PARIS NOIRE: A VISIT TO THE SORBONNE! THE PINNACLE OF THE FRENCH EDUCATION SYSTEM, AND THE EMBODIMENT OF ITS PROUD HISTORY- 11/29/2013

The Universites De Paris, or Sorbonne. I will explain the difference between these two entities after this little opening statement. We know that the oldest University in the world is in Lund, Sweden. However, L'Universites De Paris, in the Sorbonne has a reputation dating back to the 1200. In the beginning, it was decreed by the Papacy in Rome for the study of Theology, specifically Catholicism. Although it was known since the 1200 as the Sorbonne. After the various Revolutionary periods of France, it slowly democratized to give access to all citizens of the French Republique a world class education. At the same time, it became a reference for its education of teachers, scientists of all fields, and the Law, while advocating an open system of discourse between students, teachers, theologians, and professors. There is a saying in the Sorbonne, repeated incessantly to us by our wonderful guide, Phillip Leget which states, "Being in the Sorbonne" and "Aller a la Sorbonne". The first quote designates Sorbonne as a State within the French Republic, which means that the security apparatus of the French State is not allowed to set foot into the Sorbonne; Sorbonne has its own guards for that purpose. This independence allows both students and professors to exchange and learn in an atmosphere of total academic freedom and open exchange. The second quote simply means, going to the Sorbonne, this designates its openness to all withing the French Republic. Starting with the worldwide students revolts of the 1960s, Sorbonne democratized even more, by transforming itself into the Universites De Paris System, with each University responsible for different disciplines: Paris I Sorbonne, is in the Sorbonne proper and specializes in Theology and World Religions; Paris II Sorbonne specializes in Law and is also the L'Ecole Normale Superieure D'administration or (ENA); Paris III Sorbonne specializes in the hard sciences Chemistry, Physics, Astronomy,and Medicine; and Paris IV Sorbonne Specializes on the Humanities, Fine Arts, Dance, Technology, Films, and Journalism The famous figures in the history of France who either funded, taught, or studied at the Sorbonne are titans of the nation of France: Marie Curie, Cardinal Richelieu, Descartes, Blaise Pascal, Voltaire, Senghor, Simone de Beauvoir, Cesaire, Hugo, Dumas, and Zola to name only a few. I will continue to revise these posts if I have made mistakes in my different explanations.
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