As part of their advanced studies, third-year Cycle Ingénieur Polytechnicien students can opt for experimental mechanics courses. Nine sessions allow them to develop a scientific project at the cutting edge of theory and practice. Twenty projects are currently underway, several of which focus on environmental issues.
The Biomedical Engineering (BME) Seed Grant sponsorship programme, led by Abdul Barakat and supported by the Bettencourt Schueller Foundation and École Polytechnique and its Foundation, will come to an end in late 2025, after nearly seven years dedicated to innovation in biomedical engineering. On 20 November, during the 4th annual forum of the Engineering for Health (E4H) Interdisciplinary Centre, a dedicated session honoured the 11 winning projects, celebrated the advances they have enabled and highlighted the scientific and human impact of this structuring programme.
Nearly three-quarters of graduates from École Polytechnique's Master of Science and Technology (MSc&T) programs are recruited by companies within three months of completing their studies. All of them are satisfied or very satisfied with their first job experience. While two-thirds of MSc&T graduates are international students, 80% of graduates in employment begin their careers in France.
The Research Internship Awards recognize a highlight in the training of the cycle ingénieur polytechnicien program students and Master's and MSc&T students. Fifty awards were presented and 81 students were congratulated for their work.
On December 1, 2025, École Polytechnique welcomed a ministerial delegation from the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire for discussions focusing on strengthening academic and scientific collaborations between École Polytechnique and the Félix Houphouët-Boigny National Polytechnic Institute. During their visit, the Ivorian representatives also met with several Ivorian students who are currently studying at École Polytechnique.
The Plasma Physics Laboratory (LPP*), with support from CNES, has developed 3DCAM, a new device for measuring the flow of charged particles in space. It could be used on future space probes.
The Financial Risk Chair, hosted by the Risk Foundation, led by Nicole El Karoui, professor emeritus at Sorbonne University, alongside Huyên Pham, professor at École Polytechnique, and supported by Société Générale, École des Ponts, École Polytechnique and its Foundation, and Sorbonne University, offers an excellent teaching program combining mathematics and finance. It provides students with unique opportunities to meet key players in the financial markets and discuss the place and role of quantitative profiles.
Neutrinos, elementary particles that are particularly difficult to detect, could hold the key to understanding the distribution of matter and antimatter in the universe. Two major neutrino experiments, T2K and NOvA, have just published a joint analysis of their results in the journal Nature. Margherita Buizza Avanzini, a researcher at the Leprince Ringuet Laboratory (LLR*) and member of the T2K collaboration, explains.
The X-Forum, an annual event dedicated to employability and bringing together students from École Polytechnique and Institut Polytechnique de Paris with companies, took place on November 25 and 26. More than 150 companies were able to interact with nearly 2,000 participants, including 1,000 École Polytechnique students.
Former director of the Center for Management Studies (CRG*), Michel Berry received the Olivier Lecerf Prize, awarded by the Académie des sciences morales et politiques, for his career achievements.
Created in 2008 and supported ever since by EDF, the École Polytechnique's Sustainable Energy Chair, headed by François Willaime, expert fellow at the CEA and lecturer at École Polytechnique, has established itself as a major player in training future experts in low-carbon energy, particularly nuclear energy.
École Polytechnique and Docaposte, through its subsidiary Index Education, publisher of PRONOTE, are launching “OrienteXpress,” a research project aimed at improving guidance for young people toward scientific fields. This project is part of École Polytechnique's ongoing policy of promoting diversity and inclusion.
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