École nationale des ponts et chaussées Building the worlds of tomorrow
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The School maintains close ties with businesses. These partnerships, some of which are long-standing, enrich the educational experience and help address the challenges facing the socio-economic world.

Train your teams

On its own or through its subsidiaries, École nationale des ponts et chaussées develops professional training programs, closely linked to economic sectors, in the field of continuing education. Discover the Ponts et Chaussées Executive Education training program.

  • Advanced Masters - Mastère Spécialisé®
    Our advanced Masters - Mastère Spécialisé® are available as part of a career change or career development, in order to develop expertise and acquire dual skills
  • Innovation through design - d.school Paris
    d.school Paris trains and supports innovation leaders through learning and practicing user-centered design.
  • École des Ponts Business School
    École des Ponts Business School supports companies and executives in their transformation projects.
  • Ponts Formation Continue
    Ponts Formation Continue offers training courses to companies and public authorities.

Contribute to education by offering internships or funding scholarships 

Students benefit from training provided in close collaboration with companies and teaching methods that encourage the development of their career plans.
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To support your international development and contribute to the education of international students from the world's top universities, help fund the international scholarships of excellence offered by the École nationale des ponts et chaussées.
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Recruit our alumni 

The mission of the École nationale des ponts et chaussées alumni association is to cultivate ties and mobilize the international network of Ponts alumni in their fields of expertise to build the worlds of tomorrow.
Visit the Ponts Alumni Job Board.

Develop your employer brand and strengthening your recruitment communication

École nationale des ponts et chaussées offers various opportunities to meet its students, promoting dialogue and allowing you to stand out in your recruitment communications.
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Explore opportunities for collaborative research

To be at the forefront of innovative research, to provide training for the professions of tomorrow's cities, and to increase its capacity for knowledge transfer to businesses, the School has developed a co-creation space: the Co-Innovation Lab.
Its platforms are open to academic, industrial, and institutional stakeholders.
Find out more about our labs.
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Work with Fondation des Ponts

The Fondation des Ponts supports the School's development by funding numerous projects that enhance the excellence of its teaching and research, foster innovation, encourage entrepreneurship, and promote access to its programs for the best students. 

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Executive Master in Infrastructure Project Finance

The Mastère Spécialisé ® - Executive Master in "Infrastructure Project Finance" is a fast-track and multi-disciplinary program fulfilling a high demand of professionals in the Project Finance Market. Objectives The objective of the Infrastructure Project...
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Refugee Students Program

On the initiative of the student association Dévelop’Ponts, École nationale des ponts et chaussées launched a Refugee Student Program at the start of the 2016 academic year. This program has enabled the school to welcome and support students who have...
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Executive Master in Smart Mobility

Background Anticipating and managing the impact of digital technology on transportation A new high-quality program, unique in France, run by two engineering schools specializing in transportation and digital technology: Télécom Paris and École nationale...
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The laboratories

The School's laboratories in 2025 CEREA - Atmospheric Environment Education and Research Center Themes: air quality, pollution dispersal and transportation, atmospheric modeling on an urban and regional scale, data assimilation. CEREA is committed to an...
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Advanced Master in Railway and Urban Transport System Engineering

Background The rapid growth in the railway sector has prompted constructors and operators to turn to the grandes Ecoles to create a high-level educational programme aimed at engineers, project managers or executives likely to work in the railway or urban...
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Research

2025 key figures 12 research laboratories, including 6 UMR CNRS (National Research Center units) 308 researchers and academics 718 PhD candidates and postdoctoral fellows 1,122 rank A publications €11,5 million in revenues from research partnerships...
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NEW - Critical Materials

The Mastère Spécialisé ® - Executive Master in "Critical Materials" is a fast-track and multi-disciplinary program for professionals in the Supply Chain, Strategy, CSR and Innovation C-Suite. The program is also open to recent graduates pursuing further...
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Executive Master in Management of Energy Projects

Context and Objectives According to the International Energy Agency, investments in the energy sector amounted to US$ 2.7 trillion in 2022. Energy is a domain where investments are often very large, and technically very complex. The current transformation...
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Validation of prior learning

Validation of prior learning is a right enshrined in the French Labor Code. Law no. 2022-1598 of December 21, 2022. Articles 133 to 145 of the French Social Modernization Act introduce the "Validation des Acquis de l'Expérience (VAE)". "Any person who has...
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School distinctions

École Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées, which features in international rankings, is also in the top five in national rankings, alongside École Polytechnique, École Centrale, and École des Mines Paris-PSL. Its researchers, teachers, and students are...
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Apprenticeship tax

The apprenticeship tax is divided into two parts: the first part is earmarked for financing apprenticeships, and amounts to 87% the second part is earmarked for financing technological and vocational training. It represents 13% of the total apprenticeship...
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School Council

The School Council elects its chairman for a renewable term of three years, from the three qualified individuals appointed under the aegis of the Minister in charge of Ecological Transition. Chairman of the School Council Benoît de RUFFRAY, Président...
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