Sorbonne

The Sorbonne is frequently used in ordinary parlance as synonymous with the faculty of theology of Paris or the University of Paris in its entirety. Strictly speaking, however, it means the celebrated theological college of the French capital, the Collège de Sorbonne, founded in 1257 and finally closed in 1882. The area of the Sorbonne in Paris was then re-used for various departments of letters and science, which led to the name starting to be used as a synonym with the University as a whole. After the split of the University into 13 successor institutions in 1970, the first four have a presence in Sorbonne, and three include Sorbonne in their names: , , , . The 13 universities still stand under a common rectorate with offices in the Sorbonne.

External links

• Official website