Education is a significant priority in France, with over a third of the national budget dedicated to education. The country has 90 universities and 3,600 higher education establishments. Paris alone provides a base for countless university students each year, both native and foreign. Many of Paris's finest schools are business or management schools such as HEC or the Universite Paris Dauphine. For those interested in the arts, languages, or social sciences, there are also excellent universities for those studies, such as the Universite Paris IV Paris - Sorbonne, which offers a wide range of subjects as well as its prestigious reputation throughout the world as a quality research institution. |