Paris universities are centers of knowledge and learning. These universities impart higher education to both native and foreign students and also create opportunities for them to get involved in research works on various topics. Moreover, the academic degrees awarded to students like doctorate, masters and bachelors on various disciplines are attempts to recognize true talents.
The universities in Paris are referred to as the torch-bearers of French culture and education. A few well-known universities in Paris are as follows:
University of Paris-Sorbonne Paris IV
As one of the prestigious and best-known universities of the world, the University of Paris-Sorbonne is associated with the name of famous personalities like Madame Curie. Sorbonne offers varied range of subjects to national and international students in disciplines like social sciences (sociology, history, philosophy, archeology), languages (English, Greek Latin, French), arts, and so on.
The University simultaneously offers a number of undergraduate courses and programs as well. Sorbonne University is also known as the University of Paris.
Apart from the above-mentioned traditional courses of study, students enrolling themselves in the Sorbonne may also choose from contemporary programs and courses like Iberian and Latin-American Studies, Applied Foreign Languages, Slavonic Studies,
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Information and Communication, Applied Human Sciences, and many others.
The doctorate division of the University encourages research activities among talented students. The seven doctoral schools offer the aspirants with all necessary supports and facilities towards acquisition of better knowledge and learning.
American University of Paris (AUP)
The American University of Paris is gradually moving towards its aim of becoming the foremost center of academic, intellectual and cultural learning in France and the world. At present, the University offers the local and foreign students with as many as fourteen undergraduate programs. Recently, it has launched graduate programs as well. The newly-introduced graduate programs are five in number, encompassing disciplines like Master of Arts in International Affairs, Conflict Resolution, and Civil Society Development, Executive Master of Science in Finance, Master of Public Administration in Strategic Public Policy, Master of Arts in Middle East and Islamic Studies and the Master of Arts in Global Communications. Furthermore, scholarship programs are also encouraged among brilliant students through organizing scholarly lectures and publishing working papers on various disciplines. Moreover, the close association of the AUP with different reputed international universities has helped it to achieve the goal of becoming an educational institution of the highest rank.
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