Paris IV

Paris-Sorbonne University

Université Paris-Sorbonne (Paris IV)
Logo of Paris-Sorbonne University
Type	Public
Active	1 January 1971 (1971-01-01)–31 December 2017 (2017-12-31)
Budget	€118,800,000
President	Barthélémy Jobert
Academic staff	1,300
Administrative staff	774
Students	23,505
Undergraduates	13,900
Postgraduates	6,916
Doctoral students	2,508
Location	Paris, France 48°50′55″N 2°20′34″E / 48.84861°N 2.34278°E / 48.84861; 2.34278Coordinates: 48°50′55″N 2°20′34″E / 48.84861°N 2.34278°E / 48.84861; 2.34278
Campus	12 urban campuses
Newspaper	Presses de l'Université Paris-Sorbonne
Colours	Indigo,      Gold
Athletics	Association Sportive de Paris IV
Nickname	Paris IV
Affiliations	Sorbonne University group
Website	www.paris-sorbonne.fr
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Paris-Sorbonne University (also known as Paris IV; French: Université Paris-Sorbonne, Paris IV), is a public research university in Paris, France.

It took over the faculty of Humanities of the University of Paris (the Sorbonne), which ceased to exist following student protest in May 1968, and as such the main successor of the Sorbonne, which original focus is humanities. It is a member of the Sorbonne University Group and will merge into the Sorbonne University, re-creation of the University of Paris, 1 January 2018.

The university enrolls about 24,000 students in 20 departments specializing in arts, humanities and languages, divided in 12 campuses in Paris. Seven of the campuses are situated in the historic Latin Quarter, including the historic Sorbonne university building, and three in Marais, Malesherbes and Clignancourt respectively. Paris-Sorbonne also houses France's prestigious communication and journalism school, CELSA, located in the Parisian suburb of Neuilly-sur-Seine, maintains about 400 international agreements.

At the head of Paris-Sorbonne is the President, elected by members of the Council of Administration for a four-year tenure. The current president is Barthélémy Jobert.

The President of Paris-Sorbonne presides over the Council of Administration which meets multiple times during a school year who heads Paris-Sorbonne's administration and academics and votes upon its annual financial budget. The President is assisted by two Vice-Presidents and several professors elected by their respective academic departments.

Three Central Councils made up of elected members from the student body, professors and the administration reflect on important questions concerning the University's current and future projects and academics. Each member serves a two-year tenure and is elected by the student body.