History of Paris 8 University

                             The University of Paris VIII or University of Vincennes in Saint-Denis, is a public university in Paris. Once part of the federal University of Paris  system, it is now an autonomous public institution and is part of the Academy of Créteil. Most undergraduate degrees (except modern languages) are taught in French.
                              It was founded as a direct response to events of May 1968. This response was twofold: it represented a sympathetic response to student demands for more freedom, but it also represented the movement of students out of central Paris, especially the Latin Quarter, where the street-fighting of 1968 had taken place.
                             Since the turmoil in the late 1960s, the University has endorsed a far more mainstream academic life and has brought in new departments, new professors, and national rules to effect this change. In 1980, the University was relocated to the suburb of Saint-Denis. The University's capacity of 24,000 students per year makes "Paris VIII" an important university with internationally recognized departments in Political Sciences, Cinema Arts, Communication Studies, and Feminist Studies.