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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...

Adrien Bilal (X2010), Best Young Economist of 2026 Adrien Bilal (X2010), an assistant professor of economics at Stanford University, has been awarded the 2026 Best Young Economist Award. Adrien Bilal’s research focuses on the economic consequences of global warming. Two of the three other economists...

Margherita Castellano, Math in Bubbles Interview with Margherita Castellano, a doctoral student at the Center for Applied Mathematics (CMAP), who has qualified for the national finals of the science communication competition “My Thesis in 180 Seconds" (MT180*). She is seeking to better...

École Polytechnique and Accenture Form a Strategic Partnership in Artificial Intelligence 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...

Entrepreneurship at École Polytechnique: a range of initiatives to nurture the stars of tomorrow With more than 230 start-ups supported over the past ten years, École Polytechnique and its incubator, X-UP, are contributing to the growth of European entrepreneurship. Interdisciplinary research centres, support services, the X-FAB prototyping...

L’X cohosts the summit of U7+, an official engagement group of the G7 2026 Organized in France in alignment with the G7 summit 2026, the presidential summit U7+ 2026 was co-hosted by École Polytechnique, Sciences Po, and University Paris-Cité on April 14-15, 2026, and brought together 37 university presidents from around...