École Polytechnique

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École Polytechnique is a prestigious French grande école and engineering institution renowned for its rigorous scientific education and influential alumni in mathematics, science, and engineering.

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École Polytechnique canonical 98
École polytechnique 3
École Polytechnique (France) 1

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instanceOf engineering school
grande école
public institution of higher education
academicFocus applied mathematics
computer science
economics
engineering sciences
mathematics
physics
admissionVia competitive entrance examination
campusType suburban
country France
foundedBy French National Convention
Gaspard Monge
hasAffiliation Conférence des grandes écoles
EuroTech Universities Alliance
ParisTech (historical network)
TIME network
hasAlumnus Alain Aspect
André Citroën
Bernard Arnault
Cédric Villani
Henri Becquerel
Henri Poincaré
Jacques Hadamard
Jean Tirole
Jean-Louis Verdier
Laurent Schwartz
Louis Leprince-Ringuet
Louis Néel
Patrick Drahi
Paul Langevin
Raymond Poincaré
Serge Haroche
Valéry Giscard d’Estaing
Xavier Niel
Yves Chauvin
Émile Picard
inception 1794
knownFor elite engineering training
influential alumni in engineering
influential alumni in mathematics
influential alumni in science
rigorous scientific education
training French scientific and technical elites
languageOfInstruction English
French
locatedIn Palaiseau
Université Paris-Saclay
surface form: Paris-Saclay campus

Île-de-France region
surface form: Île-de-France
memberOf Paris-Saclay University ecosystem
motto Pour la Patrie, les Sciences et la Gloire
nickname l’X
notableFor close ties with industry and research organizations
strong links with French state administration
offersProgram Ingénieur polytechnicien program
Master’s degrees
PhD programs
originalName École des Ponts et Chaussées
surface form: École centrale des travaux publics
partOf Institut Polytechnique de Paris
preparatoryPath classes préparatoires aux grandes écoles
previousLocation Montagne Sainte-Geneviève
Paris
selectivity highly selective
supervisingAuthority Ministry of the Armed Forces of France
surface form: French Ministry of Armed Forces

French Ministry of Higher Education and Research
type military-status engineering school

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Siméon Denis Poisson employer École Polytechnique
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François Arago educatedAt École Polytechnique
ParisTech–SJTU Engineering School (SPEIT) hasAcademicPartner École Polytechnique
subject surface form: ParisTech–SJTU Engineering School
Alain Glavieux educatedAt École Polytechnique
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Tirole educatedAt École Polytechnique
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Émile Clapeyron educatedAt École Polytechnique
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