Sorbonne University, based in Paris, was created on 1 January 2018 from Paris-Sorbonne University and Pierre and Marie Curie University (UPMC), which had worked together in a research and higher education cluster since 2010. Its history page traces the Sorbonne name to the college founded by Robert de Sorbon and recognised by royal power in 1257. Nathalie Drach-Temam was elected President on 14 December 2021 and re-elected on 15 December 2025.
The university has three faculties: Arts and Humanities, Health Sciences, and Science and Engineering. Its facts page, updated on 26 September 2025, lists more than 53,000 students, 11,500 of them international, 3,900 doctoral candidates and 3,300 university professors. Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi, established in 2006 by agreement with the Government of Abu Dhabi, awards Sorbonne University degrees from a campus on Al Reem Island.