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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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Advanced Master in Sustainable Real Estate and Building

Background Set up in 2011 in the context of France’s “Grenelle de l’Environnement” environmental policy, with a focus on energy and environmental performance, the Mastère Spécialisé ® Executive "Immobilier et Bâtiment Durables" (IBD) seeks to meet the...
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Getting to the School

The School is located in the heart of Cité Descartes at Champs-sur-Marne in Eastern Paris. École nationale des ponts et chaussées 6 et 8 avenue Blaise- Pascal - Cité Descartes - Champs-sur-Marne - 77455 Marne-la-Vallée cedex 2 Phone: +33 (0)1 64 15 30 00...
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Masters

In addition to the engineering program, École nationale des ponts et chaussées runs or co-runs master's programs that train experts for entry into the job market or for further doctoral study. Most of the School's master's programs are run within the...
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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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Publications

The publishing activities of the Documentation, Archives and Heritage Department are at the heart of the École nationale des ponts et chaussées' mission to disseminate scientific knowledge and promote its educational productions. This includes the...
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EELISA - European University

The European Engineering Learning Innovation and Science Alliance (EELISA) is a consortium of ten higher education institutions (graduate engineering schools, technical and full-spectrum universities) from eight different countries in Europe with 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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Event

11th edition of One Night to Innovate

École nationale des ponts et chaussées launches the 11th edition of One Night to Innovate together with the EELISA European Alliance. This year, the projects will be aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals set by the United Nations. Each project...
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Transitions in debate - Water under stress: a subject of study at the crossroads of multiple research areas

To coincide with the publication of the 5th issue of Transitions, “L'eau sous contraintes: un objet d'étude à l'intersection de multiples recherches” (Water under stress: an object of study at the crossroads of multiple research projects), École nationale...
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Career and Skills in Sustainability Webinar

On Tuesday, November 18 at 3 pm, the Executive Master's in Sustainable Real Estate and Building is hosting an online event “Sustainable Careers and Skills: How to Stand Out in Construction and Real Estate”. This webinar in French is open to all and...
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News

The School ranks 4th in Le Figaro Étudiant's ranking of engineering schools

École Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées ranks 4th in Le Figaro Étudiant's 2026 ranking of the best post-preparatory engineering schools. This ranking recognizes the excellence of our engineering program. The School trains high-level engineers who are...
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ATHENS week 2025

The ATHENS Network (Advanced Technology Higher Education Network/Socrates), established in 1996, promotes exchanges among students, professors, and researchers from leading European technical universities and engineering schools. Its main activity is the...
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