Thanks to the commitment of its patrons, École Polytechnique hosted an international scientific workshop devoted to complex systems, a major challenge in modern engineering. This event, organised as part of the Complex Systems Architecture Chair (ASC) at the Institut Polytechnique de Paris, and made possible thanks to the support of Dassault Systèmes, Dassault Aviation, KNDS France, Naval Group, the French Defence Procurement Agency and the Defence Innovation Agency, brought together world-renowned experts to explore new methods for analysing and certifying these systems.
Three young researchers from École Polytechnique receive the L'Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Young Talent Award. Thirty-four doctoral and postdoctoral students are recognized for their research work. The jury was chaired by Françoise Combes, astrophysicist and President of the French Academy of Sciences.
Every year, the Useful Fictions international summer school, initiated by the Arts & Sciences Chair and now run by the Useful Fictions Lab programme at the SPIRAL interdisciplinary centre, brings together artists, researchers and citizens around a common theme. The fifth edition, devoted to the atmosphere in all its dimensions, concluded on 5 and 6 September with an exhibition of the various projects at the Centre Wallonie–Bruxelles in Paris.
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.
In the journal Nature Communications, the QCMX team at the Laboratory of Condensed Matter for Physics (PMC*) demonstrates the operation of the first superconducting quantum circuit to feature a carbon nanotube. This hybrid system is a first step in the exploration of exotic low-dimensional physical phenomena.
Eleven Cycle Ingénieur Polytechnicien and Bachelor's students from École Polytechnique took part in the International Mathematics Competition 2025, which took place from July 28 to August 3 in Bulgaria, at the initiative of the Department of Mathematics. As in previous editions, École Polytechnique students achieved excellent results both individually and as a team.
Scientists from the Center for Applied Mathematics (CMAP*) co-organized a scientific program at NASA Ames Research Center, combining applied mathematics and aerospace. They collaborated on projects involving about entry systems modeling.
Chairs, Corporate relations, Innovation, Institution, Research
Since 2003, École Polytechnique, faithful to its historic mission of training scientists to address major societal challenges, has brought together nearly 35 endowed chairs and 37 active partners. From sustainable development to artificial intelligence, these chairs combine research, training and openness, illustrating the school's academic excellence and concrete impact on society.
The Master Data Science & AI for Business X-HEC has moved up one place to rank second worldwide out of 164 comparable programs in the 2026 QS Masters in Business Analytics ranking. It once again ranks first worldwide in terms of employer reputation.
École Polytechnique is launching the construction of a new building to bring together two of its 23 laboratories, support its growth objectives and research ambitions, and implement its commitments to sustainable development.
X81 and former chair of the applied mathematics department at École Polytechnique, Stéphane Mallat has been awarded the CNRS Gold Medal, the research organization's highest distinction.
French artificial intelligence champion Mistral has almost doubled its valuation to €11.7 billion following a new round of fundraising that saw Dutch semiconductor manufacturing equipment giant ASML acquire a stake in the company.
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