Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier University

Paul Sabatier University (Université Paul Sabatier [ynivɛʁsite pɔl sabatje], UPS, also known as Toulouse III) was a French university, in the Academy of Toulouse. It was one of the several successor universities of the University of Toulouse, established in 1229, making it one of the earliest universities to emerge in Europe. It has since become, once again, the University of Toulouse.

Toulouse III was named after Paul Sabatier, winner of the 1912 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. In 1969, it was established on the foundations of the old Toulouse university that was itself founded in 1229.

Université Toulouse-III was a leading educational institution in France and the Midi-Pyrénées region. It offered a wide range of programs in science, technology, health and athletics.