Paris Institute of Statistics


Institut de Statistique de l'Université de Paris is a graduate school of statistics based in Paris, in the fifth arrondissement. It offers specializations in actuarial sciences, biostatistics as well as industry and services. Founded in 1922 by the mathematician Émile Borel, it is the oldest and one of the most prestigious schools for statistics in France. Since 2018, the institute is affiliated to Sorbonne University and located on the campus of Jussieu.

History

The ISUP is the oldest training statistics in France: it was founded in 1922 20 years before the ENSAE Paris.
At the end of the Great War, Émile Borel, one of the greatest mathematicians of his time, was appointed to the Chair of Probability and Mathematical Physics at the University of Paris. So at this time, there is almost no teaching of statistics and the idea of applying mathematics to any specific field arouses contempt "real" mathematicians. Borel is confident that in economy - in Insurance, in particular - there is a demand. This intuition is the basis for the creation of the ISUP 1922. During the thirty years that followed, under the leadership of mathematical leaders, ISUP will initiate the introduction in France, the teaching of statistics and industrial applications, management or Operational Research.

Modern history

The current headmaster is Olivier Lopez. Among teachers, traditionally shared with the University of Paris VI or with some ESSEC or Dauphine, several have a worldwide reputation for their research. These include Jean Jacod, Paul Deheuvels, Gérard Biau.
On its website, the administration announced that it received 1,064 job offers in 2007, it represents more than 20 offers per student. The average compensation for hiring students ISUP makes the ISUP among major French schools that offer the best remuneration.

Notable people from ISUP