Paris Descartes University , also known as "
Paris V", is a public research
university in
Paris,
France. It belongs to the leading academic alliance
Sorbonne Paris Cité. It was established in order to succeed the
medicine department of the world's second oldest academic institution, the
University of Paris (often referred as the
Sorbonne), shortly before the latter officially ceased to exist on December 31, 1970, as a consequence of the
French cultural revolution of 1968, often referred to as "the French May". It is one of the best and the most prestigious French universities, mainly in the areas of medical sciences, biomedical sciences, law, computer science, economics and psychology.