ParisTech


ParisTech is a cluster of 7 grandes écoles based in Paris, France. It covers the whole spectrum of science, technology and management and has more than 12,000 students.
The training programs in engineering bring them together. ParisTech schools also offer Master programmes, Advanced Masters, MBA programmes and PhD programmes.
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History

In 1991, a number of engineering Grandes Écoles set up a coordinating voluntary association, called "Grandes écoles d'ingénieurs de Paris", to foster closer collaboration in areas of common interest and thereby acquire international recognition as an entity of sufficient size and importance. In 1999, its name was changed to "ParisTech".
In 2007, ParisTech's status changed to a higher education institution. It was headed by a president, assisted by an executive bureau and a secretary general and administrated by a board of directors, supported by a strategic orientation council and a scientific council. The board of directors includes one representative of each college or institute as well as researchers, faculty members, and one representative of the students.
In 2016, ParisTech became a foundation under the umbrella of Fondation ParisTech, which was founded in 2010. At first, ParisTech had 10 members, but in 2016 it had only seven members. As of 2018, the president of ParisTech is Christian Lerminiaux, and the vice presidents are Sophie Mougard and Gilles Trystram. In 2022, ParisTech became a nonproft organization under French law.

Members

The member institutes of ParisTech are long-established grandes écoles, many of which were founded in the 18th century. Some deliver broad education in sciences while others provide research-focused level of expertise in selected scientific disciplines.
ParisTech was a former member of the IDEA League, an alliance between universities in science and technology in Europe, and is still a member of the ATHENS Programme. It is a member of the CESAER, the European association of universities in science and technology.
The member colleges and institutes are:

Former members

Locations

Arts et Métiers, ESPCI Paris - PSL, Chimie ParisTech - PSL and Mines Paris - PSL are located close to one another in the Latin Quarter, the district on the left bank of the Seine river. However, some institutes also created additional sites on the outskirts of Paris or in other parts of the country.
Some years ago, the École nationale des ponts et chaussées eventually moved its educational and research facilities to more spacious facilities in greater Paris, in Marne-la-Vallée. SupOptique and AgroParisTech have relocated to the Palaiseau campus.
Besides its Paris-Saclay location, AgroParisTech is also located at eight other sites, including sites on the Parisian outskirts, in other parts of mainland France, and Guyane. Similarly for Arts et Métiers, only the main one of its 8 campuses is located in Paris. The other teaching and research centers are spread in the country, closer to the industrial fabric of each region. Different specializations are available in the campuses, such as Aerospace in Bordeaux and materials science in Metz.

Education

ParisTech schools provide postgraduate-level courses in science and technology, either independently or in collaboration with other institutions. Its main programmes are:
ParisTech has also developed since 2019 the RACINE network for pedagogical training of teachers. The network organises 10 workshops each year that are dedicated to teaching in engineering schools.

Research

ParisTech schools hosted Field Medal awardees, such as Pierre-Louis Lions, and Nobel Prize awardees, such as Maurice Allais, Pierre-Gilles de Gennes, Georges Charpan and Alain Aspect.
The French National Centre for Scientific Research has delivered awards to researchers of ParisTech schools' labouratories:
ParisTech schools host also a lot of grantees of the European Research Council:
  • AgroParisTech: Kalina Haas, Antoine Missemer
  • Arts et Métiers: Nicolas Ranc
  • Chimie ParisTech - PSL: Ilaria Ciofini, Philippe Marcus, Gilles Gasser, Guillaume Lefèvre, Philippe Goldner, Carlo Adamo
  • Ecole des Ponts ParisTech: Philippe Jehiel, Ioannis Stefanou, Eric Cances, Mathieu Aubry, Vincent Lepetit
  • ESPCI Paris - PSL: Costantino Creton, Luca de Mici, Eörs Szathmary, Klaus Eyer, Sandrine Ithurria, Anke Lindner, Sylvain Gigan, Karim Benchenane, Alexandre Aubry, Mickael Tanter, Bruno Andreotti, Manuel Thery, Martin Lenz, Thomas Preat, Philippe Nghe, Klaus Eyer, Clément Papadacci
  • Institut d'Optique: Laurent Sanchez-Palencia, Alexei Ourjoumtsev, Pierre Bon, Philippe Grangier, Antoine Browaeys, Igor Ferrier-Barbut, Philippe Lalanne
  • MINES ParisTech - PSL: Fabian Muniesa, Jean-Philippe Vert, Zaki Leghtas, Pierre Rouchon, Elie Hachem
  • Claire Chenut, Professor in soil science at AgroParisTech, was award the "Laurier d'or de la recherche agronomique" of INRAE in 2019.
  • Céline Guivarch, researcher at Ecole des Ponts ParisTech, obtained the Irène Joliot Curie Prize for young woman scientist in 2020.
ParisTech schools have also created chairs funded by private partners:

International

ParisTech schools recruit since more than 20 years international students in China, Brazil, Colombia, Russia and, since 2018, in Argentina. In 2021, ParisTech opened the ParisTech International Admission Program to new countries and regions in Asia: Cambodia, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Laos, Macao, Malaysia, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam, and, in 2022, to individual candidates worldwide.
ParisTech has also developed a network in Europe called ATHENS Programme, with 14 European partner institutions. Some of ParisTech's schools are involved in European universities. Chimie ParisTech, Ecole des Ponts ParisTech and Mines Paris are members of the European University EELISA. AgroParisTech and Institut d'Optique are members of EUGLOH via University of Paris-Saclay.
ParisTech schools contribute to 4 Sino-French Institutes in China: in Shanghai with SPEIT, in Wuhan with the Sino-European Institute ICARE for renewable energy, in Guangzhou with IFCEN and, since 2017, in Beijing with the Chimie Pékin institute.