Established in 1794, École Polytechnique is one of France's most prestigious engineering schools, located in Palaiseau, near Paris. Known for its rigorous academic programs and emphasis on science and engineering, the institution offers a multidisciplinary education that combines technical training with humanities and social sciences. The school has a strong tradition of producing leaders in various fields, including government, business, and academia.
2000
Total Students
30%
International Students
300+
Faculty Members
Ministère de l'Éducation nationale, France
Conférence des Grandes Écoles
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European University Association
The Career Center at École Polytechnique provides comprehensive support for students' career development. Services include career counseling, job placement assistance, resume workshops, and networking events with industry leaders. The center also facilitates internships and research opportunities to enhance practical experience.
90%
Job Placement Rate
1000+
Career Counseling Sessions
30+
Employer Engagement Events
50+
Workshops Offered
These are the expert instructors who will be teaching you throughout the course. With a wealth of knowledge and real-world experience, they’re here to guide, inspire, and support you every step of the way. Get to know the people who will help you reach your learning goals and make the most of your journey.
Professor
Born in 1947, Alain Aspect is an alumni of ENS Cachan and Université d'Orsay. He has held positions at Institut d'Optique, ENS Yaoundé (Cameroon), ENS Cachan, ENS/Collège de France, CNRS. He is currently a professor at Institut d'Optique Graduate School (Augustin Fresnel chair), and at Ecole Polytechnique, in Palaiseau. He is a member of several science academies in France, USA, Austria, Belgium, UK. Among several awards, he has received the CNRS Gold medal (2005), the Wolf Prize in Physics (2010), the Balzan prize on quantum information (2013), the Niels Bohr Gold medal (2013), the Albert Einstein medal (2013), the Ives medal of the Optical society of America (2013). Alain Aspect research has borne on tests of Bell's inequalities with entangled photon (PhD, 1974-1983), wave-particle duality for single photons (1984-86, with Philippe Grangier); laser cooling of atoms with lasers below the one photon recoil (1985-1992, with Claude Cohen-Tannoudji); ultra-cold atoms, quantum gases, and quantum simulators (1992- , in the Atom Optics group he has established at Institut d'Optique).
Lecturer Professor
A CNRS researcher specializing in atmospheric and oceanic dynamics, Alexandre Stegner has been teaching the issue of wind, hydraulic and marine resources for renewable energies for over ten years.