Institut Polytechnique de Paris

Institut Polytechnique de Paris offers over a wide range of postgraduate courses, including:

• Master of Science in Engineering (Diplôme d’ingénieur)

Each school at Institut Polytechnique de Paris has its own 3-year (or 4-year) engineering program. A highly selective entrance examination is open to international students who have completed at least 2 years of undergraduate studies.

It proposes a customizable multidisciplinary education offering a broad scientific and technical knowledge in Institut Polytechnique de Paris’ fields of excellence. The programs allow strong interactions with companies and laboratories and include solid competences in management, law, economics and social sciences.

Entry requirement: Master of Science in Engineering (Diplôme d'ingénieur) is open to students who have completed at least 2 years of an undergraduate degree in science (mathematics, statistics, applied mathematics, physics, computer sciences) or engineering.

Fees for international students on the Master’s of Science in Engineering program vary between €1,850 a year to €12,600 a year depending on the school and whether the student is European or not.

        International students admitted in the frame of international cooperation agreements may benefit from partial or total exemptions of their Master of Science in Engineering (Diplôme d’ingénieur) tuition fees.

• Master’s programs

Institut Polytechnique de Paris offers Master programs in fundamental and applied sciences in a wide range of fields with an international focus.

Taught by leading academics and renowned experts, they prepare graduates to engineer industrial innovations.

1.Applied Mathematics & Statistics

2.Biology & Health  

3.Chemistry 

4.Computer Science    

5.Design 

6.Economics 

7.Electrical Engineering Science  

8.Energy 

9.Innovation Industry & Society   

10.Mathematics & Applications   

11.Mechanics 

12.Nuclear Energy   

13.Physics  

14.Sociology

Entry requirements: Master’s are open to students who have completed an undergraduate degree in science or engineering.  Students with a Bachelor in Economics may also apply to a Master’s in Economics. 

Tuition fees for a master’s program ranges from €243 a year to €6,243 a year, depending on the program itself and the student’s nationality.

• PhD programs within 2 doctoral schools  

Institut Polytechnique de Paris offers three-year PhD programs in a variety of disciplinary fields. The doctoral research is based on 30 laboratories and takes place in a high-quality scientific environment. PhD students are offered the opportunity to conduct their PhD with high-tech companies and multinational groups with renowned R&D departments or with major national and international research institutes (CNRS, Inria, CEA, Weizmann Institute of Science…). The doctoral theses have a strong collaborative component. They benefit from the CIFRE agreement, the numerous Chairs established in IP Paris and the doctoral training networks and European partnerships.

1.PhDs in Science and Engineering in the fields of research covered by Institut Polytechnique de Paris Doctoral School

• Biology and Chemistry
• Computing, Data and Artificial Intelligence
• Economics, Management, and Social Sciences
• Information, Communications, Electronics
• Engineering, Mechanics and Energy
• Physics

2. PhDs in Mathematics in the fields of research covered by the Hadamard Doctoral School of Mathematics (EDMH).

 Co-accredited with Paris Saclay University & Paris Sciences & Lettres University (PSL),  Hadamard Doctoral School of Mathematic covers all mathematical fields ranging from pure mathematics to applied mathematics in particular in domains at the interface of mathematics and other fields of research. It is extremely open to international recruitment.

• Mathematics

Entry requirements: PhD applicants are required to have completed a master’s degree in the field of their thesis subject.

Registration fees are €380 a year. All PhD students in France are awarded research fellowships.

• PhD Tracks (Integrated Master and PhD Programs) 

Institut Polytechnique de Paris offers also five-year integrated Master and PhD Programs – named PhD Tracks – in a variety of disciplinary fields. The PhD Tracks offer top students a selective and personalized curriculum with training periods at laboratories and opportunity to focus gradually on their thesis subject. A renowned professor oversees each student’s work.

Entry requirements: PhD Tracks are open to students who have completed an undergraduate degree in science or engineering. Economics students may also apply to a PhD Track in Economics.

International students may apply online directly via Institut Polytechnique de Paris’s website.