Slide2: The alliance of scientific education and research Ecole Polytechnique Training scientific, industrial and economical leaders Since 1794, the most prestigious Graduate Institute
of Science and Technology in France (“Grande Ecole”) Member of ParisTech
Slide3: A long tradition of Scientific Excellence Ecole Polytechnique alumni are Leaders in the Public Sector Corporate Executives World-Renowned Scientists Training scientific, industrial and economical leaders
Slide4: Facts & figures International
> 150 agreements with foreign universities Education
2,600 students
> « Ingénieur Polytechnicien »: 2,000 students 20 % international
> Master of Science: 200 students 50 % international > PhD: 420 students 35% international
400 faculty members
> 14 members of the French Academy of Sciences
> 12 % international
> 9 departments (education and research) Research
> 1,500 people in the research center > 640 researchers > 420 PhD > 21 laboratories
Slide5: An outstanding campus 15 km away from Paris, 200 hectares
Direct commuter train from downtown Paris 9,000 m² of sport facilities: rugby, soccer, horse riding, swimming, climbing, golf, fencing, athletics… 59 lecture halls and classrooms 1,500 individual dorm rooms
Slide6: A multidisciplinary research centre 21 laboratories 1,500 people Biology Mechanics (Solid Mechanics, Fluid Dynamics, Meteorology) Physics and Applied Physics (Theoretical, Condensed Matter, Solid-State, Particle, Nuclear, Plasma, Materials, Electronics, Lasers, Optics) Economics Computer Science Humanities and Social Sciences Chemistry Mathematics Applied Mathematics
Slide7: TOP 10%
« Classes Préparatoires »
2 or 3 years National
Examination Scientific
« baccalauréat » Admission
Scientific « Elites » The 500 BEST : ECOLE POLYTECHNIQUE 400 100 Excellent University
Mathematics / Physic
2 ou 3 years High-School (130 000) TOP 0,3%
In France… … and abroad International
Examination
Slide8: GENERAL EDUCATION YEAR 1 YEAR 2 One class = 500 students
400 French 100 International YEAR 3 SPECIALIZED EDUCATION YEAR 4 The « Ingénieur Polytechnicien » curriculum, an Advanced Master in Science & Technology Physics
Micro-Nano-Optoelectronics
Physics and Chemistry of Life
Computer Science
Mathematics
Applied Mathematics
Engineering, Simulation and Modeling
Mechanics: Materials and Structure
Mechanics: Fluid Dynamics
Earth and Environment
Eco-Sciences
Biology
Chemistry at Frontiers
Genosciences
Economics
Quantitative Economics & Finance 1) Doctoral coursework
2) Master of Science
3) Graduate Institute of Technology
Slide9: Master of Science Prerequisite: Bachelor's degree
Duration: 2 years - Possibility to be admitted directly to the 2nd year
Tuition fees: from 440 € to 11,000 € depending on the duration of
the program and the type of scholarship awarded
Financial support: Research Assistantships, Teaching Assistantships,
Fellowships Master of Science and Technology
Advanced Technologies in Materials and Structures
Transportation and Sustainable Development (with the ENPC)
Complex Industrial System Engineering Master of Science by Research
Molecular and Cellular Biology Chemistry Computer Science Mathematics Applied Mathematics Mechanical Engineering Applied Physics Economics and Management
Slide10: Internationally recognized degree
Duration: 3 years
Admission after a Master of Science by Research
420 PhD students : 35% international
100% of PhD students have financial support
90 PhD defences in 2005
PhD Awards: 8 prizes per year PhD Program
Slide11: Japan Italy
Spain
Switzerland Russia Germany The Netherlands
Sweden United-Kingdom USA Canada Brazil S. Korea China India Mexico Chile Singapore Iran Vietnam Romania Morocco Tunisia Lebanon Double Degree Program
General partnership
Free Mobility to EP
EP students abroad International development
Slide12: On the international side Non-degree programs for students
from partner universities:
- International Exchange Program
- International Internship Program Degree programs open to international students:
- « Ingénieur Polytechnicien »
- Master of Science
- PhD
Slide13: International Exchange Program
Study Abroad Opportunity at Ecole Polytechnique Application requirements - to have at least completed 2 to 3 years of undergraduate studies
in Science or in Engineering
- to have excellent results in Mathematics and in Science
- to have a good command of the French language
Courses offered - Scientific courses from the year 2 or year 3
of the “Ingénieur Polytechnicien” curriculum
- Optional courses: Sport, French, Seminars in the Humanities
and Social Sciences, Foreign Languages
- Research internship in one of the 21 research centers
Duration
- from 3 months to one academic year
Slide14: International Exchange Program
Study Abroad Opportunity at Ecole Polytechnique Main application deadline
March 15, 2008 for admission in September 2008 and January 2009
Additional applications
Accepted until October 28, 2008 for admission in January 2009 Admission
Students are admitted solely on the basis of their academic qualifications as shown in the application file.
Admission is notified no later than end of May and by mid-November for the second selection.
Slide15: International Exchange Program Students Over the past 5 years, more than 35 students from US universities have participated in the International Exchange Program : MIT, Harvard, Berkeley, Northwestern…
Students from Columbia University:
Kiri Datchev, Applied Mathematics & Applied Physics
at Ecole Polytechnique in 2003-2004
Claire Faltermeier, Biological Sciences
at Ecole Polytechnique in the spring 2005
and in 2006-2007, Master in Molecular and Cellular Biology
International Exchange students in 2006-2007 come from Austria , Germany, Italy, Norway, Romania, Russia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, US, Korea, PR China, Taiwan…
All International Exchange Students live on campus and take the same courses as regular students (French and International).
Slide16: International Exchange Program MIT Students at Ecole Polytechnique Awo Ashiabor BS’ 06 in EE-CS Fall 2005
Manal Dia BS’ 06 in EE-CS Fall 2005
Emre Aciksoz BS ’06 in EE-CS Spring 2006
Ruby Lau BS' 05 in Economics Spring 2005
Jerrad Pierce BS '05 in Chemistry & DUSP Spring 2005
Catia Verbeke BS '06 in Biology Spring 2005
Nada Amin BS '05 in EE-CS Fall 2003
Suelin Chen BS '03 in Biology Fall 2003 & Spring 2004
Bernardo Zacka BS '05 in EE-CS Fall 2003
Tilke Judd BS '03 in Mathematics Fall 2003 & Spring 2004
Jeffrey Greenbaum BS '04 in Economics and Math Spring 2004
Kim Khanh Nguyen BS '03 in EE-CS Fall 2002
Daniel Guarda BS '04 in Mechanical Eng. Spring 2003
Jacqueline Lai BS '04 in EE-CS Spring 2003
Genevieve Park BS '04 in Environmental Eng. Spring 2003
Vanessa Pena BS '04 in Mechanical Eng. Spring 2003
Susan Taing BS '02 in Mathematics Fall 2001
George Peev BS '02 in EE-CS Spring 2002
Katy Kaminski BS '01 in EE-CS Spring 2000
Slide17: The International Internship Program Research internship in one of the 21 research centers
- Open to advanced undergraduate students (juniors and seniors),
Master and PhD students
- Duration: 3 months to 6 months
- Knowledge of French is a plus but is not required
- Previous experience in research Application deadline
At least 4 months before the beginning of the internship Monthly stipends provided by Ecole Polytechnique to cover basic expenses (housing, food, transportation…)
Slide18: Physics and Applied Physics (1/2) > Theoretical Physics (CPHT)
• Mathematical physics
• Fundamental interactions
• Condensed matter
• Plasma physics
> Particle Physics & Astrophysics (LLR): physics of elementary particles and fundamental interactions, experimental studies and developments
> Condensed Matter (PMC)
• Physics and chemistry of surfaces and thin films
• Materials synthesis (deposits, electrochemistry, sol-gel synthesis,...), and characterization (NMR, X-rays, microscopy,...)
• Study of irregular systems with fractal geometry
> Plasma Physics and Technologies (LPTP)
Plasma turbulence
Coherent scattering
Novel plasma and X-ray sources
Ion beams
Plasma deposition and etching
Slide19: Physics and Applied Physics (2/2) > Applied Optics (LOA)
Intense femtosecond lasers
Sources of ultrashort X-ray and Extreme UltraViolet pulses, and electron bunches
Metrology, and characterization of ultrashort phenomena
> Intense Lasers (LULI)
Advanced solid-state lasers and innovative optics technologies
Use of high energy and high power pulsed lasers for Inertial Confinement Fusion and laser-matter interaction physics
Coherent and incoherent x-ray sources and laser-accelerated particle beams
> Thin Films and Interfaces (PICM)
Silicon based thin films and nanomaterials
Large area electronic applications
Carbone nanotubes and applications
Polarimetric instrumentation
> Irradiated Solids (LSI)
Physicochemistry of materials under irradiation
Nanomaterials
High Tc superconductors
Radiografting and biomaterials
Laser-solid interaction
Spin dependent transport in nanowires
Slide20: Computer Science, Math & Applied Math > Computer Science (LIX): from algorithms to software
Algebraic, combinatorial, probabilistic, functional structures / computer algebra / control / optimization / bioinformatics / cryptology / routing / distributed computations / complex systems / formal mathematics > Mathematics (CMLS): mathematical study of physical or mechanical phenomena
Geometry / Number theory / Dynamical systems / Symplectic topology
> Applied Mathematics (CMAP): modeling, mathematical analysis, numerical analysis and effective scientific computation for phenomena appearing in the physical, chemical, economical and information science
Signal processing / Finance / Inverse problem / Optimization / Parallel computing
Slide21: Mechanics > Solid Mechanics (LMS)
• Micromechanics of materials
• Dynamics and stability
• Fracture and fatigue
• Rock and soil mechanics
• Inverse problems
• Geomechanics
> Hydrodynamics (LadHyx)
• Flow instabilities
• Transition to turbulence
• Applications of the physics of chaos
• Geophysical fluid dynamics
• Flow-structure interactions
> Dynamic Meteorology (LMD)
• Model simulations of climate and climate change
• Model studies and forecast of atmospheric pollution
• Instrumentation and meteorological observations
• Analysis of satellite data
Slide22: www.polytechnique.edu Ecole Polytechnique
Sylvain Ferrari
International Development Coordinator
Vice Presidency for External Affairs
Phone: +33 1 69 33 34 05
e-mail: sylvain.ferrari@polytechnique.edu Office of Global Programs
Columbia University
Kathleen McDermott, Assistant Vice President for Global Programs
e-mail: km26@columbia.edu
Phone: 212-854-1219
Alliance Program
Columbia University
Vanessa Scherrer, Program Director
e-mail: vcs2002@columbia.edu
Elodie Luquet, Program Coordinator
e-mail: el2374@columbia.edu
Phone: 212-854-2056