Mines ParisTech


Mines ParisTech, created in 1783 by King Louis XVI, is a French engineer school and a constituent college of Université PSL.
Mines ParisTech is distinguished for the outstanding performance of its research centers and the quality of its international partnerships with other prestigious universities in the world, which include Massachusetts Institute of Technology, California Institute of Technology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, University of Hong Kong, National University of Singapore, Novosibirsk State University, Pontifical Catholic University of Chile and Tokyo Tech.
The École des Mines de Paris also publishes a world university ranking based on the number of alumni holding the post of CEO in one of the 500 largest companies in the world: the . The school is a member of the ParisTech alliance.

History

Created by decree of the French King's Counsel on March 19, 1783, the first school of Mines was located in the Hôtel de la Monnaie, in Paris.
The school disappeared at the beginning of the French Revolution but was re-established by decree of the Committee of Public Safety in 1794, the 13th Messidor Year II. It moved to Savoie, after a decree of the consuls the 23rd Pluviôse Year X.
After the Bourbon Restoration in 1814, the school moved to the Hôtel de Vendôme. From the 1960s onwards, it created research laboratories in Fontainebleau, Évry and Sophia Antipolis.

Education

The initial aim of the Ecole des mines de Paris, namely to train high-level mining engineers, evolved with time to adapt to the technological and structural transformations undergone by society. Mines ParisTech has now become one of the most prestigious French engineering schools with a broad variety of subjects. Its students are trained to have management positions, work in research and development departments, or as operations officers, etc. They receive a well-rounded education in a variety of subjects, ranging from the most technical to economics, social sciences or even art in order to be able to tackle the managing or engineering-related issues they are to face. Exchange programs are possible during the third semester with prestigious universities around the world, such as Massachusetts Institute of Technology, California Institute of Technology, University of Hong Kong, National University of Singapore, Tokyo Tech, Seoul National University...

Degrees

Mines ParisTech provides different educational paths:
For students having studied in the Classe Préparatoire aux Grandes Ecoles, admission to Civil Engineer of Mines is decided through a nationwide competitive examination. Every year, ten applications are also accepted from students around the world according to their academic achievements.
Admission to the Corps of Mines is possible for French students at the end of the studies in École polytechnique, École normale supérieure, École des télécommunications de Paris and École des mines de Paris, or from the other great technical corps of the French state. Admission in third year is also open to one Ph.D graduate.

Student unions and organizations

A Student Union is elected every year after a one-week campaign, and is in charge of enhancing the contact between students and various sponsoring industries as well as organizing events for the students.
Various other organizations are part of the students' lives: the Students' Sport Committee, the Junior Enterprise, the Arts' Office, Cahier Vert, CAV, Catholic community, Fanfare band, Entrepreneur club, humanitarian organizations, photography club, Sailing club, among others.

Alumni

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