École nationale supérieure des mines de Paris
Mines ParisTech (officially École nationale supérieure des mines de Paris, English: Paris School of Mines, also known as École des mines de Paris, ENSMP, Mines Paris or les Mines) is a engineering graduate school in France. It is in a campus of the PSL Reseach University (Northern France).[1]
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| Type | Public, Graduate engineering school |
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| Established | 1783 |
| Students | 1500 |
| Location | , 48°50′44.291″N 2°20′22.898″E |
| Affiliations | PSL Research University |
| Website | http://www.mines-paristech.eu |
Its different curricula lead to the following French & European degrees :
- Ingénieur Mines ParisTech (Centralien Graduate engineer Masters level program)
- Master of Science & PhD
- Mastères Spécialisés
- Massive Online Open Course[2]
Academic activities and industrial applied research are performed mainly in French and English languages. Students from a dozen of nationalities participate to the different curricula at Mines ParisTech.
Admission
Admission to the Mines ParisTech engineering Programme implemented at Mines ParisTech is possible after two/three year scientific undergraduate studies.
The Mines ParisTech Programme typically lasts three years and results in a master's degree, augmented with international experience. Thus undergraduate studies + the Mines Programme account for more than a cumulated 300 ECTS credits as applicable in the European education system.
Research labs
Research activities at Mines ParisTech relate to the following topics:
- Earth sciences and environment
- Energy and processes
- Mechanical and Materials engineering
- Mathematics and systems
- Economics, management, society
Notable graduates
- Georges Charpak, French physicist
- Philippe Jamet, French manager and President of universities
- Luc Oursel, French businessman
- Alain Poher, French politician
References
- (in English)MINES ParisTech Archived 2017-10-08 at the Wayback Machine
- (in French)MINES ParisTech
Further reading
