Université Paris-Saclay was officially created on 5 November 2019, following publication of its creation decree in France’s Journal officiel. Its address is 3 rue Joliot Curie, Bâtiment Breguet, Gif-sur-Yvette. It covers science and engineering, life sciences and health, and humanities and social sciences.
The university brings together five faculties (Law-Economics-Management, Medicine, Pharmacy, Science and Sports Sciences), three university institutes of technology at Cachan, Orsay and Sceaux, the engineering school Polytech Paris-Saclay and four grandes écoles: CentraleSupélec, AgroParisTech, ENS Paris-Saclay and Institut d’Optique Graduate School. UVSQ and Université Evry Paris-Saclay are associate members, and seven research organisations, including CNRS and CEA, take part. It reports 50,000 students and 8,100 researchers and academic staff. Camille Galap was elected president on 11 June 2024.