École nationale des ponts et chaussées Building the worlds of tomorrow
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Join a prestigious school where you can develop your scientific, technical, and interpersonal skills and knowledge to tackle today's environmental and social challenges!

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Engineering program - International candidate

Several options are available to you depending on the type of agreement between your institution and the École nationale des ponts et chaussées.

Master's programs

Energy transition, mobility, sustainable construction, environmental economics...: benefit from high-level training and a degree offering numerous career opportunities by enrolling in one of the school's many master's programs.
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Doctorate

The School offers doctoral programs notably through the Institut Polytechnique de Paris, of which it is a member.
International students can apply for doctoral programs.

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.
Admission procedures are detailed on the pages for each program.
International students can apply.

Innovation through design - d.school Paris

d.school Paris trains and supports innovation leaders through learning and practicing user-centered design.

Student Refugee Program

On the initiative of the student association Dévelop’Ponts, the School has set up a Refugee Student Program, which welcomes and supports students who have previously studied science and are currently asylum seekers or refugees in France.

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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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European electricity system planning for 2050: a serious game - 2nd edition

This activity offers a multidisciplinary team-based learning experience focused on one of the major challenges facing Europe: designing a resilient, efficient, and carbon-neutral electricity system for the decades ahead. Over five days, participants will...
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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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City, Environment, Transportation

The department welcomes students who wish to practice, as engineers, occupations related to the development of territories and cities, development and management of networks, in the field of transport and environment. To know the academic prerequisites...
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Registering and reregistering at the School

Administrative registration at École nationale des ponts et chaussées is compulsory for all students. It must be repeated in each academic year, and includes the following steps : 1/ Pay the CVEC ( Student and Campus Life Contribution ) for students...
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Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science

Objective: to become research engineers or design engineers for the development of new products, materials, and robotics. A solid understanding of the concepts and tools of continuum mechanics under transformation; A pedagogical approach that emphasizes...
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Academic year 2026-2027: means-tested grants for engineering students to be assessed and administered by the CROUS

The École nationale des ponts et chaussées has signed an agreement with the Créteil CROUS: from the start of the 2026–2027 academic year, means-tested grants for engineering students will be processed and administered by the CROUS Créteil. Apply for a...
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The laboratories

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 ambitious scientific policy to...
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PhD Programs

In PhD research, the School’s policy is to foster access to excellence through Doctoral Schools (ED) affiliated with the laboratories. In this context, an École nationale des ponts et chaussées PhD candidate (ENPC candidate) is registered with one of the...
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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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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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Year 1

Take a virtual tour of the School Accept marketing cookies The first year at École nationale des ponts et chaussées Developing skills in 4 major areas A rigorous scientific and technical education: the ability to understand and implement conceptual...
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