On October 14, 2025, École Polytechnique hosted the University Fair, bringing together six Grand Corps of the French State, fifteen international universities, and twelve French higher education institutions. Organised by the International Affairs Office, the Direction of the Ingénieur Polytechnicien Program, and the Direction of the Bachelor's Program, this event allowed École Polytechnique’s students to explore the opportunities offered by the participating institutions in order to inform their further career choices.
Through its biomedical research, the École is advancing the fight against breast cancer by analysing tumour formation mechanisms. This momentum is reinforced by initiatives such as sponsored chairs, which bring together researchers, students from École Polytechnique and industrial partners to promote health through research and innovation.
As part of the Fulbright FIEA program, a delegation of administrators from fourteen American universities visited École Polytechnique on Tuesday, October 14, 2025. This visit was part of a tour to discover French higher education. It also gave the delegation the opportunity to meet two Fulbright scholarship recipients who are currently studying at École Polytechnique.
A survey carried out by École Polytechnique’s Executive Master shows that its 250 alumni acknowledge that the prgram has helped to speed-up their careers and increase their salaries. These results confirm the relevance of the program's positioning and reinforce École Polytechnique's legitimacy in executive training.
Every year, the Useful Fictions international summer school, initiated by the Arts & Sciences Chair and now run by the Useful Fictions Lab programme at the SPIRAL interdisciplinary centre, brings together artists, researchers and citizens around a common theme. The fifth edition, devoted to the atmosphere in all its dimensions, concluded on 5 and 6 September with an exhibition of the various projects at the Centre Wallonie–Bruxelles in Paris.
Eleven Cycle Ingénieur Polytechnicien and Bachelor's students from École Polytechnique took part in the International Mathematics Competition 2025, which took place from July 28 to August 3 in Bulgaria, at the initiative of the Department of Mathematics. As in previous editions, École Polytechnique students achieved excellent results both individually and as a team.
The Master Data Science & AI for Business X-HEC has moved up one place to rank second worldwide out of 164 comparable programs in the 2026 QS Masters in Business Analytics ranking. It once again ranks first worldwide in terms of employer reputation.
Clémence Moullet, Ioana Popescu, and Anca Sfia, three students enrolled in the Bachelor of Science program at École Polytechnique, were honored with the 2025 Maryam Mirzakhani Junior Prize from the Jacques Hadamard Mathematics Foundation. This prize recognizes outstanding initial research work in mathematics.
The European university alliance EuroTeQ is organizing a Spring School for teachers to explore inclusive and collaborative teaching practices on an international scale.
From July 18 to 21, École Polytechnique hosted the International Physics Olympiad, the first time this event has been held in France since its inception in 1967. The event was an acknowledgement of École Polytechnique's eminent role in physics research and transmission. The event was also an opportunity to highlight the role played by women in key advancements of this scientific discipline.
About 15 Bachelor's students got together under the guidance of Guillaume Dubach, Monge professor at École Polytechnique and member of the Laurent Schwartz Mathematics Center (CMLS), for two weeks of intro to math research in a summery, relaxed setting. This initiative was supported by École Polytechnique's “Pedagogy Dynamics” fund, financed by École Polytechnique Foundation.
In the renowned International Collegiate Programming Contest, a team of students from École Polytechnique won a gold medal at the regional stage, followed by a bronze medal at the European event. The team has now qualified for the international final, to be held from August 31 to September 5, 2025.
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