GENERAL

> How old is the Ecole Polytechnique ?
> What do all these abreviations mean ?
> Where can I report problems I encountered on this website ?
> How can I contact a French student, a foreign student, or a doctorant who is attending the Ecole Polytechnique ?

STUDENTS

> I wish to go to the Ecole Polytechnique. What qualifications do I need?
> Are there any requirements about my speaking French ?

FACULTY MEMBERS

> How many professors are there in the Ecole Polytechnique?
> What is the ratio between French/international professors?

RESEARCHERS

> I want to work at the Ecole Polytechnique. What should I do ?
> I want to organize a seminar or a conference. Does the Ecole Polytechnique rent its infrastructure for that type of events?

RECRUITERS

> How can I verify an Ecole Polytechnique degree listed on someone\'s resume ?
> What type of contracts are available with your research center ?

GENERAL

> How old is the Ecole Polytechnique ?
Ecole Polytechnique has been created during the French Revolution in 1794. For more than two centuries the purpose of the school is still the same: training scientific people.

> Related pages : > 208 Years of History, > About the Ecole
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> What do all these abreviations mean ?
The nickname of the school is "X". There are two explanations about this name:
1) On the military insignia of the school, two cannons are represented forming an X
2) At the beginning of the school, the young students enterring at Ecole polytechnique had no information about it. They were saying they were entering "the unknown". In mathematics, the unknown is frequently written "X". That is why this nickname has been given to the Ecole Polytechnique.

> Related pages : > Glossary of French terms
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> Where can I report problems I encountered on this website ?
You can contact the webmaster of this site at the following address : webmaster@polytechnique.edu.

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> How can I contact a French student, a foreign student, or a doctorant who is attending the Ecole Polytechnique ?
~ To contact a French student, please contact the Kes by sending them an e-mail.
~ To contact foreign students, have a look on your contact's page, you may ask questions to a student from your country.
~ To contact a doctorant, send an e-mail to the doctorant's club X'Doc.

> Related pages : > The Students' Kes, > X'Doc - Enhance your Ph.D experience
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STUDENTS

> I wish to go to the Ecole Polytechnique. What qualifications do I need?
The Ecole Polytechnique offers you many different curricula depending on your study's level. You need at least a very high level in scientific fields and for the undergraduate studies a good knowledge of the French language.

> Related pages : > Admission, > Admission to the Study-Research Program, > 0273 Subjects, > Admission to the International Programs
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> Are there any requirements about my speaking French ?
You don't absolutely need to speak French to attend doctoral studies unlike the "ingénieur program". The Ecole Polytechnique offers free French language courses for foreign students who need them.

> Related pages : > 0273 Subjects
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FACULTY MEMBERS

> How many professors are there in the Ecole Polytechnique?
400 strong academic staff recruited from national research centers, universities and other "Grandes Ecoles", as well as from industries and national administrations. The faculty contains both French and foreign scientists of international stature, including 22 members or associated members of the French Academy of Sciences.

> Related pages : > Departments, > Vacancies, > 0273 Subjects, > Research vacancies
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> What is the ratio between French/international professors?
The international part of the teaching staff is 12%. There are 45 foreign lecturers teaching at the Ecole Polytechnique.

> Related pages : > Departments, > Vacancies, > 0273 Subjects
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RESEARCHERS

> I want to work at the Ecole Polytechnique. What should I do ?
Please contact Mr Robin, director of the research center.
> Related pages : > Research at the Ecole Polytechnique, > Research Laboratories
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> I want to organize a seminar or a conference. Does the Ecole Polytechnique rent its infrastructure for that type of events?
All infrastructures at the Ecole Polytechnique can be rented. You just have to book the one you are interested in, contacting Mrs Caro.
> Related pages : > Resources
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RECRUITERS

> How can I verify an Ecole Polytechnique degree listed on someone's resume ?
A directory is available on > the Alumni's website .

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> What type of contracts are available with your research center ?
Research contracts, scientific consulting, research financing and education, chairs... Please contact > Mr Jacques Lukasik, delegate in research/industry partnership.

> Related pages : > Research at the Ecole Polytechnique, > Affinity groups, > FX, the Ecole Polytechnique Foundation
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