Program Overview

University Program Information

Overview of Programs

The university offers a range of programs, including:

• Archivist paleographer
• Masters programs, such as:
  • Digital technologies applied to history
  • Digital humanities
  • Transnational history
  • Medieval studies
• Doctorate
• Continuing education, including:
  • Presentation
  • Training offer
  • Free listeners
  • VAE
  • Information
  • Apprenticeship tax
• University degrees, such as:
  • Family history and genealogy
  • Scholarship - Fundamentals of the School of Charters - PSL

Continuing Education

The Formation Continue program offers various courses and seminars, including:

• Binding: history and production techniques
• Genealogy: in-depth
• Paleography: intermediate level
• Conduct archival research
• Paleography: advanced level
• Prints in the library – management of a collection, cataloging, promotion
• Prosopography: methods and tools
• Manage a project to digitize heritage funds
• Genealogy: initiation

Binding: history and production techniques

This stage of the continuing education program explores the history and techniques of bookbinding from the medieval period to the French Revolution.

• Dates: Thursday October 15, 2026 - Friday October 16, 2026
• Location: National School of Charters, 65, rue de Richelieu, Paris 2nd
• Time: 9am-5pm
• Deadline for registration: Friday September 25, 2026
• Audience: Professionals in the field of cultural heritage, librarians, archivists, teachers, researchers, and students
• Program:
  • October 15:
    • Morning: Historical approach and evolution of practices
      • 9 a.m.-11 a.m.: History and techniques of bookbinding in the Middle Ages
      • 11:15 a.m.-1:15 p.m.: History and techniques of bookbinding from the modern era until the 18th/19th century
    • Afternoon:
      • 2:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m.: The structuring elements of binding [session with models]
  • October 16:
    • 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.: The structuring elements of binding and terminology (session with models, lexicons, description grids and databases)
    • 2 p.m.-5 p.m.: Presentation and study of library bindings
• Prices:
  • Student or doctoral student: please contact the continuing education department
  • Public sector: €460
  • Private sector: €920
• Speakers:
  • Élodie Lévêque, lecturer, head of the Graphic Arts and Books section of the conservation-restoration of cultural property master's degree, University of Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne
  • Lucie Moruzzis, curator-restorer at the National Archives, doctor in History and archeology of books, winner of the 2024 thesis prize from the Chancellery of the Universities of Paris

Research Areas

The university's research areas include:

• Jean-Mabillon Center
• Resources
• Conference cycles
• Calls for communication and applications

School

The École nationale des charters - PSL offers various resources and services, including:

• Who are we?
• History
• Governance
• Daily
• Regulatory texts

Campus life

The university's campus life includes:

• A campus in the heart of Paris
• Student and community life
• Student services
• Alumni