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50 years ago, 7 pioneers and two valedictorians The publication of the results of the entrance exam to Ecole Polytechnique on August 2, 1972 marked the arrival of the first seven women in the Ingénieur Polytechnicien program. Ecole Polytechnique celebrates the fiftieth anniversary of its...

Scholarship of excellence awarded by the South Korean government Enrolled in École Polytechnique's Bachelor of Science program, Catalina Negoita has been awarded a scholarship of excellence by the Korean government, supporting her as she will spend an exchange semester at the Pohang University of Technology in...

ProfessorBob.ai : revolutionizing education through Adaptive Learning and AI Within the X-TECH offer at École Polytechnique's innovation center, ProfessorBob.ai is entering a phase of strong growth in France and the United States. With a 4 million euros funding round in June 2022, the startup aims to exceed one million euros...

A bright collaboration – Two visiting researchers from Sudan at l’X During a three-month visit, two Sudanese researchers, Fatema Mohamed and Maram Ali Ahmed, joined École Polytechnique’s Irradiated Solids Laboratory and strengthened their collaboration with the laboratory’s Theoretical Spectroscopy group on research...

Gérard Mourou shares the Golden Goose Award 2022 for the application of lasers to eye surgery Donna Strickland, Tibor Juhasz, Ron Kurtz, Detao Du and Gérard Mourou are recognized for applying ultrafast lasers to treat eye diseases. This is an example where basic research has unexpectedly led to an important tool for society.