Open since January 2026, the La Chapelle center was inaugurated on June 15 in the presence of representatives from the French government, the Île-de-France region, the City of Paris, and numerous stakeholders in higher education. This inauguration marks the culmination of a major project for Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne University.
The ceremony was attended by Christine Neau-Leduc, president of Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne University; Pierre-Paul Zalio, president of EPCC Campus Condorcet; Philippe Baptiste, Minister of Higher Education and Research; Emmanuel Grégoire, mayor of Paris; Valérie Pécresse, President of the Île-de-France Region, and Julie Benetti, Rector of the Île-de-France Academic Region. Also in attendance were Bénédicte Durand, President of the CNUS; Thierry Bégué, Director General of the Paris CROUS; Éric Lejoindre, Mayor of the 18th arrondissement; as well as numerous elected officials, partners, students, and staff.
After the traditional ribbon-cutting ceremony, the guests toured the various areas of the center. They visited the CROUS offices, followed by a tutorial room where Cécile Faliès, Vice President of the Academic Council’s Research Committee, presented the “Campus des élus.”
The tour continued in Amphitheater 500 with a presentation on the IA College by Camille Salinesi, a professor of computer science, and on the Health-Social Sciences and Humanities Chair by Judith Rainhorn, a professor oaf history. It concluded at the Hélène-Ahrweiler Library, where the architects presented the project’s key design choices and objectives.
At the end of the tour, participants gathered in Amphitheater 300 for a series of speeches highlighting the importance of this collaborative project for the university.
The morning concluded with officials unveiling the commemorative plaque, marking the opening of this new space dedicated to teaching, research, and student life.
➡️More information is available on the university’s official website.
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