Mines ParisTech

MINES ParisTech
École Nationale Supérieure des Mines de Paris
Motto Théorie et Pratique
Motto in English
 Theory and Practice
Type Grande école
Established 1783
Location Paris, France
Coordinates: 48°50′42″N 2°20′21″E / 48.844952°N 2.339193°E / 48.844952; 2.339193
Campus Paris, Fontainebleau, Évry, Sophia Antipolis
Affiliations PSL*, Institut Mines-Télécom (Mines Télécom Institut of Technology), ParisTech (Paris Institute of Technology), Groupe des Écoles des mines, Conférence des Grandes écoles
Website http://www.mines-paristech.eu

MINES ParisTech (officially École Nationale Supérieure des Mines de Paris (MINES ParisTech), also known as École des Mines de Paris, ENSMP, Mines Paris or simply les Mines), created in 1783 by King Louis XVI, is one of the most prominent French engineering schools (see Grandes écoles) and a member of ParisTech (Paris Institute of Technology) and PSL* (Paris Sciences et Lettres).

MINES ParisTech is reputed for the outstanding performance of its research centers [1] and the quality of its international partnerships with other prestigious universities, which include Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), California Institute of Technology (Caltech), Shanghai Jiao Tong University, University of Hong Kong, National University of Singapore (NUS), Novosibirsk State University, Pontifical Catholic University of Chile and Tokyo Tech.

The École des Mines de Paris also publishes a world university ranking based on the number of alumni holding the post of CEO in one of the 500 largest companies in the world: the Mines ParisTech: Professional Ranking of World Universities.

1/3 of French Nobel prize winners went to MINES ParisTech.[2]

History

A classroom during the nineteenth century

Created by decree of the King's Counsel on March 19, 1783, the first school of Mines was located in the Hôtel de la Monnaie, in Paris.

The school disappeared at the beginning of the French Revolution but was re-established by decree of the Committee of Public Safety in 1794, the 13th Messidor Year II. It moved to Savoie, after a decree of the consuls the 23rd Pluviôse Year X (1802).

After the Bourbon Restoration in 1814, the school moved to the Hôtel de Vendôme (in the 6th arrondissement of Paris' Jardin du Luxembourg). From the 1960s onwards, it created research laboratories in Fontainebleau, Évry and Sophia Antipolis (Nice).

Education

The Hôtel de Vendôme, central building of Mines ParisTech

The initial aim of the Ecole des mines de Paris, namely to train high-level mining engineers, evolved with time to adapt to the technological and structural transformations undergone by society. Mines ParisTech has now become one of the most prestigious French engineering schools with a broad variety of disciplines. Its students are trained to have management positions, work in research and development departments, or as operations officers, etc. They receive a well-rounded education in a variety of subjects, ranging from the most technical (Mathematics, Physics) to economics, social sciences or even art in order to be able to tackle the managing or engineering-related issues they are to face. Exchange programs are possible during the third semester with prestigious universities around the world, such as Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), California Institute of Technology (Caltech), University of Hong Kong, National University of Singapore (NUS), Tokyo Tech, Seoul National University...

Degrees

Mines ParisTech provides different educational paths:

Admission for French and International students

For students having taken studied in the Classe Préparatoire aux Grandes Ecoles (a two-year highly selective undergraduate program in Mathematics, Physics, Engineering among others), admission to Civil Engineer of Mines is decided through a nationwide competitive examination. Every year, ten applications are also accepted from students around the world according to their academic achievements.

Admission to the Corps of Mines is possible at the end of the École polytechnique (top 10 ranked students each year), École normale supérieure, École des télécommunications de Paris and École des mines de Paris (these two later, after a specific examination), or from the other great technical corps of the French state.

Student unions and organizations

A Student Union is elected every year after a one-week campaign, and is in charge of enhancing the contact between students and various sponsoring industries as well as organizing events for the students.

Various other organizations are part of the students' lives: the Students' Sport Committee (BDS), the Junior Enterprise (JUMP), the Arts' Office (BDA), Cahier Vert (social opening and tutoring), CAV (wine-tasting club), Catholic community, Fanfare band, Entrepreneur club (MINES Genius), humanitarian organizations (Heliotopia, CEres, Zanbinou), photography club, Sailing club, among others.

Alumni

Research centres

Energy and Processes

Mathematics and Systems

Earth Science and Environment

Economics, Management, Society

Mechanical and Materials Engineering

See more at: http://www.mines-paristech.eu/Research-valorization/Fields-of-Research/

See also

Notes and references

  1. ↑ Palmarès 2013 des écoles d'ingénieurs par Recherche. Usinenouvelle.com. Retrieved on 2014-06-17.
  2. ↑ http://www.paristech.fr/en/paristech-grandes-%C3%A9coles/mines-paristech/ Main key feature for MINES ParisTech
  3. ↑ Présentation - MINES ParisTech. Mines-paristech.fr. Retrieved on 2014-06-17.

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