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Studying in FranceUniversité Paris Descartes
Paris Descartes University
Paris · FrancePUBLIC
1971Founded
31,704Students
72Programs
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Université Paris Descartes at a glance
Paris Descartes University, also known as Paris V, was a French public university located in Paris. It was one of the inheritors of the historic University of Paris, which was split into 13 universities in 1970. Paris Descartes completely merged with Paris Diderot University in 2019 to form a new Paris Cité University.
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