35.PIERRE AND MARIE CURIE UNIVERSITY

35.PIERRE AND MARIE CURIE UNIVERSITY (Paris VI)             (Paris,France)


As the chief science and medicine faculty in Paris, Pierre and Marie Curie University (also known as “Paris Six”) is its nation’s leading academic institution.

The university has 18 campuses spread over four regions. Its four museums advance cultural awareness of the arts, while its 125 laboratories partner with a variety of nationally funded research initiatives, including the French National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS).

The school, with 10,500 staff members and 5,820 teacher-researchers in residence, produces over 6,700 publications and 745 theses each year. 

Paris VI spends €400 million on scientific research projects annually.Of the school’s 32,000 students, some 10,000 are studying science and 11,000 medicine.

The university has also built a network of marine biology labs around the world—making the school a leader in the field of oceanography—as well as the impressive Paris Astrophysics Institute and the respected Henri PoinacarĂ© Institute.


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