Université Paris-Panthéon-Assas, often referred to simply as "Assas," is the heir of "La Sorbonne", the former Faculté de Droit et de Sciences Économiques de Paris dating to the 13th century. Founded in its modern form in 1970, Assas is consistently ranked France's top law university and a leading institution for Economics. Its Paris campus welcomes ~3,000 international students each year. Since 2011, Assas has operated overseas campuses under the "Assas International" brand in Singapore, Mauritius and Dubai.

Université Paris-Panthéon-Assas opened in Mauritius in 2015 as part of its "Assas International" overseas strategy. Located at the Pierrefonds campus within the Uniciti Education Hub, it offers French-quality legal and economics education taught entirely in English. Programmes are taught by Assas faculty from Paris alongside local and international legal practitioners. The campus has an upgraded student lounge, library, and audio-visual facilities. The LL.B. (Hons) curriculum is uniquely structured with optional streams covering Common Law, Civil Law, Mauritian Law, International Law, and Comparative Law.