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X is ranked among the world's top 30 institutions in the Times Higher Education (THE) Employability Rankings
X is ranked among the world's top 30 institutions in the Times Higher Education (THE) Employability Rankings
École Polytechnique is ranked 26th worldwide and 3rd in France in the 2026 Times Higher Education (THE) Emerging Global Employability University ranking. The school has thus confirmed its position from the previous year.
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Preparatory Class Internship: promoting access to excellent scientific training
Preparatory Class Internship: promoting access to excellent scientific training
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
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2025 Nobel Prize in Physics: how the discovery of macroscopic quantum mechanical tunnelling inspires the X today
2025 Nobel Prize in Physics: how the discovery of macroscopic quantum mechanical tunnelling inspires the X today
This October 8th, the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded to a trio of physicists for “the discovery of macroscopic quantum mechanical tunnelling and energy quantisation in an electric circuit.” Among the laureates is Michel Devoret, a researcher
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