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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...

Meeting with Lauren Ramanantsoa, MX24, co-chair of the ‘X’s Got Talent’ art competition Lauren Ramanantsoa, a Master of Science & Technology student at École Polytechnique specialising in artificial intelligence and computer vision, developed a passion for science – and mathematics in particular – at a very early age. This interest has...

Innovating Against Cancer: Highlights from the Polytechnique–Gustave Roussy Symposium A Strengthened Partnership Between Engineering and Oncology On May 6, 2026, École Polytechnique hosted the second edition of the Polytechnique – Gustave Roussy Meetings, a seminar dedicated to strengthening collaborations between engineering and...

École Polytechnique and Accenture Form a Strategic Partnership in AI and Cybersecurity École Polytechnique and Accenture have announced the signing of a strategic partnership aimed at developing ambitious collaborations in research, education, and innovation focused on artificial intelligence and cybersecurity. Signed for a four-year...

GreenTech's reality check: Less hype, more hardware | École polytechnique's X-UP Incubator There is something paradoxical about the current state of green technologies. Investment figures are down. The number of new GreenTech startups, after flirting with record highs, has leveled off. And yet, in laboratories, prototyping workshops, and...

Abdoulaye Ndiaye (X 2010), Best Young African Economist Abdoulaye Ndiaye (X2010) is the winner of the first Africa NextGen Economist Prize, which was presented on May 15, 2026, in Kigali, on the sidelines of the Africa CEO Forum. The prize, created by the media outlets Jeune Afrique and The Africa Report...