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07.11.25
International Talents at l’X: Ten students awarded Excellence Scholarships
For the 2025/2026 academic year, ten international students at École Polytechnique have received the Eiffel Excellence Scholarship from the French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs. Awarded to outstanding foreign students, these scholarships highlight both the institution’s global reputation and the exceptional caliber of its international cohort.
International, Entrepreneurship, Corporate relations, Innovation, Sustainable Development
07.11.25
Start-up Tinental has won an award at the 2025 Korea Electronics Show
From 21 to 24 October, Seoul host one of the most important events in the electronics and IT industry calendar: the Korea Electronics Show (KES). During the event, Tinental, a start-up founded by Elin Flyger and Nicolò Luppi, received the ESG (Environmental, Social & Governance) Innovation Award. This green technology company aims to reduce energy consumption at industrial sites using artificial intelligence.
Research
06.11.25
Testing electrodynamics with extreme light intensities
Using high-intensity lasers, an international team involving researchers from the Applied Optics Laboratory (LOA*) and the Intense Lasers Laboratory (LULI*) will probe the behavior of light at an unprecedented level, at the limits of current quantum electrodynamics theory. The project has just been awarded a Synergy Grant from the European Research Council (ERC).
International, Research
05.11.25
2025 Nobel Prize in Physics: how the discovery of macroscopic quantum mechanical tunnelling inspires the X today
This October 8th, the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded to a trio of physicists for “the discovery of macroscopic quantum mechanical tunnelling...
Campus, Education, Diversity & Success
04.11.25
Preparatory Class Internship: promoting access to excellent scientific training
From 27 to 31 October, the Equal Opportunities Unit organised a 'CPGE Boost' course for 30 scholarship students in their first year of scientific preparatory classes, hailing from all corners of France. This edition took place on the École Polytechnique campus for the first time, enabling these young people to envisage themselves in excellence-driven scientific training programmes and to benefit from the ecosystem of a leading engineering school.
Entrepreneurship, Corporate relations, Innovation, Sustainable Development
03.11.25
Copie de Copie de Copie de Ecosystem Days at the École polytechnique incubator
The École polytechnique incubator is launching its 1st network events, Ecosystem Days, themed and open to all innovation players. On 30 November, the first event will focus on intellectual property and legal issues. We look forward to seeing you there!
Entrepreneurship, Innovation
03.11.25
Copie de Copie de Copie de Copie de Ecosystem Days at the École polytechnique incubator
The École polytechnique incubator is launching its 1st network events, Ecosystem Days, themed and open to all innovation players. On 30 November, the first event will focus on intellectual property and legal issues. We look forward to seeing you there!
Education
03.11.25
X is ranked among the world's top 30 institutions in the Times Higher Education (THE) Employability Rankings
École Polytechnique is ranked 26th worldwide and 3rd in France in the 2026 Times Higher Education (THE) Emerging Global Employability University ranking. The school has thus confirmed its position from the previous year.
International
31.10.25
New double degree program with UTEC in Lima
École Polytechnique and the University of Engineering and Technology (UTEC) in Lima have developed a double degree program offering students the opportunity to deepen their knowledge in various scientific and technological fields. Admitted students will be able to study in a Master of Science & Technology program at l’X while completing their four-year Bachelor of Sience degree at UTEC Lima.
Chairs, Innovation, Research
Facile
30.10.25
In the footsteps of a polytechnician who became a video game designer
On the initiative of the Science and Video Games Chair, supported by Ubisoft and directed by Raphaël Granier de Cassagnac, a researcher at the Leprince-Ringuet Laboratory, ENJMIN became an École Polytechnique application school in 2022. This collaboration opens up new perspectives for École Polytechnique students in the fields of digital creation and video games. Alexandre Pérot (X2018) is an inspiring example: after studying at École Polytechnique, he turned his attention to video game design.
Entrepreneurship, Corporate relations, Innovation
29.10.25
Copie de Copie de Copie de Ecosystem Days at the École polytechnique incubator
The École polytechnique incubator is launching its 1st network events, Ecosystem Days, themed and open to all innovation players. On 30 November, the first event will focus on intellectual property and legal issues. We look forward to seeing you there!
Research
28.10.25
An optical platform for fabricating and studying nanostructures
Using ultra-fast laser beams, a team from the Irradiated Solids Laboratory (LSI*) has designed an experiment that allows both the creation of nanometric cavities in metal films and their study using several advanced microscopy techniques. The results have been published in the journal Physical Review Letters (PRL).