The University of Paris was founded in 1150, and is made up of many institutions, the most famous of which is the Sorbonne.

List of institutions:

• Paris I: Panthéon Sorbonne
• Paris II: Assas
• Paris III: Sorbonne Nouvelle
• Paris IV: Paris-Sorbonne
• Paris V: René Descartes
• Paris VI: Pierre & Marie Curie
• Paris VII: Denis Diderot
• Paris VIII: Vincennes
• Paris IX: Dauphine
• Paris X: Nanterre
• Paris XI: Paris-Sud
• Paris XII: Saint Maur
• Paris XIII: Villetaneuse
• Paris XIV: Cergy