École Polytechnique has created special industrial partnerships in the form of academic and research Chairs.

A long-term partnership with businesses
École Polytechnique was one of the first higher-education establishments in France to establish an Academic and Research Chair in 2003. Since then, other new Chairs have been established, and l'X now counts twenty three active chairs.
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Corporate sponsors
Industrial firms finance a Chair by sponsoring teaching and research.
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Chairs established at École Polytechnique
The 23 established Chairs at École Polytechnique in 2018 are divided between five areas of teaching and research:
> Chairs in Economics
> Chairs in Computer Science
> Chairs in Applied Mathematics
> Chairs in Physics and Mechanics
> Chairs in Innovation Management and Entrepreneurship