École nationale des ponts et chaussées Building the worlds of tomorrow
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Company

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.
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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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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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Strategy

A mission: building the worlds of tomorrow. Tackling major societal challenges has been essential to the School’s history and continues to guide it. So building a future in a world that is becoming aware that resources are limited and that human...
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Welcome to the School

École nationale des ponts et chaussées provides a very high-level education in general engineering. In July 2024, the School became a member of the Institut Polytechnique de Paris, world-class Institute of science and technology encompassing 6 prestigious...
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Corporate brochures

Academic programs Engineering program 2026-2027 (French) Polytechnic curriculum 2025-2026 (French) Student life: Alpha 2026 (French) The School in figures The School in figures 2024-2025 The School in facts and figures - 2024-2025 in details Faculty staff...
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Event

Digital Transformation for Railway Infrastructure Management

The Executive Master’s in Digital Twins for Infrastructures & Cities, in partnership with SNCF Réseau and the European Center Of Excellence in Digitalization of Infrastructures and Cities (EUCEDIC), organizes a conference dedicated to the digital...
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News

Support the School's projects thanks to the 2026 apprenticeship tax funraising

Are you committed to supporting the projects of the École nationale des ponts et chaussées? The 2026 apprenticeship tax fundraising campaign has begun—now is your chance to contribute! "In a context of uncertainty and rapid change,investing in the...
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Chairs

École nationale des ponts et chaussées has been pursuing a strategy of long-term partnerships with companies through industrial chairs. Structured around themes that are strategic for the School, they aim to create scientific and educational value for the...
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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 education

In addition to offering high-level general engineering training, École nationale des ponts et chaussées develops master's and doctoral programs through its Graduate School, supported by the excellence of its research laboratories. On its own or through...
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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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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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Executive Masters

The École nationale des ponts et chaussées Executive Master (MS) programs last 12 to 18 months. Successful completion of a MS program is recognized by the award of a diploma accredited by the 'Conférence des Grandes Écoles' and bearing the label 'Mastère...
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