Paris-Saclay University

Paris-Saclay University (French: Université Paris-Saclay, pronounced [ynivɛʁsite paʁi saklɛ]) is a combined technological research institute and public research university in Orsay, France. Paris-Saclay was established in 2019 after the merger of four technical grandes écoles, as well as several technological institutes, engineering schools, and research facilities; giving it fifteen constituent colleges with over 48,000 students combined. With the merger, the French government has explicitly voiced their wish to rival top American technological research institutes, such as MIT.

Type

University in France, Public university

Founded

2019

Students

48,722

Also known as

Paris Saclay, Paris-Saclay, UPSaclay, Université Paris-Saclay