The School and its community

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...

The socio-economic transitions of our societies are generating a multitude of challenges that require us to think globally but act locally. Through its research and teaching programs, École nationale des ponts et chaussées enables its researchers...

Respect for each individual is at the heart of the École nationale des ponts et chaussées' concerns, whether for students or staff. This is reflected in two major themes: the establishment of real and quantifiable equality between women and men, and the...

The Corps des Ponts et Chaussées (Bridges and Roads Corps) was created in 1716. In 1747, a decree issued by the King's Council, considered to be the founding act of the School, established a specific training program for state engineers, entrusted to Jean...

Since January 1st, 1994, École nationale des ponts et chaussées has been officially recognized in France as a public scientific, cultural, and professional institution (EPSCP), accountable to the Ministry in charge of Ecological Transition. This legal...

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...

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...

The aim of the Matinales des Ponts is to enable participants to learn more about the areas of excellence of the École nationale des ponts et chaussées, and to understand how this expertise helps business leaders to better master the issues involved in...

Since 1987, École des Ponts Business School has been helping executives transform themselves and lead business transformation. In business to make a better world The School has never wanted to be a business school like any other. Its founder, Celia Russo...

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

École nationale des ponts et chaussées created the subsidiary Ponts Formation Continue and works in partnership with IHEDATE in providing degree level training as part of a lifelong learning process. École nationale des ponts et chaussées has been...