Collège de France - Paris, France - Universities and Colleges on Waymarking.com

The buildings of the school are undergoing some renovations at the time of this visit in early March 2013. There are old facades preserved on both the front and rear entrances. Statues of Jean-François Champollion and Claude Bernard have also been preserved. Here is a bit of history from the web site for the Collège de France:

"The Collège de France is a public higher education institution, which is unique in France and has no equivalent abroad. Since the 16th century, the Collège de France has had a two-fold mission: to be a forum for cutting-edge research and teaching.

The Collège de France is committed to fundamental research, in partnership with the CNRS, INSERM and several other major institutions, but what differentiates it is that it teaches "knowledge in the making in every field of literature, science and the arts".

The Collège de France was founded by Francis I, who appointed the first "Lecteurs royaux" in 1530. Their role was to teach disciplines which were not yet recognized at university level. Today, these former lecteurs royaux have become 57 professors working alongside several hundred researchers, engineers, technicians and administrative staff. The Collège de France is structured around chairs. They cover a huge range of disciplines ranging from mathematics to the study of major civilizations, and include physics, chemistry, biology and medicine, philosophy and literature, the social sciences and economics, prehistory, archaeology and history, linguistics, and many more. Five of the fifty-seven chairs are annual chairs and have new incumbents every year. They promote responsiveness and scientific teaching in fields which are emerging or require a multidisciplinary approach.

Many specialist conferences and a multidisciplinary symposium on a major social theme are organized every year to provide opportunities for the national and international scientific community to meet and

From the very outset, the basic premise that chairs are not permanent has underpinned the creative energy of this academic community. Therefore, when incumbents retire, new appointments are made on the basis of the very latest scientific developments. New members are elected by the Assembly of Professors. There is no specific academic rank stipulated for nominees; the only relevant factors are the significance and originality of their work. The option to modify chairs is a principal which avoids the rigidity of fixed academic disciplines. The Collège de France is therefore permanently adapting to developments in the sciences and remains a focal point for the scientific community."

Name: Collège de France Location/Address: 11, place Marcelin Berthelot Paris, Cedex 05 France 75231 Phone Number: +33 (0)1.44.27.12.11 Web Site: [Web Link] Type of School: Graduate School (independent) School Affiliation: Private -- Other (specify in description) Date Founded: 1530 School Colors: white and blue School Motto: Docet Omnia Location of GPS Coordinates: Entrance Enrollment: Not listed Nicknames/Mascots: Not listed

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