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International, Education
17.01.22
École Polytechnique offers a scholarship agreement for Mexican students
The Brockmann Foundation and l’X signed an agreement to provide a new scholarship for Mexican students. Awarded once a year, this scholarship will allow an eligible candidate to enroll in one of the School's eight Master's degree programs of Science & Technology.
Research
Facile
10.01.22
ERC grant on the role of social interactions in demography
Pauline Rossi, associate professor of economics at the Centre for Research in Economics and Statistics, has been awarded an ERC Starting Grant which will enable her to set up a research team on the role of social interactions in population dynamics.
Chairs, Research
07.01.22
Daniel Lincot appointed to the Chair in Technological Innovation at Collège de France
Emeritus researcher at CNRS and former scientific director of Institut Photovoltaïque d'Île-de-France, Daniel Lincot will give his inaugural lecture at the Liliane Bettencourt Chair at Collège de France on 20 January. He will give an overview of photovoltaic energy, from historical aspects to current energy transition challenges.
Entrepreneurship, Innovation
06.01.22
PayFit joins the French unicorns club
The start-up PayFit, co-founded by Florian Fournier (X2013), has announced that it has raised €254 million, valuing it at over $2 billion and making it the 23rd French unicorn.
Innovation, Entrepreneurship
05.01.22
Focus on quantum computing start-ups launched by X's alumni
The French government launches its quantum computing platform as an extension of the Quantum Plan presented in the fall of 2021. Several start-ups launched by X's alumni took on on the challenges of quantum computing.
International, Education
16.12.21
Educating European engineers - EuroTeQ celebrates its first anniversary
École Polytechnique is one of the founders of the EuroTeQ Engineering University, which offers professors and students the opportunity to implement new teaching and learning formats while involving business partners.
16.12.21
EuroTeQ celebrates its first anniversary: Educating European engineers of tomorrow
EuroTeQ Engineering University, a project supported by the European Union to increase collaboration between higher education institutions across...
Research
16.12.21
CNRS Gold Medalist Jean Dalibard at École polytechnique
Jean Dalibard is a physicist, researcher at the Kastler Brossel laboratory of the École normale supérieure, professor at the Collège de France and...
Research
15.12.21
Global Student Challenge on Generative Models of Financial Markets
The " Generative Modelling for Financial Losses" challenge was attended by nearly 300 students from masters' degrees specialising in finance and data...
Entrepreneurship
14.12.21
Demoday XUP#13: Fostering entrepreneurship and innovation at l’X
A biannual event marking the end of incubation at École Polytechnique's Drahi-X Novation Center, the XUP Demoday gave an opportunity to eleven start...
Entrepreneurship
14.12.21
Drahi X Novation Center: The eleven start-ups of XUP#13 Demoday
Eleven start-ups supported by the X-Up incubator, the Drahi-X Novation Center at École Polytechnique, or from the X start-up ecosystem pitched their...
14.12.21
L'X tops Le Figaro ranking of French Engineering Schools
École Polytechnique is at the top of the 2022 ranking of the 30 best French Engineering Schools by Le Figaro Etudiant, ahead of CentraleSupélec and...