Université Paris 1-Panthéon Sorbonne
University Information
Location: 5eme arrondissement, Paris
Founded: 1971
Students: 45 000
Campus Type: Urban
Institution Type: Public University
Website: www.univ-paris1.fr
About the University
Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne University (French: Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne) is a public research university in Paris, France. It was established in 1971 as one of the inheritors of the University of Paris (also called the Sorbonne). Following in the footsteps of its 800-year-old history, Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne University is today France’s largest university of humanities and social sciences.
Since 1970, its teaching and research mission has been organised around three main disciplinary areas: arts and humanities, law and political science, and economics and management. Located in the heart of the Latin Quarter and in over 20 campuses in the Île-de-France region, Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne University welcomes around 44,500 students, 20% of whom are international students (140+ nationalities represented).
It offers a wide range of international programmes, as well as courses taught in English. The university gives students unique opportunities to interact with its global network of partners, especially in the framework of Una Europa, the European university alliance of which it is a founding member alongside 10 other leading European higher education and research institutions.
It is divided into the following academic departments and institutes:
10 departments
- Art History and Archaeology
- Arts
- Economics
- Geography
- History
- Law
- Management
- Mathematics and Computer Science
- Philosophy
- Political Science
4 institutes
- Development Studies (IEDES)
- Demography (IDUP)
- Labour Studies (ISST)
- Tourism (IREST)
For more information, visit the international website of Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne University.
Getting There
Panthéon Sorbonne is located centrally in the 5th arrondissement. The university is conveniently located on public transportation lines:
- RER B Stop: Luxembourg
- Metro 7 Stop: Place Monge
- Metro 10 Stop: Cardinal Lemoine
- Bus 24, 75, 84 Stop: Panthéon
- Bus 21, 27, 38 Stop: Les Écoles
Français Langue Etrangère
Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne University offers French as a foreign language for international students through its language department. If students take classes taught in French, they are required to have at least a B2 level.
