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13 Feb. 2026
Nathan Lichtlé receives the Paul Caseau Award
Nathan Lichtlé, a doctorate graduate of the School, is the 2025 winner of the Paul Caseau Prize in the category “Decarbonization of the Economy.” His thesis, “Stabilization and control of dynamic systems: from classical methods to reinforcement learning,”...
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11 Feb. 2026
Île-de-France Mobilités and the School create the Chair "Mobility Transitions, Mobility Futures"
École nationale des ponts et chaussées (ENPC) and Île-de-France Mobilités have launched a joint five-year research chair entitled “ Mobility Dynamics and Prospects,” led by the Laboratoire Ville, Mobilité, Transport (LVMT), a joint research unit under the...
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03 Feb. 2026
The School contributes to training public services in ecological transition
Following training in ecological transition for central administration directors and senior government officials, the government has taken a further step by extending this training program, with adapted methods, to all 2.5 million government employees...
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02 Feb. 2026
The SobriEau action research project wins the ADEME's France 2030 – Innov'Eau call for projects
The SobriEau action research project, led by École nationale des ponts et chaussées, AgroParisTech Innovation, and Cerema, has been selected as a winner of the Ademe France 2030 Innov’Eau call for projects. This four-year project (2025-2029) aims to...
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02 Feb. 2026
Launch of the Advanced Master in Energy Renovation of Old Buildings
École nationale des ponts et chaussées and École de Chaillot, département formation de la Cité de l'architecture et du patrimoine, launched a new Advanced Master in Energy Renovation of Old Buildings, constructed before 1948. Energy Renovation of Old...
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28 Jan. 2026
Institut Polytechnique de Paris is ranked 20th in the QS World University Rankings: Europe 2026.
Institut Polytechnique de Paris continues its upward trajectory in international rankings, climbing to 20th place in Europe in the QS World University Rankings: Europe 2026, up from 23rd in 2025. The institution also maintains its position as 2nd...
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19 Jan. 2026
Patrice Aknin, new director of the Smart Mobility Executive Master
Patrice Aknin is taking over as director of the Executive Master in Smart Mobility, replacing Mathieu Py. This unique program of excellence in France, accredited by the Conférence des Grandes Écoles, is a post-master's degree requiring six years of higher...
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12 Jan. 2026
CERMICS becomes a joint research unit with CNRS
The École nationale des ponts et chaussées Research Center in Mathematics and Scientific Computing (CERMICS) became a joint research unit with CNRS (UMR 9032) on January 1st, 2026, affiliated with the National Institute for Mathematical Sciences and their...
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09 Jan. 2026
Prix de thèse des Ponts 2025: two winners
Each year, the Fondation des Ponts rewards young doctors whose work contributes to the scientific, economic, and social influence of the École nationale des ponts et chaussées. This year, two candidates tied for the Grand Prix de thèse des Ponts...
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08 Jan. 2026
The School ranked 4th in Usine Nouvelle's 2026 engineering school rankings
The École Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées ranks 4th in Usine Nouvelle's 2026 engineering school rankings, which lists 121 French institutions. This ranking highlights the international dimension of the curriculum, research, the professional integration...
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07 Jan. 2026
The School awarded the 3 certificates of recognition for the Universum 2025 student experience
Every year, the research and consulting firm Universum conducts an international employer brand survey that measures the expectations, motivations, and preferences of students. The 2025 survey of engineering students at École nationale des ponts et...
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06 Jan. 2026
Death of Roger Guesnerie, professor of economics at the School
It is with great sadness that we learned of the passing of Roger Guesnerie. A former student of the École Polytechnique (X62), he graduated with a degree in civil engineering (corps des ponts et chaussées). After completing his training at the École...