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Couv + Sommaire Anglais The Cité internationale universitaire de Paris Maison internationale © cité internationale universitaire de Paris Press Kit June 2006 Public relations contact : T : 01 43 13 65 20 | [email protected] More information see on the website : www.ciup.fr/espace_media.htm The Cité internationale universitaire de Paris SUMMARY PRESS RELEASE Page 1 The Cité internationale universitaire de Paris A unique site among the five continents III - THE CITE INTERNATIONALE UNIVERSITAIRE DE PARIS Page 3 A dream come true IIIIII - THE CITÉ INTERNATIONALE UNIVERSITAIRE DE PARIS AND ITS 39 RESIDENCE HALLS Page 5 An outdoor architectural exhibition III - THE CITÉ INTERNATIONALE UNIVERSITAIRE DE PARIS Page 12 Accommodating mobile students IV - THE CITE INTERNATIONALE UNIVERSITAIRE DE PARIS Page 15 A cultural hub V - THE CITE INTERNATIONALE UNIVERSITAIRE DE PARIS Page 17 21 st century : a third wave of development APPENDICES I - THE CITÉ INTERNATIONALE UNIVERSITAIRE DE PARIS : FACTS AND FIGURES 2005 Page I II - THE OFFICE AND THE ADMINISTRATION BOARD OF THE CITÉ INTERNATIONALE UNIVERSITAIRE DE PARIS Page II III - SHORT BIOGRAPHIES OF KEY FIGURES IN THE CITÉ INTERNATIONALE’S HISTORY Page III IV - ASSOCIATIONS AND RESIDENT REPRESENTATION Page IV V - PICTURE GALLERY OF THE CITÉ INTERNATIONALE UNIVERSITAIRE DE PARIS AND ITS HOUSES Page V The Cité internationale universitaire de Paris A unique site among the five continents The Cité internationale universitaire de Paris, recognized foundation of public utility, is a 34 hectare park with no less than 39 residences for students from different countries or schools. In 2005, the Cité internationale welcomed 4900* residents (including next to 500 researchers), of which 700 were researchers, from 140 countries. In every residence, the « melting-pot » of nationalities and fields of study contributes to the development of cultural exchanges and friendships. Residences exploring diverse architectural trends The buildings of the Cité, erected between 1925 and 1969, reflect the diversity of 20 th century architecture. Some of them include features inspired by the countries that contributed to their construction, others are the works of famous architects such as Le CORBUSIER, Willem Marinus DUDOK, Claude PARENT… Four of them are even classified or registered as Historical Monuments. Welcoming tthehe mobile public Besides its function of student housing, the Cité internationale universitaire de Paris offers a large range of services for the mobile public. The Reception Office of Mobile Students** (BAEM : Bureau d’Accueil des Etudiants en Mobilité) informs and orients the students before their arrival and during their stay. The Reception Office of Foreign Researchers (BACE : Bureau d’Accueil des Chercheurs Etrangers) helps researchers from abroad in the organization of their stay in Ile- de-France. The International Social Annex (RSI : Relais Social International) gives social, psychological and educational assistance to the students. Moreover, an administrative aid office is set up with the collaboration of the City of Paris during the first months of every academic year in order to facilitate administrative procedures for newly arrived students. VariVariousous services open to the public The Cité internationale offers practical services not only to the residents, but also to a wider community. Restaurants, library, language lab, sports facilities (PUC-CIUP), and a service for seminars or business events are only a few of them. The Cité is a true cultural hub with its theatre (3 performance halls) devoted to contemporary creation, Citéculture which is in charge of music, visual arts and architecture, as well as a Symphony Orchestra with young musicians from all over the world. * This number doesn’t included the husband and wife and the children ** Mobile students are students who are temporarily studying abroad, in an exchange program, or on sabbatical. 1 With CitéDébats, the Cité internationale organizes colloquia, workshops and round tables in order to take active part in the dissemination of knowledge. Furthermore, cultural and intellectual events regularly take place in the 39 houses. 3333330033 00 new rooms by 2015 In support of the international policy of postsecondary institutions and research establishments, receiving each year an increasing number of foreign students and researchers*, the Cité internationale plans to renovate, build and ensure the management of about 3300 new rooms by 2015. On the main campus on the boulevard Jourdan, five new houses will be erected. With the opening of a residence in the 19 th “arrondissement”, the Cité internationale has also initiated a policy of development outside of its enclosed area. With these new houses, the Cité internationale is aiming to support and encourage mobility in the Ile-de-France region. A new residence hall will build at the end of 2006 / beginning of 2007, “Quai de Loire”, in the 19 th “arrondissement”. The Cité’s history in a few words… Soon after the First World War, André HONNORAT, Minister for Public Education, suggested the creation of a unique place dedicated to students’ housing and to the promotion of an international community that would favour exchanges. Future elites from the five continents would learn to live together and, when they return in their home countries, would keep long term relations helping friendship among peoples. * - On a national level : 194 480 foreign students were pursing studies in the french universities during the academic year 2003/2004. It’s an increase of 49 % compared with 1995/1996, according to the Government Department of Education and the Permanent Education Management. - On a local level, 65 724 foreign students was welcomed by the Ile-de-France region in the universities, during the academic year 2002/2003, according to the Government Department of Education and the Permanent Education Management. The total strength represents 36 % of all the foreign students in France. Public relations contact : T : 01 43 13 65 20 | [email protected] Pictures are available upon request More information see on the website : www.ciup.fr/espace_media.htm 2 I - THE CITE INTERNATIONALE UNIVERSITAIRE DE PARIS A dream come true As a private foundation, the Cité internationale universitaire of Paris is still the only one of its kind in the world. The proJect was first conceived as an ideal. After the First World War, André HONNORAT, Minister of Public Education, imagined founding a housing complex for students and creating an international community that would favour exchanges. Future elites from everywhere around the world would learn to live together and, when they returned to their home country, would keep long term relations that could help friendship between nations. The Great War adversely affected the postsecondary education in France. André HONNORAT wished to create more than a space for intercultural sharing : his aim was to turn France into an intellectual and cosmopolitan center by improving housing possibilities for foreign students. The promotors’ groundwork In this ambitious initiative, André HONNORAT had to be tenacious and committed. Paul APPELL, mathematician, vice-chancellor of the University of Paris and co-founder of the French association for the League of Nations, soon Joined in the adventure. The dream became reality when Paul APPELL met Emile DEUTSCH DE LA MEURTHE. Both of them were Alsatian. The French industrialist offered APPELL 10 million gold francs to buy land and erect the first residence. The Emile and Louise DEUTSCH DE LA MEURTHE Foundation was constructed in 1925 and lodged the first 350 students. For close to five years, the promoters Joined forces relentlessly to interest statesmen of all countries in their proJect, meet international key figures and collect substantial contributions. That is how David DAVID-WEILL, first treasurer of the Cité internationale, put up the money to buy land. So did the ROTHSCHILD family. The tireless André HONNORAT organized several lectures and trips to obtain the support from more people. As a result, the Belgian sponsor, Hubert BIERMANS LAPOTRE, financed the creation of the Belgium House in 1926 and the senator Joseph MARCELLIN WILSON backed the founding of the Canada House. The construction of the international House, financed by John D. ROCKFELLER Junior, was completed in 1935. It gradually housed a restaurant, a library, a swimming pool and other facilities for the students. The statutes As early as June 1925, the Cité internationale universitaire de Paris was officially recognized foundation of public utility by a decree of the State Council. The dream was becoming reality with statutes defining the tasks of the Cité. These missions have not changed since. 3 The most important obJectives were (and still are) : - to promote exchanges between students of all nationalities, selected at a high level of studies (…), by accommodating them… - to accommodate researchers, professors, artists (…) pursuing temporary research works or missions of postsecondary teaching, or undergoing practical training in France… - to provide material support (…) for the organization of conventions, colloquia, seminars and scientific meetings, giving priority to those (…) of an international nature. Nineteen residences erected before World War II 22 foundations and houses were built between 1925 and 1939 but construction slowed down during the World Economic Crisis. On the verge of World War II, the Cité internationale had a total number of 2 400 beds in its 22 houses. There
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