
PARIS-SACLAY UNIVERSITY
BASIC INFORMATION:
BRIEF HISTORY:
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Located in Gif-sur-Yvette, Paris, France
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The number of students is approximately 48 000
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There are around 10 500 academic staff
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Founded in 2019 after merging four ‘grandes ecoles’, research institutes, and engineering schools
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It succeeded the University of Paris-Sud (Paris XI)
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Was founded to rival top universities like MIT and become a leader in research in Europe and in the world
COURSES AND PROGRAMMES
UNDERGRADUATE COURSES:
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There are various fields of study comprising a large number of undergraduate programs. Notable fields of study are Medicine, Law, Agriculture and Food, Engineering, Science and Information Technologies, Humanities
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Undergraduate programs are dispenses by University Paris-Saclay faculties, Versailles-Saint-Quentin University, and University of Evry Val-d’Essonne
RESEARCH PROGRAMMES:
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Has more than 300 research units
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Research focuses on Mathematics, Physics, Life Sciences, Social sciences, and IT among others.
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Partners with many research institutions such as CNRS, INSERM, CEA, and SOLEIL

ALUMNI:
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5 Nobel laureates
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12 Fields medalist
SOME FAMOUS ALUMNI:
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Alain Aspect
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Bernard Arnault
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Cédric Villani
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Irène Joliot-Curie and Frédéric Joliot-Curie
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Gustave Eiffel
CAMPUS INFO:
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5 teaching and research faculties
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3 technical university institutes
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1 engineering school
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4 Grandes écoles
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2 associate institutions
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Has its own botanical garden and several artworks like paintings and sculptures spread around the various campus
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