Institut Catholique de Paris
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The Institut Catholique de Paris, or the Catholic University of Paris, is a private university located in Paris
, France
. The institute was founded in 1875, under the name Université Catholique de Paris, by Maurice Le Sage d'Hauteroche d'Hulst
.
The university offers licentiate, master and doctoral degrees in various faculties. The Faculté de Théologie is a pontifical institution with the canonical authorization to educate men for the Catholic priesthood. The Faculté de Lettres is a school of the humanities with no obvious religious bias. During the summer, the Institut opens the Faculté de Lettres to international students month-long terms.
Professors at the university are recruited from sacred (i.e., theology, canon law, etc.) and secular disciplines (e.g., letters, philosophy, education, social sciences, economics). The majority of degrees and diplomas awarded by the Catholic University of Paris are state-authorised diplomas, as the university is certified to issue them by the Ministry of Education. Canonical degrees are awarded in the name of the Holy See
and are the result of a prescribed course of study in the ecclesiastical faculties, such as theology and canon law.
The university charges tuition, because the state does not pay the wages of teachers at Catholic institutions of higher learning, as authorized under the Debré Law of 1959. The institute receives a state subsidy which covers 34% of its financial needs. The amount of subsidy, derived from the Ministry for National Education, is independently fixed each year by the government each year within the framework of the national budget and without obligation or contract of any kind.
The Musée Edouard Branly
, located within the institute, preserves the laboratory of physics professor and noted radio pioneer Édouard Branly
, developer of the first practical radio receiver device, the Branly coherer
, who also coined the term "radio".
The university belongs to the network of the UDESCA (Union of the Catholic Higher Educational Establishments) which includes the five French Catholic institutes - Paris
, Lille
, Lyon
, Angers
and Toulouse
- and associates with the International Federation of Catholic Universities (FIUC), comprising 200 Catholic universities throughout the world.
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
. The institute was founded in 1875, under the name Université Catholique de Paris, by Maurice Le Sage d'Hauteroche d'Hulst
Maurice Le Sage d'Hauteroche d'Hulst
Maurice Le Sage d'Hauteroche d'Hulst was a French Roman Catholic prelate, writer, and orator. He was the founder of the Institut Catholique de Paris.- Life :...
.
The university offers licentiate, master and doctoral degrees in various faculties. The Faculté de Théologie is a pontifical institution with the canonical authorization to educate men for the Catholic priesthood. The Faculté de Lettres is a school of the humanities with no obvious religious bias. During the summer, the Institut opens the Faculté de Lettres to international students month-long terms.
Professors at the university are recruited from sacred (i.e., theology, canon law, etc.) and secular disciplines (e.g., letters, philosophy, education, social sciences, economics). The majority of degrees and diplomas awarded by the Catholic University of Paris are state-authorised diplomas, as the university is certified to issue them by the Ministry of Education. Canonical degrees are awarded in the name of the Holy See
Holy See
The Holy See is the episcopal jurisdiction of the Catholic Church in Rome, in which its Bishop is commonly known as the Pope. It is the preeminent episcopal see of the Catholic Church, forming the central government of the Church. As such, diplomatically, and in other spheres the Holy See acts and...
and are the result of a prescribed course of study in the ecclesiastical faculties, such as theology and canon law.
The university charges tuition, because the state does not pay the wages of teachers at Catholic institutions of higher learning, as authorized under the Debré Law of 1959. The institute receives a state subsidy which covers 34% of its financial needs. The amount of subsidy, derived from the Ministry for National Education, is independently fixed each year by the government each year within the framework of the national budget and without obligation or contract of any kind.
The Musée Edouard Branly
Musée Edouard Branly
The Musée Edouard Branly is a museum dedicated to the work of radio pioneer Edouard Branly . It is located in the 6th arrondissement at the Institut Catholique de Paris-ISEP, 21, rue d'Assas, Paris, France, and open by appointment only....
, located within the institute, preserves the laboratory of physics professor and noted radio pioneer Édouard Branly
Edouard Branly
Édouard Eugène Désiré Branly was a French inventor, physicist and professor at the Institut Catholique de Paris. He is primarily known for his early involvement in wireless telegraphy and his invention of the Branly coherer around 1890.-Biography:The coherer was the first widely used detector for...
, developer of the first practical radio receiver device, the Branly coherer
Coherer
The coherer was a primitive form of radio signal detector used in the first radio receivers during the wireless telegraphy era at the beginning of the twentieth century. Invented around 1890 by French scientist Édouard Branly, it consisted of a tube or capsule containing two electrodes spaced a...
, who also coined the term "radio".
The university belongs to the network of the UDESCA (Union of the Catholic Higher Educational Establishments) which includes the five French Catholic institutes - Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
, Lille
Lille
Lille is a city in northern France . It is the principal city of the Lille Métropole, the fourth-largest metropolitan area in the country behind those of Paris, Lyon and Marseille. Lille is situated on the Deûle River, near France's border with Belgium...
, Lyon
Lyon
Lyon , is a city in east-central France in the Rhône-Alpes region, situated between Paris and Marseille. Lyon is located at from Paris, from Marseille, from Geneva, from Turin, and from Barcelona. The residents of the city are called Lyonnais....
, Angers
Angers
Angers is the main city in the Maine-et-Loire department in western France about south-west of Paris. Angers is located in the French region known by its pre-revolutionary, provincial name, Anjou, and its inhabitants are called Angevins....
and Toulouse
Toulouse
Toulouse is a city in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern FranceIt lies on the banks of the River Garonne, 590 km away from Paris and half-way between the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea...
- and associates with the International Federation of Catholic Universities (FIUC), comprising 200 Catholic universities throughout the world.
Notable alumni
- Pierre PflimlinPierre PflimlinPierre Eugène Jean Pflimlin was a French Christian democratic politician who served as the penultimate Prime Minister of the Fourth Republic for a few weeks in 1958, before being replaced by Charles de Gaulle during the crisis of that year.-Life:...
, MRP, president of the CouncilPresident of the CouncilPresident of the Council can refer to:*President of the Council of Ministers*Lord President of the Council...
(1958), president of the European ParliamentPresident of the European ParliamentThe President of the European Parliament presides over the debates and activities of the European Parliament. He or she also represents the Parliament within the EU and internationally. The President's signature is required for enacting most EU laws and the EU budget.Presidents serve...
(1984-1987), minister of state (1958-1959, 1962) - Jean-Marie Lustiger, cardinal
- André Vingt-TroisAndré Vingt-TroisAndré Armand Vingt-Trois is a French cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He currently serves as Archbishop of Paris, having previously served as Archbishop of Tours from 1999 to 2005. He was elevated to the cardinalate in 2007....
, cardinal - Alfred Baudrillart, cardinal
- Audrey TautouAudrey TautouAudrey Justine Tautou is a French model and film actress, best known for playing the title character in the award-winning 2001 film Le Fabuleux Destin d'Amélie Poulain, Sophie Neveu in the 2006 thriller The Da Vinci Code, Irène in Priceless and Coco Chanel in Coco avant Chanel...
, actress - The Reverend Father D. S. AmalorpavadassD. S. AmalorpavadassDuraiswami Simon Amalorpavadass was a third-world theologian who played a vital role in the renewal of life and mission of the Roman Catholic Church in India, particularly after Vatican II...
- Jean VanierJean VanierJean Vanier, CC GOQ is a Canadian Catholic philosopher, humanitarian and the founder of L'Arche, an international organization which creates communities where people with developmental disabilities and those who assist them share life together...
- Matthew FoxMatthew Fox (priest)Matthew Fox is an American priest and theologian. Formerly a member of the Dominican order within the Roman Catholic Church, Fox is now a member of the Episcopal Church....
Faculties
- Theologium, Faculty of Theology (before 2009 Faculty of Theology and Religious Studies) is considered a hub for French and International theology with roots dating back to 1889. The academic training meets the academic standard of the Holy See.
- Faculty of Philosophy was founded in 1895.
- Faculty of Canon Law, it aims to promote and deepen the study of Canon Law and related sciences, and to provide students, clerics or laypersons with in-depth training in these subjects.
- Faculty of Humanities since 1875 it offers academic training within its 4 departments and offer training for competitive examination (classe préparatoire or prépa in French)
- Literature Department
- History Department
- Languages Department
- History of Arts Department
- Faculty of Social Sciences and Economics offers state degrees in social and economics sciences and in law and political sciences.
- Faculty of Education offers since 1993 Bachelor, Master and PhD in Educational Sciences.
Schools
- École supérieure des sciences économiques et commerciales (ESSEC) is one of the foremost business schools and Grandes écolesGrandes écolesThe grandes écoles of France are higher education establishments outside the main framework of the French university system. The grandes écoles select students for admission based chiefly on national ranking in competitive written and oral exams...
in FranceFranceThe French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
. - Institut supérieur d'électronique de ParisInstitut supérieur d'électronique de ParisISEP, short for "Institut Supérieur d’Electronique de Paris," is a French Grande École located in Paris. It specializes in electronics, telecommunication and computer science....
(ISEP) is a French Grande écoleGrandes écolesThe grandes écoles of France are higher education establishments outside the main framework of the French university system. The grandes écoles select students for admission based chiefly on national ranking in competitive written and oral exams...
located in Paris. It specializes in electronicsElectronicsElectronics is the branch of science, engineering and technology that deals with electrical circuits involving active electrical components such as vacuum tubes, transistors, diodes and integrated circuits, and associated passive interconnection technologies...
, telecommunicationTelecommunicationTelecommunication is the transmission of information over significant distances to communicate. In earlier times, telecommunications involved the use of visual signals, such as beacons, smoke signals, semaphore telegraphs, signal flags, and optical heliographs, or audio messages via coded...
and computer scienceComputer scienceComputer science or computing science is the study of the theoretical foundations of information and computation and of practical techniques for their implementation and application in computer systems...
. - École Supérieure de Chimie Organique et MinéraleÉcole Supérieure de Chimie Organique et MinéraleThe École Supérieure de Chimie Organique et Minérale is a grande école located in Compiègne, France. It is a private school founded in 1957....
(ESCOM) is a French Grande écoleGrandes écolesThe grandes écoles of France are higher education establishments outside the main framework of the French university system. The grandes écoles select students for admission based chiefly on national ranking in competitive written and oral exams...
located in Cergy France. It specializes in chemical engineeringChemical engineeringChemical engineering is the branch of engineering that deals with physical science , and life sciences with mathematics and economics, to the process of converting raw materials or chemicals into more useful or valuable forms...
. - École d'électricité, de Production et des Méthodes Industrielles (EPMI)
- Institut Polytechnique LaSalle Beauvais
- Ecole de Psychologues Praticiens (EPP – Psycho-Prat)
- Ecole de Bibliothécaires-Documentalistes (EBD) is a librarian school.
- Institut Supérieur d'Interprétation et de Traduction (ISIT)