Paris Dauphine University - PSL

Paris‐Dauphine is a creative institution, constantly developing initiatives to further innovation and promote talent. For example, the Dauphine Talents Bachelor's program makes it possible for top-level athletes, talented artists, performers, and entrepreneurs to combine university studies with their athletic, artistic or entrepreneurial careers. Our innovative, research-based approach to teaching benefits both students and researchers. We encourage students to participate actively in the university's numerous student clubs ans organizations and we support student entrepreneurship via our business incubator.

Paris‐Dauphine is also socially engaged and responsible. We encourage openness of mind, thoughtful action, strong ethics, and promote active and responsible citizenship. We advocate multidisciplinary research capable of meeting today's societal challenges. The university is outward-looking, engaged with the communities around it. Paris-Dauphine actively promotes equal opportunity admissions through and outreach, learning and financial support initiative designed to prepare high school students from low-income households for admission to Paris-Dauphine. To ensure that housing issues do not discourage students from pursuing their studies, Paris-Dauphine, via Fondation Paris-Dauphine, is engaged in an ambitious drive to acquire new student housing.

Paris-Dauphine is an international institution, and we are continuing to expand overseas, to strengthen our international visibility and attractiveness both in research and academics. We believe that international exchange is essential to education. Through exchange, students experience different cultures, ways of thinking and behaving, making them more open and better prepared to thrive in a global world

• 1959: Porte Dauphine buildings and grounds inaugurated as the Permanent Headquarters of NATO
• 1966: Nato moves its headquarters to Brussels after France withdraws from NATO's integrated military structure
• 1968: Dauphine College, University of Paris created by decree under Minister of Education Edgar Faure
• 1970: Dauphine College becomes Université Paris IX-Dauphine
• 1994: New wing of the Porte Dauphine Campus inaugurated
• 2004: L'Université Paris-Dauphine obtains the status of "Grand Etablissement"
• 2009
  • Dauphine becomes the first EQUIS accredited French university for 3 years
  • Dauphine's La Défense campus inaugurated at the Pôle Léonard de Vinci site
• 2011
  • Université Paris-Dauphine becomes an autonomous institution by virtue of the French LRU law
  • The Institut Pratique du Jouralisme (IJP) joins Dauphine to become IPJ Paris-Dauphine
  • Université Paris-Dauphine selected to become a member of the PSL Initiative for Excellence
  • Paris-Dauphine joins PSL (Paris Sciences et Lettres) Research University alongside other internationally renowned French institutions
• 2012: New EQUIS accreditation for 3 years
• 2014: Paris-Dauphine made a member of the Conférence des Grandes Écoles (CGE)
• 2015: Paris-Dauphine's EQUIS accreditation renewed for 5 years. It's awarded for academic excellence in the filed of Management

2015 - EQUIS accreditation renewed 

On December 15th, 2015,  the EFMD renewed Dauphine's accreditation for a period of 5 years. 

2012 - EQUIS accreditation renewed

On December 13th, 2012,  the EFMD renewed Dauphine's accreditation for a period of 3 years.

The renewal was obtained following Université Paris-Dauphine's Self Assessment Report and a Peer Review Audit carried out between October 2nd and 4th 2012 by 4 international experts appointed by the EFMD. The Self Assessment and Audit mobilized numerous Dauphine teams from late 2012 through October 2012 including faculty, staff, students and outside partners.

In 2009, Dauphine became the first French university to obtain overall EQUIS accreditation, in recognition of our academic excellence and high degree of internationalization. EQUIS accreditation confirms, if need be, that Université Paris-Dauphine is a legitimate member of France's Grandes Écoles elite and a legitimate competitor to the world's top management universities. Our membership in the select group of 120 EQUIS-accredited institutions worldwide is an asset as we continue building our international partnerships. As Laurent Batsch says, "EQUIS is more than just a label -  it is a change agent that drives our constant efforts to improve the quality of Dauphine education and propels us on our never-ending quest for excellence."

On Wednesday November 25th 2009, the entire student body gathered to hear Laurent Batsch, President of Université Paris-Dauphine (2007-2016), announce that the university in its entirety had been awarded EQUIS accreditation.  At noon, students met in the university's main auditorium to celebrate and demonstrate how proud they were to be "Dauphinois". They then assembled in the court yard and, aided by white banners and t-shirts, stood in formation to create the word of the day. We all remember how moving it was to see those 5 living letters vibrate and resound for all Dauphine to see and hear: EQUIS

Located in central Paris, France's political and economic heartland, Dauphine is an exciting and unique place to be.

Students benefit from Dauphine's close proximity to French, European and international institutions and corporations and easy access to one of the most vibrant cultural cities in Europe.

With 9,000 students and a self-contained campus, Dauphine is a "human-size" university where students find all they need to study, carry out research and build a rounded academic and personal life; to learn and to grow.Class rooms, libraries, e-resources, sports facilities and cafeteria services are all available on-site.

Students are encouraged to engage in the Dauphine community and to broaden their horizons by participating in the activities of over 30 associations and clubs and attending Dauphine's numerous conferences, cultural and artistic programs and festivals.

Dauphine also provides student support services:

• Financial aide – scholarships, housing allowance…
• Health services and counseling

Athletics and Recreation

Université Paris-Dauphine has the strongest and most active Sports Department of any university in Ile de France. Approximately 40% of our students are enrolled in an athletic activity for credit or recreation.

Dauphine offers over 30 athletic disciplines, all taught by accredited, quality instructors.

Our athletic facilities are located close by the main campus. Dauphine also boasts a 1,200 m2 sports hall located on the basement level of the main building comprising a dance studio, dojo (martial-arts room), table-tennis room, weight room and squash court as well as changing rooms, showers and amenities.

Clubs & organizations

Université Paris-Dauphine is more than just a university; it is a diverse and vibrant community, where students, faculty & staff and alumni come together to share and to grow.

Arts & Culture

Dauphine’s goal is to educate and train future generations of executives, entrepreneurs, leaders and scholars to be both experts in their respective domains but also socially responsible, cultured, open-minded members of the community. The Arts and Culture are an essential aspect of education and student life. 

With that goal in mind, Dauphine supports student club and association projects, develops partnerships with major French cultural institutions, offers a wide range of on-campus cultural activities and facilitates student access to the capital’s cultural events.

Housing

Paris is a city where housing is in high demand. Student housing is no exception: available, affordable housing for students is at a premium and finding accommodations is often like running an obstacle course. So, it is extremely important to begin looking for accommodations as soon as possible.

Université Paris-Dauphine Housing Services is there to provide housing information and assistance to full-time Dauphine students and Dauphine PhD candidates.

Numerous housing options are available:

• Government subsidized (social) housing via the Crous de Paris
• Moderately priced housing via Dauphine Housing Services partnerships
• Housing from individual landlords who reserve their offers for Dauphine students

Université Paris-Dauphine is also in the process of developing its own student housing. With the support of Fondation Paris-Dauphine, the university has purchased 55 housing units that are available to Paris-Dauphine students. Scholarship students will be given priority for the new Dauphine housing.

Health & Social Services

Université Paris-Dauphine offers a full range of health and social services to meet our students' needs.

All health and social services are located on the ground floor b-wing of the main, Porte Dauphine campus, for easy access.

Dauphine: Accessible & Inclusive – a Community where everyone counts

Disability Services, part of the Student Services organization, ensures equal access to all programs, activities and university life for students with permanent or temporary disabilities.

In collaboration with the University Physician, the academic departments and administrative services, Disability Services work to accommodate disabled students' needs. Common accommodations and services include:

• extended degree programs and schedules: allowing disabled students to fulfill requirements over a longer period of time, giving them one or several additional years to complete their degree
• individual academic support: additional and remedial classes and tutorials, individual academic advisors, extended time allowed for examinations, secretarial assistance for exams, classroom notetakers, etc.
• assistive technology and infrastructure: access to assistive computers, software and specially fitted study rooms
• assistance and support for everyday student life
• targeted career development services in collaboration with Dauphine Entreprises
• support and assistance with Dauphine and general administrative formalities
• on-campus disability awareness raising initiatives

The Disability Services team also participates in Dauphine’s on-going reflexion on making the Dauphine campus increasingly accessible to all.

We are

• Specialized in the organization and decision sciences. We offer a broad range and diversity of academic disciplines
• Focused on economics and business. Our programs are career oriented and designed to maximize our graduates' career opportunities
• International in outlook, curriculum, student body and faculty. Students may choose from exchange programs in over 50 countries and can pursue double diploma programs with prestigious academic institutions abroad
• EQUIS accredited since 2009. We belong to the elite global circle of EQUIS-accredited university-level business schools, recognized for academic and research excellence
• Vibrant and challenging. Students benefit from a stimulating intellectual and social environment and a thriving, diverse choice of clubs and organizations

• Master's scholarships