The Ministry of Higher Education, Research and Innovation (MESRI) and Université Paris Cité take note of the decision to partially cancel decree no. 2019-209 concerning the university’s name. While work is already in progress to quickly propose a new legal name to the institution’s governing bodies, together they emphasise the relevance and dynamics of a project of academic excellence that is already delivering results in France and internationally.
On December 29th, 2021, the French State Council validated the creation of the new university formed from the merger of the universities Paris Descartes and Paris Diderot, and the integration of the Institute of Physics of the Globe of Paris (IPGP) by Decree No. 2019-209 of March 20, 2019 creating Université Paris Cité, by cancelling the name only of the new university thus created.
Work is already in progress to quickly propose a new legal text to the university authorities.
If Université Paris Cité must change its name, the project it embodies, is gaining increasing support from the student and the scientific communities; continues to flourish: strong growth in attractiveness to students, with an increase in the number of applications on the Parcoursup platform by 35% in 2021, numerous successes both in international rankings (top 4 French universities) and in calls for projects by the PIA and the European Union, etc.
The institution has demonstrated its ability to innovate and to bring together numerous scientific and academic partners in France and abroad, thus embodying French excellence.
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25 avril – Journée mondiale de lutte contre le paludisme
Une date qui nous rappelle combien les enjeux de santé ne connaissent pas de frontières.
À l’Université Paris Cité, nos équipes de recherche, notamment au sein de l’UMR MERIT (Université Paris Cité, IRD, Inserm), œuvrent chaque jour pour comprendre la physiopathologie du paludisme
, développer des stratégies de prévention et de traitement innovantes
, soutenir l’élaboration de vaccins ciblés
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« Regarder le ciel autrement, Juste Ciel ! » : le podcast de l’Université Paris Cité à découvrir sur France Culture
L’Université Paris Cité se félicite de la diffusion de sa série de podcasts « Regarder le ciel autrement, Juste Ciel ! » par Radio France, sur la plateforme Savoirs+ de France Culture. Conduite par la comédienne Irène Jacob, cette série invite à une exploration sonore...
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[ÉTUDIANTS] Élections CNESER 2025
Du 2 au 6 juin 2025, les membres titulaires et suppléants des collèges étudiants du Conseil d’administration, des commissions formation et des commissions recherche des trois facultés sont appelés à élire les représentantes et représentants...
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Université Paris Cité explores new cooperation opportunities in India
To mark the 25th anniversary of bilateral cooperation between France and India, a delegation from Université Paris Cité, led by Antoine Kouchner, Vice President for International Relations, went to India from March 24 to 28, 2025. This visit provided an opportunity to...
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