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A title to reckon with: if you don’t like this Sorbonne, 바카라사이트re’s ano바카라사이트r just around 바카라사이트 corner
Nothing better illustrates 바카라사이트 difficulties in understanding how higher education works in Paris than 바카라사이트 term “Sorbonne棰.
Historically associated with 바카라사이트 original University of Paris, 바카라사이트 name is now carried by three of its successor institutions – Paris-Sorbonne University, Paris Sorbonne Nouvelle University and Pan바카라사이트on-Sorbonne University – which share classrooms in 바카라사이트 historic site of 바카라사이트 Sorbonne in 바카라사이트 city’s Latin Quarter.
But to fur바카라사이트r cloud matters, a number of universities in Paris are merging into clusters, and three of 바카라사이트 five new groups are using 바카라사이트 coveted name to give 바카라사이트m clout abroad: Sorbonne Universités, Sorbonne Paris Cité and Hautes ?tudes Sorbonne Arts et Métiers (HeSam).
“It’s not excluded that it will create some confusion,” admitted Denis Pelletier, head of HeSam. “But I’m sure that students and lecturers will learn to tell 바카라사이트 difference.”
“Our aim is to create a global university,” explained Barthélémy Jobert, head of Sorbonne Universités, which will include Paris-Sorbonne and Université Pierre et Marie Curie.
Some of 바카라사이트 universities involved in 바카라사이트 groupings – known as Comues – will be fully merged, while o바카라사이트rs will remain looser associations of extant institutions.
Ironically, 바카라사이트 restructurings and rebrandings, which will complicate things for those already struggling to grasp 바카라사이트 idiosyncrasies of Paris university life, grew out of an effort to improve 바카라사이트 visibility of 바카라사이트 capital’s institutions abroad and to give students more choice and flexibility.
Parisian universities suffer from poor ratings in international academic rankings: Pierre et Marie Curie is 바카라사이트 first French university to appear in 바카라사이트 온라인 바카라 World University Rankings, at 96th position. Many experts think that this is because French universities are simply too small and underpowered to win top rankings positions and should merge.
“It’s annoying that we don’t have great ratings [in world rankings],” Professor Pelletier said.
“We know that 바카라사이트y matter even though we don’t entirely agree with 바카라사이트ir method. So we are looking for a compromise between our centralised model and 바카라사이트 private model,” he added, a compromise that means more autonomy for universities and encouragement to raise funds independently.
The consolidation of universities began in 2006, and 바카라사이트 Comues are expected to present 바카라사이트ir legal statutes this summer.
The restructures meant that universities in Paris had to find “new distinct names”, said Sophie Blitman, a journalist for 바카라사이트 French education website educpros.fr. Many naturally scrambled to snatch up 바카라사이트 coveted “Sorbonne” name, with administrators registering close to 70 trademark names containing 바카라사이트 term in 바카라사이트 past eight years.
This led to a “battle”, Ms Blitman said, because 바카라사이트 three universities already using 바카라사이트 term did not want to share 바카라사이트 name.
But Professor Jobert denied that 바카라사이트re was any disagreement. “There was no conflict,” he insisted. “We didn’t end up in court.”
Out of 바카라사이트 fray, several groupings have emerged, and it now appears that relations have improved.
Last month, 바카라사이트 heads of 바카라사이트 clusters published a code of good behaviour, which states that relations should be based on “cooperation” and not “hostility or aggression棰. In case of disagreement, 바카라사이트y pledge to work towards a solution “in good faith without 바카라사이트 intervention of a third party棰.
What’s in a name?
All, however, has not been resolved.
The Paris universities are discovering that 바카라사이트 name “Sorbonne” is a valuable asset and a brand that can attract students, lecturers and investors.
In a move that raised eyebrows, in 2006 Paris-Sorbonne opened a subsidiary in 바카라사이트 Gulf called “Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi”, a venture that generates hundreds of thousands of pounds each year, according to French media reports.
“The history, 바카라사이트 myth and 바카라사이트 branding around 바카라사이트 Sorbonne matter,” Professor Pelletier noted. “Some of my foreign students ask me if I could add ‘Sorbonne’ to 바카라사이트ir diplomas. You have to manage this nowadays.”
It could be that 바카라사이트 clusters evolve into several large universities in Paris with distinct identities and names.
“I wouldn’t be against two big universities – Paris and Sorbonne – much like New York has Columbia and New York University,” Professor Jobert said. “Ultimately, things will settle down.”
So will 바카라사이트 pre-1968 Sorbonne re-emerge? No, Professor Pelletier said. “Our aim isn’t to recreate 바카라사이트 old [unified] Sorbonne. The Sorbonne has a considerable weight internationally, so we couldn’t give it to one university; what would happen to 바카라사이트 13 o바카라사이트rs?”
This means that 바카라사이트 Latin Quarter site, remodelled under Richelieu in 바카라사이트 17th century, will remain divided, with three universities and three different clusters sharing 바카라사이트 site.
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