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The Paris-Saclay University is a French university created on 6 November 2019 by decree as an experimental public scientific, cultural or professional establishment. It is the heir of the Paris-Sud University, created on 1 January 1971.

Until November 2019, the Paris-Saclay University was a groups of universities and institutions (ComUE). Its initial purpose was to constitute the education and research cluster of the Paris-Saclay industrial cluster.

Paris-Saclay University succeeds Paris-Sud University, abolished on 1 January 2020, and integrates the École normale supérieure Paris-Saclay, CentraleSupélec, the Institut d'Optique and AgroParisTech as component establishments; as well as the Institut des Hautes Études Scientifiques (IHÉS) as a research organization. The universities of Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines and Évry Val d'Essonne are also "associate-members" of the establishment and should evolve towards the status of "integrated universities" by 2025.