The Collège de France is a higher education and research
establishment (Grand établissement) located in Paris, France, in
the 5th arrondissement, or Latin Quarter, across the street from
the historical campus of La Sorbonne at the intersection of Rue
Saint-Jacques and Rue des Ecoles. It also provides teaching, but to
professors and researchers.
It was created in 1530 at the request of King Francis I of France.
Of humanist inspiration, this school was established as an
alternative to the Sorbonne to promote such disciplines as Hebrew
language, Ancient Greek and Mathematics. Initially called Collège
Royal, and later Collège des Trois Langues (Latin: Collegium
Trilingue), Collège National, Collège Impérial, it was named
Collège de France in 1870.
What makes it unique is that attendance is free and open to anyone,
even though some high-level courses are out of reach for the
general public. The school's goal is to "teach science in the
making" and therefore the professors are chosen among the foremost
researchers of the day, with no requisite other than being at the
top of their field, in a variety of disciplines, both in science
and the humanities. Even though the motto of the Collège is "Docet
Omnia," Latin for "It teaches everything," its goal can be best
summed up by Maurice Merleau-Ponty's phrase: "Not preconceived
notions, but the idea of free thought" which is burned in golden
letters above the main hall of the Collège building.
The Collège does not grant degrees, but has research laboratories,
as well as one of the best research libraries of Europe, with
sections focusing on history with rare books, humanities, social
sciences, but also chemistry or physics. Gresham College is perhaps
the London equivalent.
EPE was 7.1m, you're looking for a nano container, be
carefully with the logbook and log your name only to save some
space. If you go around the corner you'll see the nice Courtyard of
the Collège de France
Happy hunting and enjoy Paris
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