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Every year the Cité Internationale accommodates 12,000 students, researchers and artists in its 40 houses.

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A DIVERSE ORGANISATION

Home to 10,000 students, researchers and artists every year, over 140 nationalities, 40 houses and a host of services, the Cité Internationale offers a unique setting backed by a remarkable organisation.

The Cité Internationale Universitaire de Paris is unique among French universities and institutions. It is run by a private body, the Fondation Nationale, and is listed as a public-interest organisation. It manages on-site services and 18 residences. The other 22 houses each represent a country or Grande Ecole and have their own legal status.

RESIDENTS' ASSOCIATION

CITE INTERNATIONALE ADMISSIONS

Applicants for accommodation at the Cité Internationale are asked to meet a few basic criteria...

If you are a student or researcher or are involved in the arts, simply fill out an admissions form to submit your application. Please see the admissions criteria in the relevant section for details.

A HUB FOR ARTS AND CULTURE

Every year, the Cité Internationale hosts 1,000 events in arts and culture, organised by houses, residents and specialist services.

Culture is a cornerstone of life at the Cité Internationale. In addition to its theatre, the campus is also home to an orchestra, choir and heritage centre. It offers a range of services for those researching information either as a hobby or for the purposes of work or studies.

ONLINE SERVICES FOR THE CENTRAL LIBRARY

SEMINARS AND CONFERENCES

Covering everything from seminars and forums to award ceremonies, board meetings and receptions, the Seminars and Conferences service is on hand to provide help and advice to organise your events in beautiful surroundings.

The Cité Internationale offers an outstanding setting, providing event organisers with a complete raft of services including venue rental, catering, technical installations and staffing.
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PATRONAGE AT THE CITÉ INTERNATIONALE

The Cité Internationale has always drawn on the generous support of key private donors such as Emile Deutsch de la Meurthe and John Rockefeller Jr.

The Cité Internationale has now reached a turning point and is on the verge of launching a wide-ranging development campaign to renovate and enhance its architectural heritage, pursue intellectual and cultural projects and offer new scholarships. Why not support to this new drive?

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HISTORY

FROM THE IDEAL TO THE REAL

 The history of the Cité Internationale is one of a humanist ideal that steadily took shape over time.

 “A school of human relations to promote peace”

The Cité Internationale was set up as part of the inter-war pacifist movement. Its founders, driven by a humanist ideal, sought to create “a school of human relations to promote peace” with a view to fostering harmony between different nations by furthering friendship between students, researchers and artists from all over the world.

The government at the time was keen to attract more students to Paris. However, the campaign was hampered by the housing crisis and the resulting accommodation shortage. The Cité Internationale came as a humanist response to a real problem.

Bankers, industrialists, local authorities and governments were all approached in a bid to raise the necessary funding. The first residence opened its doors in 1925 and was named after the donor who made it possible, Emile Deutsch de la Meurthe. The Cité Internationale welcomed its first students for the start of the 1925 academic year.

 

The founding fathers of the Cité Internationale
- André Honnorat, French MP and Minister for Education
- Paul Appell, Rector of the Académie de Paris
- Emile Deutsch de la Meurthe, Owner of Pétroles Jupiter
- Jean Branet, Executive Director at Pétroles Jupiter and Government Advisor
- David Davide-Weill, Managing Partner at Banque Lazare