Université Paris Cité is a French public research university created by decree on 20 March 2019, formed by the merger of Paris Diderot University and Paris Descartes University. It is a university of intensive research embodying the incarnation of a Modern Paris, contributing to higher education, research, and innovation. The university is organized into three faculties (Health, Sciences, Humanities and Social Sciences) plus the Institut de physique du globe de Paris and Institut Pasteur. It has campuses across multiple arrondissements of Paris and other locations including French overseas territories.