INVENT THE FUTURE AT ESPCI PARIS WELCOME TO AN OUTSTANDING ENVIRONMENT FOR SCIENCE. ESPCI PARIS, AN ENGINEERING SCHOOL RUN BY THE CITY OF PARIS, HAS TRAINED 90 INNOVATION ENGINEERS READY TO INVENT THE FUTURE AND MEET THE CHALLENGES OF TOMORROW EVERY YEAR SINCE 1882. 90 STUDENT-ENGINEERS PER GRADUATING CLASS 1 PTA ENT APPLICATION SUBMITTED CHOOSE EACH WEEK ESPCI 6 NOBEL PARIS ! PRIZES JEAN-FRANÇOIS JOANNY Choose science and research by 1 Director of ESPCI Paris SCIENTIFIC ARTICLE joining an outstanding scientific community made up of more than PUBLISHED EACH DAY 530 researchers and professor-researchers on a campus that includes 9 joint research units. We encourage you to choose an education founded in excellence and ND the freedom that comes with it. You will walk in the footsteps of 6 Nobel 2 Prizes winning alums. You will be trained by the best minds in physics, BEST ENGINEERING chemistry and biology. With more than one professor-researcher for every SCHOOL, IN THE student-engineer, ESPCI has the highest student-teacher ratio of all engi- SHANGHAI RANKING neering schools in France. ESPCI Paris’ unique pedagogical approach is based on interdisciplinary studies and a close relationship between teaching and research. Here, you have everything you need to fully concentrate on your passion for 9 science and prove yourself among the world’s best. To study at ESPCI JOINT Paris is to study in the heart of Paris, in the Latin Quarter, on a campus RESEARCH UNITS that will be entirely renovated in the years to come. By choosing ESPCI Paris, you will become one of 90 students in the 135th graduating class who will go on to discover and invent the science of tomorrow—and maybe even create their own start-up. 530 Enroll in the school that trains Nobel Prize winners and turn your own RESEARCHERS, life into a passion for science. PROFessOR- RESEARCHERS, So choose ESPCI Paris—we’re waiting for you! POST-DOCTORAL STUDENTS AND PHD STUDENTS 3 START-Ups CREATED EACH YEAR CAMPUS LIFE CAMPUS PAGE LIFE 05 LIFE IN THE HEART OF THE LATIN QUARTER ESPCI’s small class size—90 student-engineers per graduating class—is A CAMPUS an antidote to anonymity. Students benefit from a privileged environment DEDICATED TO where everyone fits in. Cooperation among classmates and close ties to TEACHING, alums, professors and researchers all foster advancement and excellence. ADVANCED RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION Since its creation in 1882, ESPCI Paris has been 9 joint research units, ESPCI Paris researchers inte- located in the heart of the 5th arrondissement, on ract daily with their peers from the École Normale rue Vauquelin. The school’s 30,000 m2 are dedi- Supérieure, l’Institut Curie, Chimie ParisTech, cated to teaching, advanced research and techno- MINES ParisTech and l’Observatoire de Paris—all logical innovation. brought together at PSL (Paris Science et Lettres Research University). The school is an integral part of a scientific campus that brings together some of Paris’ largest research Studying at ESPCI means having access to a scienti- centers. The concentration and variety of disci- fic campus, but also being at the heart of a historic 2023 - ESPCI PARIS RENOVATED THANKS TO plines present within a 500-meter radius on Mon- and cosmopolitan capital, and of Parisian cultural THE SUPPORT OF THE tagne Sainte-Geneviève is found nowhere else in life, just a stone’s throw from le jardin du Luxem- CITY OF PARIS the world: physics, chemistry, and biology are all bourg, la Bibliothèque Sainte-Geneviève, the city’s here, as well as medicine, computer science, the largest museums, many art house cinemas, histori- humanities and social sciences. Operating within cal theaters, and more. PIONEERS, CREATORS AND INNOVATORS SINCE 1882 VATED VATED Marie Curie Frédéric Joliot-Curie Pierre Gilles de Gennes Nobel Prize in Chemistry (ESPCI Engineer) (Director from 1976 to 2002) Isolation of pure radium Nobel Prize in Chemistry Nobel Prize in Physics RENO CI CHOOL FOUNDED CHOOL S Artificial radioactivity Polymers, liquid crystals, soft matter P ES 1903 1925 1992 2016 1882 1911 1935 1991 2023 Pierre Curie (professor-researcher) Paul Langevin (ESPCI Engineer and Georges Charpak GRADUATING CLASS GRADUATING and Marie Curie Director from 1925 to 1946) (Associate professor) TUDENT-ENGINEERS TH Nobel Prize in Physics Professor at the Collège de France Nobel Prize in Physics S 90 90 Discovery of radium Invention of sonar multi-wire proportional 135 chamber PAGE CAMPUS 06 LIFE A DIVERSE CHOICE OF STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS MORE OPTIONS Clubs and associations are key to integrating into and creating essential WITH PSL ties within the student-engineer community. They offer opportunities to Paris Sciences et Lettres create lasting relationships, make new discoveries, share experiences, (PSL) Research University and (re)establish a healthy balance between academic demands and has instilled new energy personal life. through its support for exchanges with other institutions, notably Would you like to combine sports with acade- Several organizations encourage personal and art schools that train mic studies? Do you dream of doing theatre or collective experimentation and reinforce practical professionals in music, volunteering? It’s all possible at ESPCI. Three connections with the professional world: dance, the dramatic arts and decorative arts, and offices oversee student clubs and organizations: film.W ith more than the Student Office, the Sports Office, and the Arts - The Forum Horizon Chimie brings students and 14,000 students, PSL Office. Students are free to participate in the orga- companies together. is able to attain high nizations of their choice or to start new clubs. - Physique Chimie Avenir (PCA), ESPCI Paris’ levels of excellence in Junior Enterprise, has been providing its services competitive sports, as Sports play a major role in fostering relationships: to companies for over three decades. well as the sheer number team sports (handball, football, basketball, of students necessary rugby…) and individual sports (running, badmin- The EPICS (Exposition publique des inventions to make niche activities ton, parachuting, krav maga…) are well repre- et créations scientifiques) rallied one third of the feasible. sented, but so are dance, astronomy, theater, school’s student-engineers in 2015 to organize humanitarian and environmental activism, science two exhibitions at the Palais de la Découverte and tutoring, photography workshops, drawing, music, the Cité des Sciences et de l’Industrie. prototyping, and more. Time is set aside within the academic schedule so that student-engineers can participate in these activities. A FEW EXAMPLES OF CLUBS ON CAMPUS • Student Office • Sports Office • Physique Chimie Avenir (PCA), ESPCI Paris’ Junior Enterprise • EPICS: organizes scientific exhibits • Start’n go: organizes seminars and conferences • Film Club • Forum Horizon Chimie: gives students the opportunity to meet companies and find internships • Gala: organizes the prestigious eponymous event • GRI: Gentils Responsible Informatiques (Kind Responsible Computer Scientists) • Drama Club • Sketch Club • “PC coup d’pouce”: the school’s humanitarian organization • Bekk: the student newspaper • Club Q: the school’s culture club • 4L Trophy • Cooking Club PAGE 07 3 STUDENT RESIDENCES LES PORTES D’ORLÉANS These intersecting relationships are nourished by a community housed within three residences dedicated to accomodating student-engineers. Each apartment, 18 to 35m2 in size, is individually assigned and fully equipped. LA REZ LES PORTES D’ORLÉANS COMING SOON: A RENOVATED AND ENHANCED CAMPUS Known as “The Rez,” located in Montrouge The construction of an entirely renovated and enhanced (7 rue Théophile Gautier) campus, thanks to the exceptional support of the City of Paris, will allow ESPCI Paris to maintain its ranking as a world- renowned center for interdisciplinary research and training: a 21st-century campus, connected to the city and the Montagne Sainte-Geneviève, and a symbol of scientific excellence in Paris. An additional 10,000m2 will be dedicated to an ambitious architectural project to build LE KLÉBER an urban campus adapted to the needs of teachers, researchers and students ­­– an ever-evolving structure ideal for supporting excellence in research. Located in Ivry-sur-Seine (44 Rue Raspail), direct on metro line 7 CROUS THIONVILLE Located in the 19th arrondissement (26 rue de Thionville), direct on metro line 7 2023 - ESPCI RENOVATED TRAINED BY THE BEST TRAINED PAGE BY THE BEST 09 A UNIQUE 3 + 1 CURRICULUM ESPCI’s teaching methods are distinctly different from those found ESPCI WELCOMES elsewhere and offer student-engineers unimagined opportunities. AROUND 530 RESEARCHERS, PROFEssOR- RESEARCHERS, An ESPCI Paris education takes place over four UNIQUELY POST-DOCTORAL years. The first two years are designed to be INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDENTS AND interdisciplinary and, through common core PHD STUDENTS classes, give students a solid foundation in This interdisciplinary relationship between physics, ACROss ITS SITES biology, chemistry, physics, mathematics, eco- chemistry and biology is reinforced by a shrewd nomics, computer science and language. Prac- balance between basic and practical approaches to tical work is an important part of these classes. learning: experiments represent 50% of teaching time. Confronting the reality of each discipline to In their third year, student-engineers choose gain understanding through experience is routine a specialty: physics, chemistry, physical