Gustave Eiffel University is known for its civil engineering and urban planning research.

[3] Gustave Eiffel University was created by a French government decree,[4] and was founded on 1 January 2020.

[11] The merger was decided upon despite initial opposition[12][13] of unions representing UPEM workers.

[14] The university conducts significant research in relation to civil engineering, geomatics, infrastructure, transport systems, and urban planning.

[15] The university's teaching and research occurs on 7 main campuses located across Metropolitan France, in the cities of Aix-en-Provence, Lille, Lyon, Marne-la-Vallée, Nantes, Paris, and Versailles, as well as on smaller sites in the cities of Belfort, Bordeaux, Brussels, Grenoble, Meaux, and Saclay.