Université Paris-Seine | |
Type | Public |
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Active | 6th of February 2012–1st of January 2020 |
President | Anne-Sophie Barthez |
Location | , |
Nickname | UPS |
Website | http://www.universiteparisseine.fr |
University of Paris-Seine was an association of universities and higher education institutions (ComUE) [1] located in the region of Paris, France. Member institutes include National School of Arts (Paris-Cergy), National School of Architecture (Versailles), National School of Landscaping, ESSEC Business School and University of Cergy-Pontoise among others. Started as the Paris-Seine initiative, it was renamed to University of Paris-Seine in 2015 according to the 2013 Law on Higher Education and Research (France). [2]
The association original formed as one of the Pôle de recherche et d'enseignement supérieur (PRES) in France, organizing universities and research institutions from West of Île-de-France, covering nearly the whole spectrum of sciences (fundamental, engineering, business). As a PRES, the association was named "Université du grand ouest parisien" and was officially created the 6th of February 2012, in the form of a établissement public de coopération scientifique (EPCS). [3] It has been renamed « Université Paris-Seine » the 1st of March 2015.
The members of the University of Paris-Seine as of the 2015 statute are: [2]