Founded in 1970, Université Paris Diderot - Paris 7 has established itself as a top national and international University. Located in the heart of Paris, the main campus in the area of Paris Rive Gauche is only a short ride away from the capital’s main attractions. Each year, Université Paris Diderot welcomes around 26 000 students of which 35% are international students. It is a major actor in the context of European higher education and research. True to its own tradition and to the humanist principles set out by eighteenth-century encyclopaedist Denis Diderot, the university's ambition is to enlighten the society of the new millennium by opening up new fields of study, renewing traditional disciplines and developing and enhancing the achievements and results of research.

The University has acquired an international reputation for the excellence of its standards of teaching and research in all the fields in which it is active, namely: the Sciences, Humanities & Social Sciences, and the Health sector.