Paris-Sud University

Paris-Sud University
Université Paris-Sud
TypePublic
Active1971 (1971)–2020
Budget450 million
Academic staff
2,461
Administrative staff
1,670
Students27,307
Undergraduates18,000
Postgraduates9,000
Location,
CampusUrban
LanguageFrench
AffiliationsUniversity of Paris-Saclay, LERU
Websitewww.universite-paris-saclay.fr
Headquarter of the presidency of the university, Orsay, France

Paris-Sud University (French: Université Paris-Sud), also known as the University of Paris — XI (or as the Orsay Faculty of Sciences, University of Paris before 1971), was a French research university distributed among several campuses in the southern suburbs of Paris, including Orsay, Cachan, Châtenay-Malabry, Sceaux, and Kremlin-Bicêtre campuses. In 2020, the university was replaced by the Paris-Saclay University.[1]

On 16 January 2019, Alain Sarfati was elected President of the Université Paris-Sud. He succeeded Sylvie Retailleau, who was elected as President of ComUE Université Paris-Saclay.[2]

  1. ^ "Université Paris-Saclay to become one of the LERU members in 2020". 27 May 2019. Archived from the original on 22 July 2019.
  2. ^ "Alain Sarfati, elected President of Université Paris-Sud". Université Paris-Sud. Retrieved 26 April 2019.