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| Type | Public,Grand établissement,EPSCP |
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| Established | 1996 |
| Chancellor | Odile Gauthier |
| President | Olivier Huart |
Administrative staff | 4,450 |
| Students | 12,300[1] |
| Postgraduates | 1,560 |
| Location | Albi,Alès,Brest,Douai,Evry,Gardanne,Lille,Nancy,Nantes,Rennes,Paris,Saint-Étienne andSophia-Antipolis ,48°42′46″N2°12′01″E / 48.7128°N 2.2003°E /48.7128; 2.2003 |
| Website | http://www.imt.fr/en/ |
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TheInstitut Mines-Télécom (IMT) is aFrenchinstitute of technology dedicated to higher education and research in the fields of engineering and digital technology. Organized as acollegiate university, it brings together themining andtelecommunicationsgrandes écoles in France.
Created in 1996, it was originally known as theGroupe des écoles des télécommunications (GET), followed by the "Institut Télécom". The Mines schools, which were placed under the administrative supervision of the Ministry of Industry, joined the Institute in March 2012, then it took on its current name and gained the status ofGrand établissement.
It combines high academic and scientific legitimacy with a practical proximity to business and a unique positioning in 3 major transformations of the 21st century: Digital Affairs, Energy and Ecology, and Industry. Its training and research for innovation are rolled out in the Mines and Télécom Graduate Schools. The institute falls under the administrative aegis of theMinistry of the Economy and Finance.
Institut Mines-Télécom is a founding member of the Industry of Future Alliance and theUniversity of Paris-Saclay.[2] It maintains close relationships with the economic world and has two Carnot Institutes. Every year around one hundred startup companies leave its incubators.
The schools (grandes écoles) are accredited by theCommission des Titres d'Ingénieur (CTI) to deliver the FrenchDiplôme d'Ingénieur.
In 1996, theFrance Télécom monopoly in telecommunications ended. The group of telecommunications schools was established in the form of anÉtablissement public à caractère administratif (public establishment of an administrative nature), for the purpose of managing the three schools: the École nationale supérieure des télécommunications; the École nationale supérieure des télécommunications de Bretagne and the Institut national des télécommunications. The group was renamed the "Institut Télécom" in 2008.On 1 March 2012, it was renamed the "Institut Mines-Télécom" and converted to anEPCSCP - Grand Établissement. The six Mines schools under the supervision of theMinistry for the Economy, Finances and Industry joined the Institut by convention.
All Institut Mines-Telecom (IMT) schools areGrandes Écoles, a French institution ofhigher education that is separate from, but parallel and connected to the main framework of theFrench public university system. Similar to theIvy League in the United States,Oxbridge in the UK, andC9 League in China,Grandes Écoles are elite academic institutions that admit students through an extremely competitive process.[3][4][5] Alumni go on to occupy elite positions within government, administration, and corporate firms in France.[6][7]
International students often may apply directly to aGrande École after obtaining a high school or bachelors degree, but most French students apply through theGrande École program (CPGE). Unlike the public universities in which all students may enroll directly after receiving a high school diploma (baccalauréat), many FrenchCPGE applicants, including those applying to IMT schools, must first pass a highly competitive national exam. French students can take the exam after receiving theirbaccalauréat, but many will first attend a two-yearprépa (Classe préparatoire aux grandes écoles) and obtain 120ECTs. Students not accepted at theGrande École of their choice will often repeat the second year ofprépa and re-take the exam. Once admitted, theCPGE requires 5 years ofpost-baccalauréat training (Bac + 5) and ends with a Master's degree. Students accepted to aCPGE after finishing a two-yearprépa will start in year 3 of the program. In 2022, annual tuition for a masters in general engineering degree was: €2,150 for European Union citizens; €4,150 for all others.[8]
Although the IMT schools are selective and can be more expensive than public universities in France,Grandes Écoles typically have much smaller class sizes and student bodies, and many of their programs are taught in English. International internships, study abroad opportunities, and close ties with government and the corporate world are a hallmark of theGrandes Écoles. Many of the top ranked schools in Europe are members of theConférence des Grandes Écoles(CGE), as are the IMT schools.[9][10] Degrees from the Institut Mines-Telecom are accredited by theConférence des Grandes Écoles[11] and awarded by theMinistry of National Education (France) (French:Le Ministère de L'éducation Nationale).[12]
Institut Mines-Télécom is composed of eight schools (Grandes Écoles):
Institut Mines-Télécom maintains close relations with strategic partners:
Institut Mines-Télécom also includes eleven associate schools:
Institut Mines-Télécom is a member of severalPRES
The Institut is also a member of thePlateau de Saclay Scientific Cooperation Foundation.
A mobility agreement enables students of Institut Mines-Télécom schools to complete their 3rd year of study at a different school within the Institut Mines-Télécom. The agreement involves the 10 schools of the Institut Mines-Télécom, its 2 affiliate schools, Eurecom and Télécom Lille 1, and its strategic partner, Mines Nancy. Students have access to the options and subjects available at each school.
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