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Established :
1971
University Type and Campus :
Public
Paris Descartes University (French: Université Paris 5 René Descartes), also known as "Paris V", is a French public research university located in Paris. It belongs to the leading academic alliance Sorbonne Paris Cité. It was established in order to succeed the medicine department of the world's second oldest academic institution, the University of Paris (often referred as the Sorbonne), shortly before the latter officially ceased to exist on December 31, 1970, as a consequence of the French cultural revolution of 1968, often referred to as "the French May". It is one of the best and the most prestigious French universities, mainly in the areas of medical sciences, biomedical sciences, law, computer science, economics and psychology.
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Motto: Des Sciences de l’Homme et de la Santé (French) - Of Humanities and Health
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Students: 33 500
Undergraduates: 15 000
Postgraduates: 18 500
37 : 63
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