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International, Institution
18.10.22
Sixth edition of Erasmus Days at École Polytechnique
As Erasmus Days are organized throughout the world from October 13 to 15, École Polytechnique highlighted the many opportunities for international exchange and mobility offered to students, PhD candidates, faculty, and administrative staff to support their projects during an event on campus on October 14.
Entrepreneurship, Innovation
12.10.22
Pierre Haren : "The start-up remains one of the most extraordinary adventures of humanity"
After the success of Ilog, created in 1987 under the aegis of INRIA and then bought by IBM, Pierre Haren (X73) co-founded Causality Link, a start-up that uses AI and machine learning to better understand the causal links between various economic indicators and market events. Pierre Haren, a start-up pioneer, explains why he decided to get back into the start-up game and draws some lessons from his experiences for aspiring entrepreneurs.  
International, Institution
12.10.22
École Polytechnique and Columbia University to establish a Dual Degree in Engineering
École Polytechnique and the Columbia University Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science are joining forces to offer a joint Bachelor's and Master's degree in Engineering. This dual degree program, to be launched next year, will accept its first cohort of students in autumn 2024.
Education, Research
11.10.22
Six winners of the l'Oréal-UNESCO Awards for Women in Science are linked to l'X
Victoire Cachoux (X2013), Flore Sentenac (X2014), Lucile Vigué (X2015), Anne Nguyen (X2014), Marie Cherasse, PhD student at the Irradiated Solids Laboratory, and Angèle Niclas, post-doctoral student at the Centre for Applied Mathematics, are among the laureates of the l'Oréal-UNESCO 2022 Prize for Women in Science, which rewards their research work conducted during their PhD.
Institution
05.10.22
Laura Chaubard, new Director General of École polytechnique
Following the Council of Ministers meeting of Monday, October 5th, 2022, Laura Chaubard (X 1999) was appointed Director General of École Polytechnique. She takes on the role previously held by François Bouchet, engineer-general of Armament, senior class (IGHCA).
International, Institution
05.10.22
University of Chicago becomes a partner of École Polytechnique
École Polytechnique signs a new mobility agreement with the prestigious University of Chicago, enabling undergraduate students of both institutions to enroll in an exchange semester at the respective partner university.
Sustainable Development, Education, Research
05.10.22
Two X students receive prestigious awards for their research in responsible finance
The research papers of two École Polytechnique students in the field of responsible investment has been distinguished by the Forum for Responsible Investment - Principles for Responsible Investment Awards, which recognize outstanding academic research in the field of finance and sustainable development.
Research
04.10.22
The 2022 Nobel prize in physics awarded to Alain Aspect, professor at École polytechnique
Alain Aspect, CNRS Research Director Emeritus at the Institut d'Optique Graduate School (Université Paris-Saclay - CNRS) and Professor at École Polytechnique, is co-recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physics 2022. This Nobel Prize rewards his discoveries and underlines the excellence of education in Physics at l'X.
Research
04.10.22
Quantum entanglement: from a philosophical debate to the Nobel Prize
The 2022 Nobel Prize in Physics rewards the experiments with entangled particles conducted by Alain Aspect, John Clauser and Anton Zeilinger, which paved the way for the "second quantum revolution". Let's take a look back at this story, which arose from questions about the nature of quantum physics.
Education
03.10.22
Four Bachelor's graduates honored in the Global Undergraduates Awards 2022
Two Bachelor graduates - Guruprerana Shabadi and Vincent Sietses - are among the 25 winners of the Global Undergraduate Awards 2022 and two others - Estelle Martin and Rémy Seassau - are among the highly recommended students. The recognition of their academic work underscores the excellence of the Bachelor's program, a springboard for the most prestigious programs in France and abroad.
Campus, Sustainable Development
27.09.22
The climate emergency at the heart of the week of ecological awakening at l’X
Cilmate emergency is at the heart of the 15th Ecological Awakening Week at École polytechnique, organized from September 28th to 30th by the student association NeXt. It follows on from the mobilization of the last three classes of Polytechnic students in the face of this major challenge
Campus, Entrepreneurship, Corporate relations, Innovation
26.09.22
Synaplus : Democratize and accelerate AI adoption
Michel Bastide, CEO of the start-up Synaplus worked in transformation through IT (or by IT) for over 30 years before joining Synaplus in 2018 specializing in artificial intelligence technology. He shares his entrepreneurial experience, challenges, goals and ambitions.