Since 2020, the European university EuroTeQ, of which Ecole Polytechnique is a founding member, has been offering innovative programs to train the European engineers of tomorrow. To promote the on-going education of professionals and respond to contemporary technological challenges on a European scale, it is launching the EuroTeQ Professional Education catalog.
École polytechnique students finished 3rd in the International Physicists' Tournament 2025 (IPT 2025). The aim of this tournament is to have teams debate physics problems they have researched beforehand.
In the latest episode of the podcast of the Alliance program, of which École Polytechnique is a member, Antoine Guibal speaks about American expatriate writers who settled in Paris at the beginning of the 20th century. Antoine Guibal chairs the Department of Languages and Cultures at the École Polytechnique and spent a semester as a Visiting professor at Columbia University at the beginning of this academic year.
Alliance Visiting professor at École Polytechnique, Reshmi Mukherjee, research professor at Barnard College of Columbia University, has developed her joint research with Deirdre Horan, researcher at the Leprince-Ringuet laboratory for particle physics and astrophysics (LLR), focusing on blazars. Moreover, her visit and exchanges with the LLR research team has further strengthened the ties between the astrophysics research groups at l’X and Columbia.
École Polytechnique and the Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence (MBZUAI) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to promote joint projects in education, research, and innovation in the field of artificial intelligence. As researchers from both institutions carry out collaborative research projects, the MoU will serve as a framework to facilitate further initiatives.
Ines El-Bouzaidi Tiali (X22), a student at École Polytechnique, is one of the finalists for the McCall MacBain scholarship from McGill University, an important partner institution of École Polytechnique in Canada. The only student from a French higher education institution among the finalists, Ines El-Bouzaidi Tiali will participate in the final round of interviews by the jury, which will take place from 22 to 25 March at McGill University in Montreal.
École Polytechnique and the Tecnológico de Monterrey (TEC), partners for many years, are strengthening their cooperation by offering a double-degree. This will allow candidates to start their studies with a Bachelor of Science degree at TEC, and then specialize further with a Master of Science and Technology at l'X. Depending on their chosen specialization, students will be able to choose between six Masters of Science and Technology programs.
Leading École Polytechnique's student delegation to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), Patricia Crifo, professor at l'X, participated as a speaker in the official COP29 side event "Enhancing and Enabling Climate Solutions with Higher Education" on 18 November. In addition to Patricia Crifo, also Juan Diego Avila Hurtado, a student in École Polytechnique's Master's program in Economics for Smart Cities and Climate Policy, contributed as a panelist to the conference, which aimed to highlight the transformative impact of higher education institutions in addressing climate change.
École Polytechnique strengthens its ties with Bocconi, the world-renowned Italian university specialized in economics, management, finance, law, political science, data and computer science. A Memorandum of Understanding, signed on November 13th will facilitate specific joint projects such as academic student exchanges and the development of double degree programs at master level, combining the strengths of the two institutions.
Since welcoming its first Moroccan student in 1948, École Polytechnique has fostered strong academic and scientific partnerships with institutions in Morocco. This longstanding collaboration was highlighted by the invitation extended to École Polytechnique’s President, Laura Chaubard, to join the French presidential delegation on a state visit to Morocco from October 28 to 30, 2024.
École Polytechnique is strengthening its ties with two first-class academic and scientific institutions in India. During her visit to India in early October 2024, École Polytechnique’s President, Laura Chaubard, signed two student exchange agreements - the first with the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT Bombay) and the second with the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IIT Delhi).
As part of the École Polytechnique’s international academic exchange program, more than sixty students from thirty excellent partner institutions across the globe have joined l’X for the start of the 2024 academic year. Students will get the opportunity to discover the French academic and scientific culture at l’X during an exchange semester. They will follow courses within the Bachelor of Science program or the Ingénieur Polytechnicien Program, depending on their specialization and level of study.
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