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A day with inspiring women at Polytechnique to encourage interest in science On Saturday 11 April, almost 350 secondary school girls from the Île-de-France region were welcomed to the École Polytechnique campus. There, they had the opportunity to learn about scientific study programmes and careers in various fields, such as...

The MSc&T Data Science and AI for Business X-HEC ranked 2nd in the world in the 2027 QS rankings The MSc&T program Data Science and AI for Business X-HEC ranks second globally in the 2027 edition of the QS Masters in Business Analytics rankings. The program retains its top global ranking for employability and has improved its rankings in the...

Two winners of the innovation competition i-PhD from École Polytechnique’s laboratories Gwendal Hénaff, from the Plasma Physics Laboratory (LPP*), and Sooyong Chae, from the Laboratory of Physics of Interface and Thin Film (LPICM*), were recognized at the i-PhD 2026 competition for their doctoral research. They will receive support for...

Étienne Minvielle, professor and researcher, now a permanent member of the National Academy of Medecine Étienne Minvielle, Professor and CNRS Research Director at the École Polytechnique’s Center for Management Research (i3-CRG, jointly administered with the CNRS, of which he is the director), has been officially appointed a lifetime member of the...

Two winners of the innovation competition i-PhD from École Polytechnique’s laboratories Gwendal Hénaff, from the Plasma Physics Laboratory (LPP*), and Sooyong Chae, from the Laboratory of Physics of Interface and Thin Film (LPICM*), were recognized at the i-PhD 2026 competition for their doctoral research. They will receive support for...

A highly cosmopolitan start to the academic year Among the over 3,220 students enrolled at École Polytechnique for the academic year 2026-2027, more than 40 % are international. Admitted to the various degree programs at l’X due to their academic and scientific excellence, they come from around the...