“We had been the science and medical colleges of the Sorbonne, of the College of Paris, earlier than the break up in 1970.”
“Immediately UPMC’s focus is science, engineering and drugs; at Paris-Sorbonne it’s arts and humanities. However to deal with the challenges of the world, we have to construct a complete college containing all these disciplines.
“In the intervening time in Paris, we do not have mergers, however autonomous establishments working in partnership, like our personal Sorbonne College group, which incorporates analysis centres, the non-public INSEAD enterprise college, in addition to Paris-Sorbonne, UPMC and another establishments.
“In February, we can have elections for presidents and boards of each Paris-Sorbonne and UPMC. Offering the brand new members agree, we are going to press forward with a full merger and create the brand new college by 1 January 2018.
“In some methods we’re recreating the previous Sorbonne, however within the twenty first Century.”
Professor Barthelemy Jobert, president of Paris-Sorbonne College – Paris 4 – is passionate about creating a strong world analysis college masking all disciplines and able to rivalling the perfect on the earth.
“Success might be creating a brand new mannequin of a world college in France, with impartial autonomous colleges in addition to a presidency who will converse for the entire college.”
The French authorities favours such mergers, however is leaving it to the colleges to determine.
Professors Jobert and Chambaz see eye-to-eye on the merger, however say it’s vital to win help from lecturers, technical and administrative workers and college students.
