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( University of Paris)
The historic University of Paris (French Université de Paris) first appeared in the second half of the 12th century, but was in 1970 reorganised as 13 autonomous universities (University of Paris I–XIII). The university is often referred to as the Sorbonne or La Sorbonne after the collegiate institution (Collège de Sorbonne) founded about 1257 by Robert de Sorbon, but the university as such was older and was never completely centred on the Sorbonne. Of the thirteen current successor universities, the first four have a presence in the historical Sorbonne building, and three include "Sorbonne" in their names. While the universities are now essentially independent of each other, and some now fall under the Académie of Creteil or the Académie of Versailles rather than the Académie of Paris, some residual administrative functions of the thirteen universities are formally supervised by a common chancellor, the Rector of the Académie of Paris, with offices in the Sorbonne. As of 2006, the Rector of the Academy of Paris and Chancellor of the Universities of Paris is Maurice Quénet. The Vice-Chancellor of the Universities of Paris is Pierre Gregory [1] [2]. Despite this link, and the historical ties, there is today no University of Paris system that binds the universities at an academic level. Similarly to the other early medieval universities (University of Bologna, University of Padova, University of Oxford), but unlike later ones (such as the University of Prague or the University of Heidelberg), the University of Paris was only later established through a specific foundation act by a royal charter or papal bull. It grew up in the latter part of the 12th century around the Notre Dame Cathedral as a corporation similar to other medieval corporations, such as guilds of merchants or artisans. The medieval Latin term universitas actually had the more general meaning of a guild, and the university of Paris was known as a universitas magistrorum et scholarium (a guild of masters and scholars). The university had four Faculties Arts, Medicine, Law, and Theology. The Faculty of Arts was the lowest in rank, but also the largest as students had to graduate there to be admitted to one of the higher faculties. The students there were divided into four nationes according to language or regional origin, those of France, Normandy, Picard, and England, the last one of which later came to be known as the Alemannian (German) nation. Recruitment to each nation was wider than the names might imply the English-German nation in fact included students from Scandinavia and Eastern Europe.
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Accidental Discovery Gives Hope To Alzheimer's Treatment by andrew clinton
During a recent experimental brain surgery to control the appetite of an obese man the doctors made an accidental breakthrough that may very well unlock how your memory works. It was simply a side-effect of the treatment of obesity, but the memory st...
Methods of Skin Care by Albert Edwards
In the contemporary worls people are evry interested in their appearance and healthy lifestyle. There are many methods to make your skin and face younger. Doctors use needles and lasers for this reason. But there are also those methods which are safe...
Georgetown University Study Documents Weight Loss Benefits of Niacin-bound Chromium (NBC) Brings More Hope for Diabetics by Robert Tracy
Beauty expert Dr. Nicholas Perricone uncovers mineral beneficial for weight and blood sugar control
Dr. Nicholas Perricone, best known as the “beauty doctor” has uncovered clinical research that shows niacin-bound chromium helps reduce weight...
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