University of London Institute in Paris

The University of London Institute in Paris offers you the best of both worlds: a world-renowned British university in the centre of the French capital.

The University of London Institute in Paris is a Central academic body of the University of London located in the 7th arrondissement of Paris. It is currently 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. It was originally known as the "Franco-British Guild", which from 1894 offered classes in conversational English to French students soon to qualify as teachers of English through more theoretical studies. In 1900, French classes were added, aimed at British students spending time in Paris, and thus a unique Franco-British community was created