University of Paris-Seine was an association of universities and higher education institutions (ComUE)[1] located in the region of Paris, France. Member institutes include National School of Arts (Paris-Cergy), National School of Architecture (Versailles), National School of Landscaping, ESSEC Business School and University of Cergy-Pontoise among others. Started as the Paris-Seine initiative, it was renamed to University of Paris-Seine in 2015 according to the 2013 Law on Higher Education and Research (France).[2]
Université Paris-Seine | |
 | |
| Type | Public |
|---|---|
| Active | 6th of February 2012–1st of January 2020 |
| President | Anne-Sophie Barthez |
| Location | , |
| Nickname | UPS |
| Website | http://www.universiteparisseine.fr |
History
editThe association original formed as one of the Pôle de recherche et d'enseignement supérieur (PRES) in France, organizing universities and research institutions from West of Île-de-France, covering nearly the whole spectrum of sciences (fundamental, engineering, business). As a PRES, the association was named "Université du grand ouest parisien" and was officially created the 6th of February 2012, in the form of a établissement public de coopération scientifique (EPCS).[3] It has been renamed « Université Paris-Seine » the 1st of March 2015.
Members
editThe members of the University of Paris-Seine as of the 2015 statute are:[2]
- Cergy-Pontoise University - UCP ;
- CY Tech, formerly École internationale des sciences du traitement de l'information - EISTI ;
- ESSEC Business School - ESSEC ;
- ISIPCA (Institut supérieur international du parfum, de la cosmétique et de l'aromatique alimentaire)
- École nationale supérieure d’architecture de Versailles - ENSA-V ;
- École nationale supérieure du paysage - ENSP-V ;
- École nationale supérieure d'arts de Paris-Cergy - ENSAPC ;
- École nationale supérieure de l'électronique et de ses applications (ENSEA) ;
- Supméca (Institut Supérieur de Mécanique) );
- École de Biologie Industrielle - EBI ;
- École d'électricité, de production et des méthodes industrielles - ECAM-EPMI ;
- Institut libre d'éducation physique supérieur - ILEPS ;
- École supérieure d'Informatique, réseaux et systèmes d'information - ITESCIA ;
- École pratique de service social - EPSS ;
- École d'ingénieur d'agro-développement international - ISTOM.
External links
editReferences
edit- ^ "Principal establishments of higher education". French Ministry of Higher Education and Research. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
- ^ a b "Decree 2015-157 of 11 February 2015 approving the statutes for the ComUE "Université Paris-Seine"".
- ^ (in French)Décret n° 2012-178 du 6 février 2012 portant création de l'établissement public de coopération scientifique « Université du Grand Ouest Parisien »