ité ▁Paris - D au ph ine . ▁Their ▁arrival ▁rein for ced ▁PS L ' s ▁scientific ▁potential ▁in ▁the ▁fields ▁of ▁engineering , ▁bi ology , ▁the ▁arts , ▁and ▁management . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁another ▁four ▁institutions ▁special izing ▁in ▁human ities ▁and ▁social ▁science ▁joined ▁the ▁association : ▁É cole ▁Fran çaise ▁d ' Ext r ême - Ori ent , ▁É cole ▁des ▁Haut es ▁Et udes ▁en ▁Sciences ▁Social es ▁( E HE SS ), ▁É cole ▁N ationale ▁des ▁Chart es , ▁and ▁É cole ▁Pr atique ▁des ▁Haut es ▁Et udes ▁( EP HE ). ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁PS L ▁organized ▁itself ▁into ▁a ▁university ▁community ▁( Com UE : ▁PS L ▁Research ▁University ). ▁PS L ▁began ▁award ing ▁Ph D s ▁at ▁that ▁point . ▁▁ ▁“ In vest ing ▁for ▁the ▁Future ” ▁program ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁the ▁French ▁government ▁launched ▁a ▁call ▁for ▁propos als ▁to ▁boost ▁higher ▁education : ▁the ▁In vest ing ▁for ▁the ▁Future ▁program ▁( also ▁called ▁the ▁grand ▁em pr unt ). ▁PS L ▁has ▁successfully ▁respond ed ▁to ▁several ▁calls ▁for ▁propos als . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁with ▁the ▁In iti atives ▁for ▁Ex cell ence ▁call ▁for ▁propos als , ▁PS L ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁three ▁projects ▁selected , ▁along ▁with ▁Univers ité ▁de ▁Bor de aux ▁and ▁Univers ité ▁de ▁Str as bourg .