UniverSud Paris
UniverSud Paris is a grouping of higher education institutes in France. 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 (etablissement public de cooperation 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
Ecole Polytechnique (X), founded in 1794
Ecole superieure d'optique (IOGS), founded in 1917
Ecole nationale superieure d'architecture de Versailles, founded in 1969
SOLEIL (French particle accelerator), founded in 2006
Institut de recherche pour le developpement (IRD), founded in 1943
Paris-Sud 11 University, founded in 1971
Universite de Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, founded in 1991
University of Evry Val d'Essonne, founded in 1991
Ecole Normale Superieure de Cachan, founded in 1880
Ecole Centrale de Paris, founded in 1829
Ecole superieure d'electricite (Supelec), founded in 1894
References
Colleges and universities in France
1991 establishments in France
Ile-de-France