Paris Sorbonne University

Paris-Sorbonne University

Université Paris-Sorbonne (Paris IV)
Logo of Paris-Sorbonne University
Type	Public
Established	1970 (1970)
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
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 was established in 1970 as one of the main successor of the University of Paris (the Sorbonne), which ceased to exist following student protest in May 1968. It took over the Humanities and Languages faculties of the University of Paris.

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, and is a founding member of the Sorbonne University alliance with Pierre and Marie Curie University.

The universities of Pierre and Marie Curie (Paris 6) and Paris-Sorbonne (Paris 4) have announced a merger with the intention create a new university including three faculties: Sciences, Medicine (currently belonging to Paris 6) and Human Sciences (currently belonging to Paris 4). This new university will start first January 2018.

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.