Paris-Saclay

Paris-Saclay
Establishedfrom 1950s, and to 2020[1]
Academic staff
10,500 professors/researchers[2]
Studentsup to 60,000, including 25,000 in master degree and 5,700 PhD students[2]
Location
several neighboring cities and places (Plateau de Saclay, Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, Versailles, Massy, Essonne, vallée de l'Yvette)
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France
Affiliations
Websiteparis-saclay.business

Paris-Saclay is a research-intensive and business cluster currently under construction in the south of Paris, France. It encompasses research facilities, two French major universities with higher education institutions (grandes écoles) and also research centers of private companies. In 2013, the Technology Review put Paris-Saclay in the top 8 world research clusters.[4] In 2014, it comprised almost 15% of French scientific research capacity.

The earliest settlements are from the 1950s, and this area was subsequently extended several times during the 1970s and 2000s. Several projects are underway to continue the development of the campus, including the relocation of some facilities.

The area is now home to many of the Europe's largest high-tech corporations, and to the two French universities Paris-Saclay University (CentraleSupélec, ENS Paris-Saclay, Paris-Saclay Faculty of Science, etc.) and the Polytechnic Institute of Paris (École Polytechnique, Telecom Paris, etc.). The Paris-Saclay University was ranked 15th in the world in the 2023 ARWU ranking. It was also placed 1st in the world for Mathematics and 9th in the world for Physics (1st in Europe).[5]

The goal was to strengthen the cluster to build an international scientific and technological hub that can compete with other high-technology business districts, such as Silicon Valley or Cambridge, MA. This project started in 2006 and is likely to end in 2022. The main part is the construction of the campus du plateau de Saclay.

  1. ^ Rollot, Olivier. "Paris Saclay: bientôt 20% de la recherche française sur un immense campus". Orientation.blog.lemonde.fr. Archived from the original on 19 December 2016. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
  2. ^ a b "Paris Saclay". Epps.fr. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
  3. ^ Members and associates
  4. ^ Regalado, Antonio (30 July 2013). "Infographic: The World's Technology Hubs". Technologyreview.com. Archived from the original on 1 August 2013. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
  5. ^ "Paris-Saclay University – Shanghai Ranking". www.shanghairanking.com. Retrieved 13 September 2023.