UniverSud Paris

UniverSud Paris is a grouping of higher education institutes in France.[ PRES ] It groups 21 public universities and the national research center. These places teach nearly all subjects of sciences (fundamental, engineering, business).

History
In 1991, the French government decided to create the "French Poles of Research and Higher Education". In 2007, its status changed to a public establishment for scientific cooperation (établissement public de coopération scientifique).

Colleges and institutes

The member universities and institutes are :

 Paris Institute of Technology for Life, Food and Environmental Sciences (Agro ParisTech), founded in 2007, as a result of the merger of three agronomy, forestry and food science schools with roots dating back to 1824
 National Veterinary School of Alfort, founded in 1765
 National School of Landscape (ENSP), founded in 1965
 Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA), founded in 1946
 National Research Institute of Science and Technology for Environment and Agriculture (formerly Cemagref), founded in 1981
 French agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health Safety (ANSES), founded in 1999
 Telecom & Management SudParis, founded in 1979
 Genoscope (French National Sequencing Center), founded in 1996
 National School of Computer Science for Industry and Business (ENSIIE), founded in 1968
 HEC Paris, founded in 1881
 École Polytechnique (X), founded in 1794
 École supérieure d'optique (IOGS), founded in 1917
 École nationale supérieure d'architecture de Versailles, founded in 1969
 SOLEIL (French particle accelerator), founded in 2006
 Institut de recherche pour le développement (IRD), founded in 1943
 Paris-Sud 11 University, founded in 1971
 Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, founded in 1991
 University of Évry Val d'Essonne, founded in 1991
 École Normale Supérieure de Cachan, founded in 1880
 École Centrale de Paris, founded in 1829
 École supérieure d'électricité (Supélec), founded in 1894

References

Category:Colleges and universities in France
Category:1991 establishments in France
Category:Île-de-France