ↑ « Décret n° 2014-1674 du 29 décembre 2014 portant création de la communauté d'universités et établissements « Université Paris-Saclay » et approbation de ses statuts et portant dissolution de l'établissement public à caractère scientifique, culturel et professionnel « UniverSud Paris » » [archive], JORF no 0302 du 31 décembre 2014 p. 23325 texte no 34
  2. ↑ http://www.universite-paris-saclay.fr/en/news/gilles-bloch-has-been-elected-president-of-universite-paris-saclay
  3. 1 2 http://www.epps.fr/en/a-global-cluster/a-world-class-university/
  4. ↑ Université Paris-Sud / Zee Agency. "Paris-Sud University is part of Paris-Saclay's project - Université Paris-Sud". u-psud.fr.
  5. 1 2 Staley, Oliver (13 March 2014). "Nations Chasing Harvard Merge Colleges to Ascend Rankings". bloomberg.com. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
  6. 1 2 http://www.actu.u-psud.fr/fr/etablissement/actualites-2015/l-universite-paris-saclay-officiellement-creee.html
  7. 1 2 "Towards Université Paris-Saclay". www.campus-paris-saclay.fr. Retrieved 15 March 2013.
  8. ↑ Foundation of the oldest constituent part of the school
  9. ↑
  10. ↑ Les masters
  11. ↑ Les laboratoires
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