ACEI-Global Blog

April 21st, 2016

If you haven’t heard already, the University of Paris-Sorbonne and Pierre and Marie Curie University, two of the most prestigious universities in Paris have agreed to merge. A name has not yet been decided for the new university or who will be in charge of the new institution. But the current Presidents of both universities are enthusiastic about the merger as is the government which sees it as part of an initiative to create up to 10 mega French universities to be more globally competitive.

Here are 5 quick things you need to know about this merger:

1. January 1, 2018 is the date for the merger of two of the most prestigious universities: University of Paris-Sorbonne and Pierre and Marie Curie University (UPMC);
2. The new university will have 55,000 students, including doctoral students, and 6,600 academic staff;
3. The merger will bring together all the disciplines (humanities, law, economics, science and medicine) under one university;
4. The French government has established an endowment of 900 Million Euros (US $1 billion) to support the merger;
5. On April 26, 2016, the Paris merger plan, known as the country’s grand Excellence Initiative, will be presented to an international academic panel set up by the French government.

Stay tuned for more updates as they become available!

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