Master of Science Sustainable impact analysis (SIA)

The Master of Science Sustainable Impact Analysis (SIA) formerly known as ECDBA is a postgraduate master's degree awarded by École nationale des ponts et chaussées and jointly run with the Paris School of Economics. The MSc SIA is a challenging full-time 12-months program that will provide you with outstanding training in the tools of economic evaluation. It combines a rigorous academic core with tailored practical applications to various sectors (energy and environment, urban, health, digital). The MSc SIA is designed for technically-minded graduates who want a deep, analytical study of economic evaluation of projects, investments and policies. You will learn how to put the latest academic thinking into practice from leading practitioners and faculty, giving you a thorough and hands-on understanding of economic evaluation methods and business strategies in a context of technological change.

As a young professional or student with a bachelor’s degree in 4 years, a master’s degree (M1 or M2) in economics, statistics or mathematics, or an engineering degree, you may be interested to learn how to respond to current sustainability issues.

The skills acquired will enable participants to work in Europe and abroad in:

Construction, IT, health, energy, water, real estate, natural resources industry
Financial institutions and Banks
Investment Funds for Infrastructure
Development Banks or equivalent
Leading consulting firms
Assistant to Contracting Authority (ACA) firms
Public sector institutions and administration

Alumni: Where are they today ?

KPMG, MC KINSEY, BARCLAYS, CRÉDIT AGRICOLE CIB, OCDE, MINISTÈRE DES ARMÉES, INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR TAX DEVELOPMENT, METORI CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT, SCET, PARIS INFRASTRUCTUREADVISORY, SCALA PATRIMOINE, ALLIANCY, SKEMA BUSINESS SCHOOL, PARIS DAUPHINE PSL, PSE DOCTORATE PROGRAM, to name a few.

Admission

The Master of Science SIA formerly known as EDCBA is a MSc program jointly accredited by École nationale des ponts et chaussées and the Paris School of Economics, designed for new and recent graduates. Candidates with more than three years’ work experience will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Admission to the SIA program is very competitive and the selection committee will pay close attention to all aspects of your application. You need to submit your online application form and supporting materials by the application deadline.

Schedule

Registrations for 2025-2026 are open.

Apply directly on Paris School of Economics website: www.pse-application.eu.

Once completed, your application is evaluated on a rolling basis, within 10 days. More about the requirements and applications

Interviews and Acceptance: Once completed, your application is reviewed within 10 days, on a rolling-basis.
Preselected applicants will be proposed an interview (via video conference). The objective is to measure the relevance
of the programme with your own educational qualifications and professional plans.
Final acceptance is announced within a week after the interview, and we then contact you to finalize the process. Do
not hesitate to visit our « Prepare your arrival » section.

All the admission process (Electronic applications, pre-selection, invitation to interview, final decision) are managed by e-mail.

Several admission sessions are organized each year.

You are invited to check regularly the spam file of your mailbox to make sure none of our mails landed there.

Courses start on September 1st, 2025, at PSE Jourdan campus (Paris 14^e)

Places: between 20 to 25 students / academic year
Tuition Fees: 15 000 euros

Requirements

Undergraduate degree: The master SIA is open to candidates holding a 4-year bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in Engineering, Economics (with high quantitative skills), Mathematics or Statistics.
GMAT or GRE score (optional): Admitted students usually have a quantitative score in the 90th percentile, verbal score in the 80th percentile and analytical writing score is at least 5.
Work experience: It is not mandatory to have any full-time work experience prior to applying to the program. However if you have any relevant experience, either full-time or via an internship, this will be considered as part of your application for the program
References: Two academic or professional references submitted via the application website. If you are in the process of completing a degree program, one reference should be from your current institution.
English language test: A test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or International English Language Test Scheme (IELTS) must be taken, and all minimum scores met (unless eligible for a waiver) if either your first language is not English or you are not from a majority English speaking country, as defined by the UK Visas and Immigration office.

Funding

Download the funding brochure (in French)

Program

From September to March: Expand your knowledge

► Core courses - A multidisciplinary approach at the heart of SIA programme

Economics: evaluating a project (or any asset), including externalities, and understanding its contribution to value creation in an environment dominated by high uncertainty.

Cost Benefit Analysis
Econometrics and Data Analysis
Industrial Organization & Regulation
Macroeconomics
Risk and uncertainty

Management: identifying the potential implementation issues and using the relevant management techniques (organizational analysis, sociology).

Investment Decision
Innovation & Intangible Asset Evaluation
Organizational & Managerial Practices

Finance: structuring the financial resources, mobilizing the adequate instruments (equity, debt, hybrid) on the basis of sophisticated valuation and modeling techniques;

Project Finance & Corporate Finance
Structured finance

► Field courses

All field courses are compulsory since the objective is to provide to SIA students with a general training on projects appraisals methodologies and cost-benefit analysis which can be applied to any sectors, rather than to specialize in a more specific one.

Energy and ecological transition

Sustainable development and climate change economics
Energy Economics
Water, sanitation and waste management economics

Digital transformation

Platform Economics
Disruptive business model
Data Analytics

Healthcare in aging societies

Health economics
Aging and health
Regulation in healthcare

Smart cities

Urban economics
Housing and Real Estate
Transport Economics

► Organization of an International Annual Conference open to the public:

The last conference on Sustainability and the Olympic Games was organized in Fébruary 2024.

► Capstone Projects, a professional mission

The Capstone project is a 72-hour mission, conducted under the supervision of a member of MSc EDCBA faculty staff, and an experimented professional from the industrial sector or a guest lecturer. It offers a unique opportunity to learn from experts how to manage and deliver a consultancy mandate.

An overview of some Capstone Projects Partners:

Renault
Tier
Transdev
Engie
World Bank Group
Hospital innovation economics
Autorité de Régulation des Transport (ART)
EDF
Mairie de Paris
Lime

Example of a Capstone project: ARAFER

« Cost-Benefit Analysis on the Substitution of Regional Small Railway Lines with Coach Lines in France » The capstone project offered a methodological framework and a decision support tool regarding the choice of whether to operate regional passengers transport services by train or by coach.

While passengers transport services are traditionally operated by train in France, some lines face a low level of activity.

Several French regions have therefore to decide whether to keep these “small” train lines, or to substitute them with coach services, which are usually cheaper than train services, but are often perceived as offering a lower quality of service by users.

The method aims to take into account not only the public transit authority but also all the other parties involved (users and non-users, firms, the environment).

More Capstone Projects

Renault, « Electric Vehicule for all? A cost benefit analysis of the second-hand market solution »
Autorité de Régulation des Transport (ART), « Socio-economic impact (ex-post) of liberalisation of coach transport in France »
Lime, « A cost benefit analysis of Lime free-floating e-scooter service in Paris »

From April to August: build your professional experience

4-month internship - The internship is an excellent opportunity for students to put into practice what they have learnt over the past year. In addition, the MSc SIA staff proactively proposes internship offers to the students.

Testimonials

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