University · Créteil, France

Paris 12 University, Universities of Paris I–XIII

University in Île-de-France, France

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About

instance of	university in France public university
inception	1970
official name	UNIVERSITE PARIS EST CRETEIL VAL DE MARNE (fr) · criterion used: company name under French law
short name	UPEC (fr)
motto text	Connaissance - Action (fr)
legal form	public scientific, cultural or professional establishment · criterion used: legal categories in France
industry	higher education · criterion used: Nomenclature d'activités française, rév. 2
grants	honorary doctorate from University of Paris-XII

Location and contact

country	France
headquarters location	Créteil · coordinate location: 48.7881, 2.4442
coordinate location	48.7881, 2.4442
official website	https://www.u-pec.fr/ · language of work or name: French · language of work or name: English

People and numbers

count of students	37,313 · 2023 Earlier figures (18) 37,388 · 2022 32,779 · September 2021 36,030 · 2021 34,182 · 2020 33,548 · 2019 32,124 · 2018 31,237 · 2017 26,276 · September 2016 30,150 · 2016 29,271 · 2015 28,345 · 2014 26,998 · 2013 26,726 · 2012 26,743 · 2011 28,631 · 2010 27,668 · 2009 24,156 · 2008 24,546 · 2007
chairperson	Jean-Luc Dubois-Randé · 2018–2025 Jean-Louis Beaumont · 1971–1975 Michel Guillou · 1976–1982 Monique Lafon-Augé · end cause: resignation · 1982–1984 Gérard Toupance · 1984–1986 8 more Daniel Laurent · 1986–1991 Bernard Dizambourg · 1991–1996 Hélène Lamicq · 1996–2001 Paul Mengal · 2001–2006 Simone Bonnafous · 2006–2012 Luc Hittinger · 2012–2016 Olivier Montagne · end cause: resignation · 2016–2017 Karine Bergès · since 2025

count of students

37,313 · 2023

Earlier figures (18)

37,388 · 2022
32,779 · September 2021
36,030 · 2021
34,182 · 2020
33,548 · 2019
32,124 · 2018
31,237 · 2017
26,276 · September 2016
30,150 · 2016
29,271 · 2015
28,345 · 2014
26,998 · 2013
26,726 · 2012
26,743 · 2011
28,631 · 2010
27,668 · 2009
24,156 · 2008
24,546 · 2007

chairperson

Jean-Luc Dubois-Randé · 2018–2025
Jean-Louis Beaumont · 1971–1975
Michel Guillou · 1976–1982
Monique Lafon-Augé · end cause: resignation · 1982–1984
Gérard Toupance · 1984–1986

8 more

Daniel Laurent · 1986–1991
Bernard Dizambourg · 1991–1996
Hélène Lamicq · 1996–2001
Paul Mengal · 2001–2006
Simone Bonnafous · 2006–2012
Luc Hittinger · 2012–2016
Olivier Montagne · end cause: resignation · 2016–2017
Karine Bergès · since 2025

Structure and memberships

parent organization or unit	University of Paris-Est · since 2015 Paris-East University · 2007–2015
part of	Universities of Paris I–XIII
child organization or unit	Institute of Ecology and Environmental Sciences Paris Mondor Institute of Biomedical Research East Paris Institute of Chemistry and Materials Science Laboratoire Modélisation et Simulation Multi-Echelle André Revuz Didactics Laboratory 6 more Laboratoire Interuniversitaire des Systèmes Atmosphériques Institut de Linguistique Française Laboratoire de Géographie Physique Paris-East law faculty Laboratoire Marchés, Institutions, Libertés Institut d'études judiciaires de l’Université Paris XII
member of	European University Association Couperin Consortium Renater Franco-German University Agence universitaire de la Francophonie 2 more Coalition for Advancing Research Assessment Aurora
replaces	University of Paris · 1971

Images and media on Wikimedia Commons (1)

image	CMC (photo 9).JPG

Wikimedia and technical details (7)

Commons category	Université Paris-Est Créteil Val-de-Marne
topic's main category	Category:Université Paris-Est Créteil Val-de-Marne
category for alumni of educational institution	Category:Alumni of Université Paris-Est Créteil Val-de-Marne
IPv4 routing prefix	193.48.143.0/24 193.51.96.0/22
API endpoint URL	https://auth.u-pec.fr/idp/shibboleth · protocol: Shibboleth
web feed URL	https://www.u-pec.fr/adminsite/webservices/export_rss.jsp · language of work or name: French
social media followers	11,880 · X (Twitter) numeric user ID: 199646482 · 10 February 2023 Earlier figures (3) 11,397 · X (Twitter) numeric user ID: 199646482 · 27 January 2022 10,559 · X (Twitter) numeric user ID: 199646482 · 2 January 2021 9,274 · X (Twitter) numeric user ID: 199646482 · 14 April 2020

Identifiers in other databases (43)

ARWU university ID	universit-paris-est-crteil-val-de-marne-2
BHCL UUID	af9098d3-17c0-4fd0-a99a-cfe6bf7a9ac4
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID	11865749d
CANTIC ID	981058515095206706
Crunchbase organization ID	paris-12-val-de-marne-university
Dailymotion channel ID	UPEC
Dialnet author ID	3973094
EU Participant Identification Code	999484606
EU VAT number	FR25199411117
Facebook username	upec.officiel
FINESS ID	940024680
Freebase ID	/m/027nknf
GND ID	16342090-7
GRID ID	grid.410511.0
HAL structure ID	420786
HCERES organisation ID	universite-paris-est-creteil-val-de-marne-upec
IdRef ID	028021037
Instagram username	upecofficiel
ISNI	0000000121497878
J9U entity ID	987012412063005171 987007297430505171
JORFSearch organization ID	Q980688
Library of Congress Authorities ID	n2012014425 n78030294
LinkedIn company or organization ID	universite-paris-est-creteil-paris12
Microsoft Academic ID (discontinued)	197681013
NL CR AUT ID	ko2003183513 · subject named as: Université Paris-Val-de-Marne
OpenCorporates organization ID	fr/199411117
Ringgold ID	27010
ROR ID	05ggc9x40
SIREN number	199411117
SNARC ID	Q48615
SVKKL authority ID	0267663-Universite-ParisValdeMarne
U-Multirank university ID	university-parisest-creteil-valdemarne
UAI code	0941111X
University of Barcelona authority ID	981058515095206706
Vatican Library ID (former scheme)	ADV11522787
Vatican Library VcBA ID	494/15803
VIAF cluster ID	122229495
Wellcome Collection concept ID	nweyzjwq
X (Twitter) username	UPECactus · has characteristic: verified account or profile · number of subscribers: 9,274 · X (Twitter) numeric user ID: 199646482 · 14 April 2020
YouTube channel ID	UCKcROyoodjYUQnRMpvSUZ8Q · subject named as: UPEC officiel · number of works: 118 · number of subscribers: 275 · number of viewers/listeners: 21,354 · 22 August 2021
YouTube handle	upecofficiel · YouTube channel ID: UCKcROyoodjYUQnRMpvSUZ8Q · 25 November 2025
‎Scilit organization ID	4126
‎Yale LUX ID	group/06b97442-960e-48df-91f3-d81551838ff2