Polytech Nice Sophia


École polytechnique de l'Université Côte d'Azur a higher education French engineering College based in the middle of the Sophia Antipolis technology park.
The school has 989 engineering students, 50 doctoral students, 75 faculty members, 22 administrative and technical staff and 7 research laboratories associated. More than 200 engineers graduate each year.
Polytech Nice Sophia is a member of the Polytech Group Network.

History and Location

Establishing

Polytech Nice Sophia School is created as a result of the association of the Engineering Schools of ESINSA, ESSI and Magisterium of Pharmacology at the publication of Decree No. 2005 - 219 at the French "Journal Officiel" on March 10, 2005.
Polytech Nice Sophia is the Polytechnic Engineering unit of the Côte d'Azur University.

Location

The new Sophie-Politan campus of Nice Sophia University was inaugurated in September 2012, while the project is still not finished. Polytech campus is based on two separate area :
  • The "Lucioles" area grouping PeiP, ISEM and Miage.
  • The "Templier" area including every students engineering promotions

Administration

The new college is a member of Polytech Group was managed by Francis Rocca until the September 1st, 2007.

Philippe Gourbesville succeeds to Roger Marlin and seat as the Director of Polytech Nice Sophia considering the agreement of the School Administrative Council on July 2, 2007. Philippe Gourbesville was re-elected on July 11, 2012, for a term of 5 more years.