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| Type | Grande école d'ingénieurs (publicresearchuniversityEngineering school) |
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| Established | 1878 |
Parent institution | Institut Mines-Télécom[1] |
Academic affiliations | Conférence des Grandes écoles[2] Polytechnic Institute of Paris |
| President | Patrick Olivier[3] |
Administrative staff | 340 |
| Students | 1400 |
| Location | , France 48°42′46″N2°11′58″E / 48.7128°N 2.1994°E /48.7128; 2.1994 |
| Campus | Palaiseau,Sophia Antipolis |
| Website | www |
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Télécom Paris (also known asENST orTélécom orÉcole nationale supérieure des télécommunications[ekɔlnɑsjɔnalsypeʁjœʁdetelekɔmynikɑsjɔ̃]; alsoTélécom ParisTech until 2019)[4] is a French public institution for higher education (grande école) and engineering research. Located inPalaiseau, it is also a member of theInstitut Polytechnique de Paris and theInstitut Mines-Télécom. In 2021, it was the sixth highest ranked French university in theWorld University Rankings,[5] and the 7th best small university worldwide.[6]In theQS Ranking, Télécom Paris is the 64th best university worldwide in Engineering.[7]
In 1991, Télécom Paris and theEPFL established a school namedEURECOM located inSophia-Antipolis. Students can be admitted either in Palaiseau or in Sophia-Antipolis.[8]
In 1845, Alphonse Foy, director of telegraphic lines, proposed a school specializing in telegraphy for Polytechnicians. However, his proposition was rejected. The school was founded on 12 July 1878 as the École professionnelle supérieure des postes et télégraphes (EPSPT). In 1912, the school's name was changed to École supérieure des postes et télégraphes (ESPT). In 1934, the ESPT moved to rue Barrault, in the13th arrondissement of Paris. In 1938, the school was renamed École nationale supérieure des postes, télégraphes et téléphones (ENSPTT), and in the same year, thePresident of France,Albert Lebrun awarded the schoolLegion of Honor. During theSecond World War, in 1942, the school was divided into two schools: the ENSPTT and École nationale supérieure des télécommunications (ENST). The ENSPTT was closed on 31 December 2002. In 1971, the ENST passed under the direct guardianship of theDirection générale des télécommunications, and the development of telecommunications during this period drove the state to create two associate schools: theENST Bretagne in 1977 inBrest, and theINT in 1979 atÉvry. In 1992, the ENST, together with theEPFL, founded theEURECOM atSophia-Antipolis. On 26 December 1996, theGroupe des Écoles des Télécommunications (GET, nowadaysInstitut Mines-Télécom) was established. It consists of a group of telecommunications schools including the ENST, theTélécom Bretagne (nowadaysIMT Atlantique), theTélécom SudParis, andEURECOM. On 21 September 2009, the school's name was changed to Télécom ParisTech.[9] On 1 June 2019, the school's name was again changed to Télécom Paris[10] after the formation ofInstitute Polytechnique de Paris.[11]
There are two ways to be admitted into Télécom Paris as an undergraduate student:[12]
Télécom Paris is also one of the approved application schools for theÉcole Polytechnique, making it possible for fourth-year students to complete their studies with a one-year specialization at Télécom Paris. Télécom Paris also provides education for theCorps des Mines.
Around 250 engineers graduate each year from Télécom Paris. About forty percent of the graduates are foreign students.[13] Specialization courses cover all aspects of computer science and communication engineering: electronics, signal processing, software engineering, networking, economics, finance etc.
Research at Télécom Paris consists of:
Télécom Paris has four departments:
The three first labs are gathered in Télécom Paris' own laboratory: LTCI, "Laboratoire de Traitement et de Communication et de l'Information"[14]The Economic and Social Sciences department is associated with theCNRS through the "Interdisciplinary Institute for Innovation".[15]
First year – Multidisciplinary studiesFor undergraduate students, the core curriculum, commonly referred to as "common base", consists of courses in most areas of science (Mathematics, Economics, Applied Mathematics, Computer Science, Physics, etc.) and mandatory courses in the humanities (foreign languages, social sciences, liberal arts, etc.).
In the Paris campus of Télécom Paris, this primary year of multidisciplinary studies is common among Paris and Sophia-Antipolis curriculum students. It is followed by a one or two-month mandatory summer internship.
Second and Third Year – Specialization in Paris or at Sophia-Antipolis (atEurecom) Starting from their second year, students have to choose a specialization in which they'll receive in-depth courses and that will conclude their engineering curriculum. Based on 13 specialization tracks of more than 120 courses,[16] these two years eventually unfold into a six-month internship through which the engineering student will acquire their first real professional experience.
Third-year students can also complete their studies in an approved university in France or abroad as part of a double degree or a Master of Science program.
Télécom Paris offers postmaster's degreesMastères spécialisés (MS), and masters in different domains.
Four master's degrees ofUniversity Paris Saclay are taught by Télécom ParisTech in collaboration with other Parisian Universities and grande ecoles.
It participates in organising several other master courses its partners offer in and around Paris.[17]
National ranking (ranked as Télécom Paris for its Master of Sciences in Engineering)
| Name | Year | Rank |
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| DAUR Rankings[18] | 2022 | 8 |
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