Appearing around 1150 as a corporation associated with the Notre Dame de Paris school , it was the second - oldest modern university in Europe .
Universiteit van Parijs -- The University of Paris , metonymically known as the Sorbonne , was a university in Paris , France .
Appearing around 1150 as a corporation associated with the Notre Dame de Paris school , Paris was the second - oldest modern university in Europe .
Universiteit van Parijs -- The University of Paris , metonymically known as the Sorbonne , was a university in Paris , France .