École Polytechnique
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| Motto | Pour la Patrie, les Sciences et la Gloire |
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Motto in English
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For the Homeland, Science and Glory |
| Type | Grande école |
| Established | 1794 |
| President | Jacques Biot |
| General Director | General Engineer Yves Demay |
| Students | 3,011 |
| Postgraduates | 2,000 engineer candidates 439 masters |
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Palaiseau, France 48°42′47″N 2°12′32″E / 48.713°N 2.209°ECoordinates: 48°42′47″N 2°12′32″E / 48.713°N 2.209°E |
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Red Yellow |
| Nickname | L'X |
| Affiliations | ParisTech, Université Paris-Saclay, CGE, CDEFI |
| Website | polytechnique |
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| Ranking | World | Europe | National |
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| QS | 40 | 13 | 2 |
| THE | =101 | 44 | 2 |
| ARWU | 72 | 24 | 3 |
École Polytechnique (also known by the nickname "X") is a French public institution of higher education and research in Palaiseau near Paris.
Polytechnique was established in 1794 by the mathematician Gaspard Monge during the French Revolution, and became a military academy under Napoleon I in 1804. Today, the institution still runs under the supervision of the French ministry of Defence. Initially located in the Latin Quarter of central Paris, the establishment main buildings was moved in 1976 to Palaiseau on the Saclay Plateau, southwest of Paris.
Polytechnique has engaged in partnerships to improve its international renown. It is thus a founding member of ParisTech, a grouping of leading Paris-area engineering colleges established in 2007. In 2014 it became a founding member of the confederal "University of Paris in Saclay". Among its alumni are three Nobel prize winners, one Fields Medalist, three Presidents of France and many CEOs of French and international companies. It is currently ranked as world's third-best small university by Times Higher Education's World University Rankings.
In the 19th century, its specific model has inspired the foundation of similar schools, also named "Polytechnic" such as École Polytechnique de Montréal or Caltech (initially the Throop Polytechnic Institute).
Polytechnique has more than 200 years of tradition:
The Arms of the École polytechnique
The main hall seen from the lake
Cadets of Polytechnique at the Bastille Day Military Parade
The Bicorne hat of Polytechnique
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