École pour l'informatique et les nouvelles technologies (EPITECH) | |
Motto | The school of expertise in computer science |
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Type | Private institution of higher education in general Computer Science |
Established | 1999 |
Parent institution
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IONIS Education Group |
Chancellor | Emmanuel Carli |
Students | 5,000 |
Location |
Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, Bordeaux, Rennes, Marseille, Lille, Lyon, Montpellier, Nancy, Nantes, Nice, Strasbourg, Toulouse, Tirana, France, Albania 48°48′55″N 2°21′47″E / 48.81528°N 2.36306°ECoordinates: 48°48′55″N 2°21′47″E / 48.81528°N 2.36306°E |
Website | epitech |
The Paris Graduate School of Digital Innovation (French: École pour l'informatique et les nouvelles technologies, or Epitech), formerly called European Institute of Information Technology in English is a private institution of higher education in general computer science that was created in 1999 and has been recognized by the French state
Headquartered in Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, at the south of Paris, the school has branches in Bordeaux, Rennes, Marseille, Lille, Lyon, Montpellier, Nancy, Nantes, Nice, Strasbourg and Toulouse
The school is also located in Tirana, Albania.
Epitech delivers a five-year program split in two parts: the first three years corresponds to a Bachelor in computer science and the last 2 years to expert in information technology
The school has the particularity to teach with practical cases instead of theoretical.
Epitech has also an Executive MBA in IT and entrepreneurship course targeting executive managers in computer science.
Epitech has been created in 1999, taking advantage of the keen interest of the École Pour l'Informatique et les Techniques Avancées to train students without a scientific background. The institution is part of IONIS Education Group.