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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Engineering, Masters, Advanced Masters, doctorate programs 

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Contacts

International Relations and Corporate Partnerships Marie-Christine BERT Director for International Relations and Corporate Partnerships Tél: +33 (0) 1 64 15 34 23 David FOGELBERG Manager, corporate partnerships Tél. : +33 (0)1 64 15 30 00 Luna LY...
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The inaugural lectures of the 1st year

Every year, engineering students can take advantage of conferences given by experts and well-known personalities from the scientific and academic world. They also benefit from comprehensive seminars on specific topics. The aim of all these conferences is...
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At university

In L3 (Bachelors degree) Are you in your final year of a Bachelors degree in mathematics, mechanics, physics, computer science, civil engineering, engineering sciences? You can join the first year of the engineering program: You must have achieved at...
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The Athens Programme

École nationale des ponts et chaussées is a member of the ATHENS Network (Advanced Technology Higher Education Network SOCRATES) made up of 14 leading European technological universities and nine ParisTech Graduate Schools of Engineering. ParisTech is...
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News

EELISA Grand meeting in Istanbul

The Board of Directors and the Executive Board of EELISA European University will meet in Istanbul, Turkey, from November 17 to 19. Alongside these two governing bodies, three other committees will gather to advance the Alliance’s work: Working Group 9 on...
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Career opportunities

Recruitment opportunities All current recruitment opportunities are available on our dedicated website (in French). Visit the website Faculty positions Find our more on the French website.
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Student associations and sports

A rich array of student associations and high quality sports facilities offers students at École nationale des ponts et chaussées a vibrant campus life just 20 minutes from the heart of Paris on the RER A express railroad. With some 15 associations and...
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The Campus

Find all the information you need about life at École nationale des ponts et chaussées on the Descartes Campus, as well as at its other sites.
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Rendez-Vous Science et Société

2025 "What resources do we need to make the world habitable?" Philippe Simay - February 13th, 2025 at the School. Accept marketing cookies All Rendez-Vous Science et Société on YouTube (in French)
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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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Societal links

École nationale des ponts et chaussées is involved in several forms of societal engagement. In 2009, for example, it initiated a tutorship program called the “Expérience Ouverture” with several local schools. In addition, every year it takes part in the...
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