Faculté de Santé de Sorbonne Université

What Faculté de Santé de Sorbonne Université does

Faculté de Santé de Sorbonne Université is a public French university faculty operating under the national higher education system and embedded within Sorbonne Université. It trains approximately 22,676 students across the full lifecycle of health professions education: medical studies (PASS, L.AS, DFGSM, DFASM, and 3rd cycle DES/DESC), midwifery (maïeutique) at the Picpus site, paramedical programs (orthophony, psychomotricity, orthoptics), master's-level health sciences including advanced practice nursing (DE IPA), and a catalogue of continuing education diplomas (DU/DIU and DPC). Its clinical training is delivered through a structural partnership with the AP-HP hospital system (GHU Sorbonne Université), with clinical rotations and joint hospital-university governance across multiple Paris hospital sites.

The faculty operates a research infrastructure of 12 specialized units including the Paris Brain Institute, Institut de la Vision, Centre de Recherche Saint Antoine, CIMI, Centre de Recherche en Myologie, Nutriomics, and university institutes in cancerology, health engineering, and interventional medicine (Francine Leca Institute, 2026). Over 30 clinical research groups (GRC) operate across specialties such as theranostics, onco-urology, and endometriosis. Pedagogical delivery includes the DéESSES health simulation teaching department and online pedagogical resources, supported by 43 medical teaching departments. The faculty is led by Dean Bruno Riou (elected December 2023) with a governance team that includes a General Director, Deputy Director, and multiple vice-deans covering education, research, student life, international affairs, and delegated domains including paramedical and midwifery training.

Economically, the faculty operates as a non-commercial public institution; revenue is not publicly disclosed and is derived primarily from French state budget allocations, research grants, and minimal regulated tuition fees for EU students, supplemented by continuing education revenues and tax d'apprentissage. Recent strategic activity includes the creation of the Francine Leca interventional medicine institute, a new hospital-university alliance with GHEF (July 2026), the Global Health Institute (ASU-GHI), and the inauguration of a graft nursery facility with AP-HP. The faculty's customer base is highly distributed across its student population, with revenue concentration risk centered on public funding and the single AP-HP hospital-university partnership.

Name

Faculté de Santé de Sorbonne Université

Legal name

Faculté de Santé de Sorbonne Université

Website

https://sante.sorbonne-universite.fr

Company type

Public

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Faculté de Santé de Sorbonne Université is a public French university faculty within Sorbonne Université that trains approximately 22,676 students in medicine, midwifery, paramedical sciences, and continuing education, while conducting health research through 12 specialized centers in partnership with the AP-HP hospital network.

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Product category

Higher Education - Health Sciences

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (6113), Scientific Research and Development Services (5417)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731)

akta.pro primary industry

Academic Medical Centers & Teaching Hospitals (University-Affiliated) (EDAHAGAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Biomedical Sciences & Medical Research Institutes (University-Based) (EDAHAGAI), Schools of Nursing (EDAHAGAC)

Keywords

• Medical education
• Health sciences research
• Paramedical training
• Midwifery education
• Clinical research

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Others

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Faculté de Santé de Sorbonne Université is a public university faculty providing health sciences education and research. It offers three-cycle medical studies, paramedical training (orthophony, psychomotricity, orthoptics), midwifery programs, and continuing education diplomas (DU/DIU). Research activities span 12 specialized centers including the Paris Brain Institute and Institut de la Vision, alongside 30+ clinical research groups.

Product overview

Faculté de Santé de Sorbonne Université is a university faculty providing comprehensive health sciences education and research. The faculty offers a unified portfolio of educational programs including medical studies (3 cycles from PASS to 3rd cycle), paramedical studies (orthophony, psychomotricity, orthoptics), and midwifery (maïeutique). Continuing education is delivered through DU/DIU catalogues and Master's programs including advanced practice nursing (DE IPA). Research infrastructure comprises 12+ research units (brain institute, vision institute, immunology, cardiology, etc.), 30+ clinical research groups, and specialized university institutes (cancer, health engineering, global health). The faculty operates primarily at Pitié-Salpêtrière and Saint-Antoine sites with approximately 22,676 students and 715 hospital-university staff.

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Products and services

• Medical Studies (PASS, L.AS, DFGSM, DFASM, 3rd Cycle) Three-cycle medical education program covering PASS, L.AS pathway, DFGSM2-3, DFASM1-3, and 3rd cycle including DES, DESC, DU and DIU. Teaching is primarily delivered at Pitié-Salpêtrière and Saint-Antoine sites. Designed for prospective physicians.
• Paramedical Studies
• Midwifery Studies (Maïeutique)
• Continuing Education (DU and DIU)
• Master of Health Sciences
• University Research Units
• Clinical Research Groups (GRC)
• Simulation Teaching (DéESSES)
• Global Health Institute (ASU-GHI)
• University Cancer Institute
• Institute for Health Engineering
• 4EU+ Alliance Educational Programs

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and regional.

• AP-HP (Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris) - GHU Sorbonne UniversitécoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 6 July 2026AP-HP is the primary hospital-university partner of the Faculty of Health Sciences. The GHU Sorbonne Université represents the hospital group affiliated with the faculty, providing clinical training sites and joint hospital-university governance. This partnership is fundamental to the faculty's mission of training healthcare professionals and conducting clinical research.
• Grand Hôpital de l'Est Francilien (GHEF)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 6 July 2026A new hospital-university alliance announced in July 2026 between GHEF, AP-HP GHU Sorbonne Université, and the Faculty of Health Sciences to enhance patient care through coordinated academic and clinical resources.
• 4EU+ AllianceregionalStrategic or Co-development PartnerEuropean university alliance (with Charles University, Heidelberg University, University of Copenhagen, University of Milan, University of Vienna, University of Warsaw, and University of Geneva) enabling student exchanges, joint programs, and research collaboration including the 4EU+PharmacoEpi integrated pharmacoepidemiology course.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves11 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Université de Strasbourg: Major French university with a large Faculty of Medicine and substantial biomedical research portfolio. Comparable as another leading French health-sciences university faculty with teaching hospital affiliations.
• Aix-Marseille Université: Largest French university by enrollment, with one of the country's biggest medical faculties and AP-HM hospital partnership. Comparable in offering comprehensive medical, paramedical, and research programs at scale.
• Université de Montpellier: Historic French medical school (Faculty of Medicine Montpellier-Nîmes) with strong biomedical research tradition and CHU hospital partnership. Comparable as a French public health sciences faculty with a similar educational and research portfolio.
• Université Paris-Saclay: French research-intensive university consortium with a significant medical faculty and biomedical research centers. Comparable as a peer French public health-sciences university with hospital partnerships and large graduate programs.
• Université Paris Cité: Major French public university formed from the merger of Paris Descartes and Paris Diderot, with one of the largest medical faculties in France. Directly comparable to Sorbonne's Faculty of Health in scale, mission (medical/health education + research), and hospital-university partnership model.
• Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1: Major French university whose medical faculty is one of the largest in France, with strong biomedical research and university hospital partnerships. Directly comparable in operating model and scale to Sorbonne's Faculty of Health.
• Heidelberg University (Medical Faculty): Germany's oldest university with a large medical faculty and university hospital (Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg) comparable in mission and scale to Sorbonne's Faculty of Health, and a 4EU+ Alliance partner.

Broad incumbents

• King's College London (Faculty of Life Sciences & Medicine): Major UK university with a large medical faculty, biomedical research centers, and NHS-affiliated teaching hospitals. Comparable as a leading European university-based health-sciences education and research institution, though UK-based.
• Imperial College London (Faculty of Medicine): Research-intensive UK university with a leading medical school and biomedical research portfolio. Comparable as a top-tier European university combining medical education, health research, and hospital partnerships at scale.
• Karolinska Institutet: Sweden's premier medical university, conducting world-leading biomedical and clinical research with strong hospital partnerships. Comparable as a European university specialized in medicine and health sciences with significant research output.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses1 record

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Profiles8 records

Subsidiaries12 records

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