École Polytechnique has confirmed its top position in the annual ranking of French engineering schools published by the specialist magazine L’Usine Nouvelle. L’X confirmed its top position in two of the four indicator categories in this ranking: internationalization and the integration of its students into professional life. It also secured first place in research, a category in which it ranked third in 2025.
Nicolas Roche, the Secretary-General for Defence and National Security (SGDSN), spoke to engineering students from the X23 and X24 classes about the latest 'National Strategic Review', which was coordinated by the SGDSN. He emphasised the importance of paragraph 112 of the review, which summarises the central scenario of the French authorities – preparing for war – and encouraged Polytechnique students to play their full part in it.
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.
Organized by École Polytechnique student association dedicated to ecology, this Ecology and Living Together Week (SEVE) took place from November 17 to 21. It is part of the School's sustainability strategy, as formalized in its Climate Plan.
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.
From 27 to 31 October, the Equal Opportunities Unit organised a 'CPGE Boost' course for 30 scholarship students in their first year of scientific preparatory classes, hailing from all corners of France. This edition took place on the École Polytechnique campus for the first time, enabling these young people to envisage themselves in excellence-driven scientific training programmes and to benefit from the ecosystem of a leading engineering school.
On October 14, 2025, École Polytechnique hosted the University Fair, bringing together six Grand Corps of the French State, fifteen international universities, and twelve French higher education institutions. Organised by the International Affairs Office, the Direction of the Ingénieur Polytechnicien Program, and the Direction of the Bachelor's Program, this event allowed École Polytechnique’s students to explore the opportunities offered by the participating institutions in order to inform their further career choices.
École Polytechnique celebrated international mobility, cultural diversity, and language exchange at its on-campus International Day event, held on campus on Thursday, October 16. The event was filled with enriching encounters and discoveries.
For Science Day 2025, École Polytechnique paid tribute to women. Four female scientists from l’X recounted their career journeys and shared their passion with secondary school students. Take a look back at this inspiring event!
École Polytechnique welcomed a delegation from the Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute of the National Technical University of Ukraine on campus on September 22nd, 2025. To deepen their collaboration, Laura Chaubard, President of École Polytechnique, and Anatolii Melnychenko, Rector of the Kyiv Polytechnic Institute, signed a Memorandum of Understanding aimed at fostering academic and scientific cooperation. École Polytechnique has also secured Erasmus+ funding to support international mobility with the Kyiv Polytechnic Institute, further strengthening this new partnership.
“Air quality modeling in South America: context and Franco–South American collaborations” was at the center of the lecture given by Sylvain Mailler, researcher (ENPC ) at the Dynamic Meteorology Laboratory of École Polytechnique, during his visit to the National Polytechnic School of Quito this summer. Renowned for its high level of scientific excellence, the institution is an international partner of École Polytechnique in Ecuador.
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