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British university institute

The University of London Institute in Paris (ULIP; ) is a central academic body of the University of London located in the 7th arrondissement of Paris. It is the only British university institute in continental Europe.

The institute was established by an English woman, Edith Williams, in 1894, with the support of the then British ambassador, Lord Dufferin. The institute worked closely with Queen Mary University of London and Royal Holloway, University of London, who were members of a consortium established with the Central University in 2004 to create mutual benefits in a number of areas of academic and support activity. From September 2016, Queen Mary University of London took over the functions provided by Royal Holloway and all students are now considered registered students of Queen Mary University of London. Although the institute began life teaching oral English to the French, it was soon improving the oral French of visiting British students; currently the institute's teaching centres around its BA courses in French studies, complemented by a growing portfolio of undergraduate and postgraduate courses in international relations, urban studies, business, and law. The English language programme has been discontinued – classes are now provided by the British Council – as ULIP has looked to develop itself as a research led institute. Today ULIP shares its building with the British Council, which The Independent newspaper has described as a "lovely, traditional Paris building, in a great location overlooking the Esplanade des Invalides". 76% of its undergraduate students are women, 24% men; 65% of its postgraduate students are women and 35% are men.

The institute offers two three year undergraduate courses: a BA in French Studies, which can be combined with minors in History, Business, or International Relations. And a BA in International Politics (taught in English), which can be studied with a minor in French Studies. Both courses offered result in a University of London qualification. At postgraduate level the institute offers a Master of Arts in International Relations and in Urban History and Culture and a Master of Laws. Both Master of Arts courses are taught in collaboration with Queen Mary University of London: the MA in International Relations receives a Queen Mary University of London degree and the MA in Urban History and Culture receives a University of London degree. The Master of Laws is taught and awarded by Queen Mary University of London and can be taken either as a single degree lasting 12 months, or as a dual degree, with the Sorbonne, lasting 18 months. The institute hosts a large number of academic seminars, workshops and conferences that bring together leading British and French scholars and scientists in a range of academic subjects. It is also home to the Paris Centre for Migrant Writing and Expression – a research centre working with academics, students, asylum seekers and refugees in Paris to investigate varied questions of mobility and displacement, translation, multilingualism, and cultural transfer.