Stanislas Dehaene, professor at the Collège de France, joins École Polytechnique to teach cognitive science to the first-year Ingénieur Polytechnicien students. His courses offer an introduction to cognitive science, an area with important social issues.

From June 25 to 29,2018, the Data Science Initiative organizes the second edition of the Data Science Summer School at École Polytechnique in collaboration with the DATAIA institute. The school will be inaugurated by the mathematician Cédric Villani and will propose courses and conferences led by experts in data science and artificial intelligence.

Peking University marked its 120th anniversary this year with a series of celebrations highlighting its rich history and its dedication to teaching, learning, innovation, and research. Jacques Biot, President of École Polytechnique, spoke on "New Technologies and New Economies" on this occasion.

Frank Pacard, Provost of l'X, signed academic cooperation agreements with the Universities of Toronto, Montreal and Dalhousie University during his trip to Canada in April 2018.

The ninth Complex Motion in Fluids Summer School will take place at Moulin d'Andé, Normandy, France from July 8th to July 14th. This year the school is organised by Christophe Clanet and Michael Benzaquen from École Polytechnique with a large panel of specialists of physics of sports and collective phenomena.

Frank Pacard, Provost of École Polytechnique, welcomed Li Min, Director of the Office of International Relations of Zhejiang University, at l’X. This visit aimed at finalizing the cooperation agreement on Renewable Energies.

L'X renewed its historical double degree agreement with Polytechnique Montréal. Frank Pacard, Provost of l'X, signed it with François Bertrand, Director of Research, Innovation and International Affairs, and Steven Chamberland, Chief Academic and Student Life Officer, on Monday, April 23 during his visit to Polytechnique Montréal, Canada.

On April 16, six new start-ups joined École Polytechnique's accelerator for a six-month period. These start-ups are ready to innovate in the areas of education, robotics or Blockchain technology. An overview on their innovative projects.