Paris-Sorbonne University - Paris IV

Paris-Sorbonne University – Paris IV was a humanities institution housed in several buildings across the Latin Quarter and other locations in Paris. The establishment comprised twenty faculties and served around 24,000 students with roughly 1,300 teaching staff and more than 770 administrative employees.

The institution was created in 1971 after the division of the University of Paris following the student protests of 1968. It operated until 2017 and then merged with Pierre and Marie Curie University to form today's Sorbonne University.

The name refers to Robert de Sorbon, who founded a theological college in the 13th century whose legacy lives on in many Parisian university buildings. Visitors today can see the rooms and lecture halls where humanities were taught before the merger with a science institution took place.

The buildings are scattered across different parts of Paris, mainly around the oldest neighborhoods near the Seine. Anyone wishing to visit the former premises should note that they are now used by Sorbonne University and access may be restricted.

Within the institution was CELSA, a well-regarded communication and journalism school, though it was located not in the Latin Quarter but in Neuilly-sur-Seine west of Paris. The university also maintained more than 400 cooperation agreements with partners around the world.

Inception: January 1, 1971

Industry: higher education

Website: https://sorbonne-universite.fr

GPS coordinates: 48.84833,2.34278

Latest update: December 12, 2025 17:57