ParisTech

History

In 1991, many engineering Grandes Écoles felt the need to set up a coordinating voluntary association, called "Grandes écoles d'ingénieurs de Paris", that would 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, its status changed to a public establishment for scientific cooperation (établissement public de coopération scientifique). It is headed by a President, assisted by an executive bureau and a secretary general, and administrated by a board of directors, assisted by a strategic orientation council and a scientific council. The board of directors gathers one representative of each college or institute as well as researchers, faculty members, and one representative of the students.

Colleges and institutes

The member institutes of ParisTech are well-established publicly owned educational and research institutions, many of which were founded back in the 18th century. Some deliver a high-level, broad education in science such as Arts et Métiers ParisTech, MINES ParisTech, École des Ponts ParisTech, ENSTA ParisTech or École Polytechnique, whereas others provide a deeper, research-focused level of expertise in select scientific disciplines, such as AgroParisTech (life, food and environmental sciences), TELECOM ParisTech (telecommunications), Chimie ParisTech (chemistry), ESPCI ParisTech (physics, chemistry and biology), Institut d'Optique Graduate School (physics and optics) or ENSAE ParisTech (Economy, Statistics & Finance). Some finally, do not deliver degrees in science or in engineering, like the business school HEC Paris, and the ENPC School of International Management, also members of the Paris Institute of Technology.

ParisTech is also a member of IDEA League, an alliance between universities in science and technology in Europe, as well as of the ATHENS Programme.

The member colleges and institutes are:

Facts and Figures

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Locations

AgroParisTech, ENSAE ParisTech, Arts et Métiers ParisTech, ESPCI ParisTech, Chimie ParisTech, MINES ParisTech and TELECOM ParisTech are located in the Latin Quarter, the district on the left bank of the Seine where intellectual life has been thriving since the Middle Ages. A majority of them are there, close to one another, in a district bustling with student activity and within the centre of the city.

However, some institutes also created additional sites on the outskirts of Paris, or in other parts of the country. In the course of time, some institutes had settled more towards the periphery, but always on the Left Bank.

Some years ago, the École nationale des ponts et chaussées eventually moved its educational and research facilities to more spacious campuses in greater Paris, in Marne-la-Vallée (East). SupOptique and part of ENSTA have relocated on the Palaiseau campus recently as will the ENSAE and the rest of ENSTA within 2012.

Besides its Latin Quarter location, AgroParisTech, the ParisTech college specialized in life, food, and environmental sciences, also comprises 8 other sites, including sites on the Parisian outskirts (including an experimental farm used for education and research, at the Château de Grignon in the West of the Paris), in other parts of mainland France, and Guyane.

It is the same for Arts et Métiers ParisTech, among its 8 campuses, only the main one is located in Paris. The other teaching and research centers are spread in the country to get closer to the industrial fabric of each region. Moreover, different specializations are available in the campuses, such as Aerospace in Bordeaux and materials science in Metz.

Education

ParisTech offers a variety of courses, independently or in partnership with other institutions (in particular doctoral and master's degrees), in the core disciplines of science and technology at postgraduate level. Its main programmes are: