Chairs of École Polytechnique

Chairs are sponsorship programmes that aim to develop both pluridisciplinary and innovative research projects and specific courses with the support of industrial partners, thus reinforcing Ecole Polytechnique's expertise in areas of interest for the School and its partners. Chairs and sponsorship programmes are supported by our partners and housed by the Foundation of Ecole Polytechnique or partner foundations.

Laura Chaubard, at the inaugurating of the Chair "AI and optimisation for mobilities". / Photo: Dimitri Klosowski

Key figures:

2003 : first Chair signing
2023 : 42 Chairs, including sponsorships at Institut Polytechnique de Paris
75 companies have placed their trust in us

What is a Chair ?

A research and teaching Chair is a pluridisciplinary program supported by a patron in order to set up academic activities (research and/or teaching) around key issues for the École and linked to specific areas of the patron.

Discover our Chairs

Sponsorship of one or more companies grant us the complementary resources to bring forward research on state of the art company-driven scientific thematics in our laboratories. This is done through the exploration of new technologies, methodologies or materials.
Chairs establish collaborations between academic and industrial partners and position themselves as an experiences and practices exchange ground.

In terms of education, Chairs allow students to be trained in new issues through specific education modules, hence allowing them to reach work environment with detailed and applied knowledge on companies' specific area of expertise.

At the end of 2023, EDF, the École polytechnique and the École polytechnique Foundation renewed the ‘Sustainable Development’ and ‘Sustainable Energies’ teaching and research Chairs, headed by Dominique Bureau and François Willaime respectively. In doing so, the three institutions are extending a long-term relationship in support of the ecological and energy transition: the two Chairs are celebrating their 20th and 15th anniversaries respectively. Discover them on video (in French):

Become a sponsor

Becoming a sponsor of the Ecole Polytechnique is:

Taking part in the scientific influence of the École and being affiliated to it.
Supporting research and teaching projects linked to your company's issues.
Being in the heart of exchanges and creating a lasting relationship with researchers, students and other industrial partners.

Get in touch with us to build together a project linked to our research thematics.

To do so, fill the form which will be sent to Cristina Gastineau, chair manager at Ecole Polytechnique.

Read the corporate relations charter of École Polytechnique (French)