Sorbonne Nouvelle University


The Sorbonne Nouvelle University is a public liberal arts and humanities university in Paris, France. It is one of the inheritors of the historic University of Paris, which was completely overhauled and restructured in 1970.

History

The historic University of Paris first appeared in the second half of the 12th century, but was reorganised in 1970 as 13 autonomous universities after the student protests of the French May. Sorbonne Nouvelle, or "Paris III", is one of the inheritors of University of Paris faculty of humanities.

University sites

The Sorbonne Nouvelle has sites at various locations in Paris.

Main university campuses

  • Sorbonne Campus — central administration offices, Literature department
  • Nation Campus – the main teaching site, named after the arrondissement
  • Condorcet Campus — Institute for Advanced Latin American Studies
  • Maison de la Recherche – Located rue des Irlandais in the Latin Quarter, it is the university's main research centre and facility.
  • Sainte Barbe Library and Sainte Geneviève Library – Located near the Panthéon in the Latin Quarter, those two research libraries are owned and managed by Sorbonne Nouvelle University.

    Other locations until 2022

  • Censier Campus – located rue Censier, was abandoned in 2022
  • Bièvre Campus — houses teaching and research facilities for language study and the main staff and student refectories
  • Rue Saint-Jacques — French as a Foreign Language department
  • Rue des Bernardins — The Linguistics and Phonetics department
  • Rue de l'École-de-Médecine — English Studies department
  • Place du Maréchal-de-Lattre-de-Tassigny — Houses the E.S.I.T
  • Asnières – located outside of Paris, where the German Studies department, now closed, was housed.

    University libraries

The Sorbonne Nouvelle has one central and five specialised libraries. It is also connected to the Sainte-Geneviève Library, the Sorbonne Library, the Inter-University Library for Oriental Languages and the Sainte-Barbe Library.

University press

The Presses Sorbonne Nouvelle publishes research carried out by the university.

Accommodation and refectories

The Crous de Paris is the organisation responsible for both student accommodation and refectories in Paris. It runs various student halls of residence and student restaurants both in central Paris and in its outskirts.

Sorbonne Paris Cité Alliance

Sorbonne Nouvelle University tried to become a member of Sorbonne Paris Cité Alliance, which groups together several Parisian universities. Due to opposition from students and professors, the project did not succeed.

QS World University Rankings

In 2023, the QS World University Rankings ranked the Sorbonne Nouvelle University as follows:
  • Linguistics: 96
  • Modern Languages: 151-200
  • English language and literature: 151-200
  • Arts and Humanities: 215
This ranking includes both universities and public and private educational institutions without distinction.

Notable alumni