University Paris Nanterre is a member of an Federation of Higher Education and Research Institutions known as Universit? Paris Lumi?res. The University of Paris 8 and the CNRS research institute also belong to this prestigious grouping of institutions of higher learning. The INS-HEA (special educational needs and disability studies) and ENS Louis Lumi?re (National Film, Photography & Sound Engineering School) as well as numerous cultural institutions of both French and international renown (Louvre Museum, National Library of France, Quai Branly Museum, Centre Georges Pompidou, National Archives, INA ? National Audiovisual Institute, History and Immigration Museum, etc. ) are also part of this exceptional educational initiative. This federation is one of the leading educational and research bodies in France in the field of social and human sciences.