Paris-Panthéon-Assas University

Paris-Panthéon-Assas University
Université Paris-Panthéon-Assas


Former names
1990–2021: Université Paris II Panthéon-Assas
1971–1990: Université de droit, d’économie et de sciences sociales de Paris
1950s–1970: Faculté de droit et d’économie de Paris
1802–1950s: Faculté de droit de Paris
1679–1793: Faculté de droit civil et canonique
12th Century–1679: Consultissima decretorum
TypePublic
Established1971 as Panthéon-Assas
12th Century–1971: Faculty of Law of Paris
AffiliationChancellery of the Universities of Paris
4EU+ Alliance
Budget€91 million (2013)
ChancellorBernard Beignier (Chancellor of the universities of Paris)
PresidentStéphane Braconnier
Academic staff
2,060
Administrative staff
356
Students23,000
Location
Paris
,
France
CampusUrban, Latin Quarter
Colours
  Red and white
Websiteassas-universite.fr

The Paris-Panthéon-Assas University (French: Université Paris-Panthéon-Assas), commonly known as Assas or Paris 2, is a public research university in Paris, France.[1]

It is considered the direct inheritor of the Faculty of Law of Paris,[2] the second-oldest faculty of Law in the world, founded in the 12th century.[3] Following the 1970 split of the University of Paris, often referred to as the 'Sorbonne', in the aftermath of the May 68 events, law professors faced decisions regarding the future of their faculty. 88 out of 108 law professors elected to sustain the legacy of the Faculty of Law of Paris by establishing a new university dedicated to the study of law.[4] The university is housed within the same two buildings that previously accommodated the Faculty of Law of Paris.[2][5]

Panthéon-Assas, now an independent university, continues to offer the law courses associated with Sorbonne University, having declined to officially integrate as one of its faculties.[6][7]

The majority of the 19 centres of Panthéon-Assas are located in the Latin Quarter university campus, with the main buildings on Place du Panthéon (Panthéon Centre) and Rue d'Assas (Assas Centre), hence its current name. The university is composed of five departments specializing in law, political science, economics, journalism and media studies, and public and private management, and it hosts 24 research centres and five specialized doctoral schools. Every year, the university enrolls approximately 18,000 students, including more than 3,000 international students.

  1. ^ "Marque FR : 4832919 - PANTHEON-ASSAS UNIVERSITE PARIS". data.inpi.fr. 11 January 2022. Retrieved 24 October 2024.
  2. ^ a b "French National Agency of Evaluation of Higher education institutions, p. 65" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
  3. ^ Gorochov, Nathalie (19 April 2019), Société des historiens médiévistes de l’Enseignement supérieur public (ed.), "Genèse et organisation des nations universitaires en Europe aux xiie et xiiie siècles", Nation et nations au Moyen Âge : XLIVe Congrès de la SHMESP (Prague, 23 mai-26 mai 2013), Histoire ancienne et médiévale, Paris: Éditions de la Sorbonne, pp. 273–286, ISBN 979-10-351-0150-3, retrieved 1 January 2023
  4. ^ "Les programmes de I à VII" (in French). 24 June 1970. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
  5. ^ Congress, The Library of. "Université de droit, d'économie et de sciences sociales de Paris - LC Linked Data Service: Authorities and Vocabularies | Library of Congress, from LC Linked Data Service: Authorities and Vocabularies (Library of Congress)". id.loc.gov.
  6. ^ figaro, le (30 January 2017). "Le retour de la grande université de Paris". Le Figaro Etudiant.
  7. ^ "Double licence Sciences et Droit". 25 May 2023.