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Université Sorbonne Nouvelle - Paris III Paris, France www.univ- paris3.fr/ Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences units only City Population: 2,193,031 Enrollment: 19,000 Standard Course Load: 30 ECTS ABOUT PARIS III The Sorbonne Nouvelle has one central and five The Unviersité Sorbonne Nouvelle – Paris 3 was specialised libraries (Foreign language and culture founded in 1970, out of the former Faculty of Arts at and French literature). It is also connected to the the University of Paris. It is located in the heart of the Library of Saint Genevieve, the Central Sorbonne Latin Quarter and more widely in the fifth Library, the Inter-University Library for Oriental arrondissement of Paris. Languages and the Library of Saint Barbara. The New Sorbonne University (Université de la COURSES Sorbonne Nouvelle, also known as Paris III) is a public The university offers programs in the following areas: university in Paris, France. Language The Université de la Sorbonne Nouvelle is a founding Letters member of the Paris Universitas, a union of 6 Parisian Arts universities. Humanities & Social Sciences The Sorbonne Nouvelle offers courses in a wide range ACCOMODATION of Arts and Humanities subjects. The CROUS de Paris (Centre régional des œuvres The Sorbonne Nouvelle has sites at various locations universitaires et scolaires) is the organisation in Paris, and one site at Asnières. The main university responsible for both student accommodation and centres are: refectories in Paris. It runs various student halls of Updated 3/04/2012 residence and student restaurants both in central particularly the Eiffel Tower — as well as world- Paris and in its outskirts. The Restaurant Universitaire famous institutions and popular parks. Censier is the student refectory which is used by the ABOUT FRANCE large majority of Paris III students due to its proximity to the Censier university site. Although ultimately a victor in World Wars I and II, France suffered extensive losses in its empire, wealth, SEMESTER DATES manpower, and rank as a dominant nation-state. Semester 1: October – January Nevertheless, France today is one of the most modern Semester 2: February - June countries in the world and is a leader among European nations. Since 1958, it has constructed a presidential HEALTH INSURANCE democracy resistant to the instabilities experienced in UWA has insurance to cover its outgoing exchange earlier parliamentary democracies. In recent years, its students: UWA Corporate Personal and Travel Policy. reconciliation and cooperation with Germany have It is usually accepted by the host universities as proved central to the economic integration of Europe, primary insurance. However, the University of Paris 3 including the introduction of the euro in January 2002. will advise you, or you will need to find out, if you need At present, France is at the forefront of European to take out your own, additional insurance states seeking to exploit the momentum of monetary union to advance the creation of a more unified and ABOUT CITY capable European defense and security apparatus. Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated The French population has very diverse origins. Many on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of people have settled in France including the Celts, the Île-de-France region (or Paris Region, French: Romans, Germans, Russians, Asians, Africans and Région parisienne). The city of Paris, within its North Americans. The populations tend to vary by administrative limits largely unchanged since 1860, region. has an estimated population of 2,193,031 (January Historically, France was primarily a rural community. 2007), but the Paris metropolitan area has a Today about 75% of people live in cities or towns. population of 11,836,970 (January 2007), and is one of the most populated metropolitan areas in Europe. Language: French 100%, rapidly declining regional dialects and In 2009 and 2010 Paris was ranked among the three languages (Provencal, Breton, Alsatian, Corsican, most important and influential cities in the world, Catalan, Basque, Flemish) among the first three "European cities of the future" – according to research published by the Financial Geography: Times – and among the top ten cities in the world in Mostly flat plains or gently rolling hills in north and which to live according to the British review Monocle west; remainder is mountainous, especially Pyrenees (June 2010). An important settlement for more than in south, Alps in east two millennia, Paris is today one of the world's leading business and cultural centres, and its influences in politics, education, entertainment, media, fashion, Climate: science, and the arts all contribute to its status as one Generally cool winters and mild summers, but mild of the world's major global cities. Paris also ranks winters and hot summers along the Mediterranean; among the 10 greenest European cities in 2010. occasional strong, cold, dry, north-to-north-westerly wind known as mistral Paris and the Paris Region, with €552.1 bn (US$768.9 bn) in 2009, produces more than a quarter of the OTHER INFORMATION gross domestic product (GDP) of France. According to Read the University section in the blue files in the 2007 estimates, the Paris agglomeration is Europe's Study Abroad Office. You will find some very useful biggest city economy and the fifth largest in the world. information from returned UWA students. The Paris Region hosts 37 of the Fortune Global 500 companies in several business districts, notably La Go to the following website for more information about Défense, the largest dedicated business district in studying in France; http://www.edufrance.fr/en/ Europe. Paris also hosts many international organizations such as UNESCO, the Organisation for CONTACTS Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) and the Our contact details: informal Paris Club. According to the latest survey http://www.international.uwa.edu.au/se/welcome from Economist Intelligence Unit in 2010, Paris is the Tel: 6488 8199 world's most expensive city in which to live. [email protected] Paris and its region are the most popular tourist destination in the world, with 45 million tourists annually, 27 million of whom are foreign visitors. The city and region contain numerous iconic landmarks — Last updated3/04/2012 Page 2 of 2 .