After hosting the Olympic and Paralympic Games in the summer of 2024, France once again welcomes the world on the occasion of the 55th International Physics Olympiad (IPhO), to be held in Paris and the Île-de-France region in July 2025.
To mark 100 years since the first developments in quantum mechanics, UNESCO has declared 2025 the International Year of Quantum Sciences and Technologies. These should appeal to all young people, challenging them to find innovative solutions to the many challenges of the 21st century for the planet, climate, energy, access to drinking water and healthy food for all.
Paris is the number one student city in France and number two worldwide.
The Paris region, or Île-de-France, is home to over 700,000 students, including 125,000 international students, at various universities such as Paris-Saclay, Sorbonne Université, Paris Sciences & Lettres, Paris-Cité, Institut polytechnique de Paris and so-called « grandes écoles » such as École normale supérieure, École polytechnique.
The city of Paris is home to seven universities. Outside the city of Paris, there are ten universities spread throughout the Île-de-France region.
The Île-de-France region surrounds the capital. Home to 12 million inhabitants, it is France's most densely populated region.
Dynamic and attractive, it produces a third of the country's wealth. Bus, metro, streetcar, RER (regional express network) and train lines criss-cross the region. Roads, freeways and two airports complete the dense infrastructure. Outside Paris, there are numerous forests and imposing castles such as Versailles, as well as a wide variety of sports facilities and cultural venues.
Several universities and engineering schools, as well as numerous scientific facilities, are part of the scientific fabric of the Paris region.
