Paris Descartes University
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Paris Descartes University (French: Université Paris 5 René Descartes), also known as Paris V, was a French public university located in Paris. It was one of the inheritors of the historic University of Paris, which was split into 13 universities in 1970. Paris Descartes completely merged with Paris Diderot University in 2019 to form a new Paris Cité University.
Université Paris 5 René Descartes | |
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Type | Public |
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Active | 1970–2019 |
Budget | Euro 340 Million(US $476 Million) |
Chancellor | Patrick Gérard Chancellor of the Universities of Paris |
President | Frédéric Dardel |
Students | 33 500 |
Undergraduates | 15 000 |
Postgraduates | 18 500 |
Location | , France 48°51′05″N 2°20′26″E |
Colours | Magenta and white |
Website | www |
It was established as a multidisciplinary university "of humanities and health sciences" ("des Sciences de l’Homme et de la Santé". It focused on the areas of medical sciences, biomedical sciences, law, computer science, social sciences, economics and psychology.[1]
Its main campus was in the historic École de Chirurgie in the 6th arrondissement of Paris.