Polytechnic Institute of Paris

Polytechnic Institute of Paris

Institut polytechnique de Paris
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Type	Public
Established	c. 1794 École polytechnique 2019 Scission from Paris-Saclay University
Chancellor	Christophe Kerrero
President	Éric Labaye
Students	8,500
Postgraduates	1,500
Doctoral students	950
Location	Palaiseau , Île-de-France , France
Campus	Paris-Saclay
Website	ip-paris.fr/en

The Polytechnic Institute of Paris (French: Institut polytechnique de Paris) is a research university system located in Palaiseau, France. It consists of five engineering schools: Télécom Paris, Télécom SudParis, ENSTA Paris, ENSAE ParisTech, and École Polytechnique.

With the Paris-Saclay University, the Polytechnic Institute of Paris is part of the Paris-Saclay project, which is a research-intensive academic campus and business cluster being developed on the Plateau de Saclay near Paris. The project integrates several engineering schools and research centers that are part of the world's top research organizations in various fields. The Polytechnic Institute of Paris itself is ranked 49th by QS World University Rankings, 95th by Times Higher Education, 301-400 by the Shanghai Ranking, and 41st in the world by the CWUR Ranking.

The technological university was formed around the École polytechnique, one of the most respected and selective grandes écoles in France. Among its alumni are three Nobel prize winners, one Fields Medalist, three Presidents of France and many CEOs of French and international companies.

History

After World War II, the rapid growth of nuclear physics and chemistry meant that research needed more and more powerful accelerators, which required large areas. The University of Paris, the École Normale Supérieure and the Collège de France looked for space in the south of Paris near Orsay. The Orsay branch of the University of Paris eventually became an independent university, called Paris Sud University. In 1976, the École polytechnique joined the region, by moving from central Paris to Palaiseau. Other institutes joined the region in the following decades, most notably ENS Cachan, Télécom Paris, and ENSTA, as part of the Paris-Saclay project, a national effort to regroup research and business activities.

In 2015, these institutes were grouped together as a university community (ComUE) called Paris-Saclay University. The goal was to be recognized as an entity of sufficient size and quality, and to become a top-ranking, research-focused French university. Each member institution would remain independent but share a significant portion of existing and newly invested resources. This follows a model similar to the one adopted by University of Oxford and Cambridge, where each constituent college keeps its independence while being grouped under a 'university'.

Confronted with disagreements between its members (engineering schools versus universities, French Ministry of Defense versus Ministry of Higher Education), the University of Paris-Sud proposed to transform itself into Paris-Saclay University in 2017, with the engineering schools being only associated to the future institution. On October 25, 2017, the French president Emmanuel Macron announced the creation of a second university pole in Paris-Saclay, which would split away from Paris-Saclay University and regroup the engineering schools. This new pole was initially called "NewUni", and became the Polytechnic Institute of Paris in February 2019.

HEC Paris also joined the new university pole without becoming a member. Other higher education or research institutions may join in the future. Paris-Saclay University and the Polytechnic Institute of Paris co-operate in several master's degrees and PhD programs

Organisation

Grandes écoles

The Polytechnic Institute of Paris comprises five grandes écoles:

• École Polytechnique
• Télécom Paris
• Telecom SudParis
• ENSTA Paris
• ENSAE Paris

Name	Foundation	Field	Students	Campus
École polytechnique	1794	Science and engineering	2,316	Paris-Saclay, Paris
ENSTA Paris	1741	Science and engineering	897	Paris-Saclay
ENSAE Paris	1945	Science and engineering	581	Paris-Saclay
Télécom Paris	1878	Science and engineering	1,360	Paris-Saclay
Télécom SudParis	1979	Science and engineering	822	Évry-Courcouronnes, Paris-Saclay

Ecole Polytechnique, seen from the lake  Side court of the building of Telecom Paris and Telecom SudParis Side court of the building of Telecom Paris and Telecom SudParis  Main court of the building of Telecom Paris and Telecom SudParis Main court of the building of Telecom Paris and Telecom SudParis  ENSAE Paris ENSAE Paris  ENSAE Paris seen from the South ENSAE Paris seen from the South  ENSTA Paris ENSTA Paris

Research organizations

The following research organizations have established research centers within the Polytechnic Institute of Paris. The resources contributed by these organizations will remain largely independent from other member institutions.

• CEA (Atomic Energy and Alternative Energies Commission)
• CNRS (French National Centre for Scientific Research)
• Inria (French Institute for Research in Computer Science and Automation)
• INSERM (French Institute of Health and Medical Research)
• Institut des Hautes Études Scientifiques (Institute of Advanced Scientific Studies)
• INRA (French National Institute for Agricultural Sciences)
• ONERA (National Board of Study and Aerospace Research)
• SOLEIL (national synchrotron facility)

CEA CEA  IHES  INRIA INRIA  SOLEIL

University rankings

In international rankings, the Polytechnic Institute of France is ranked 49th by QS World University Rankings, 91st by Times Higher Education, 301-400 by the Shanghai Ranking, and 41st in the world by the CWUR Ranking.

See also

• List of public universities in France by academy
• Paris-Saclay Medical School