Polytech'Paris-UPMC

Infobox University
name = École polytechnique Universitaire Pierre et Marie Curie / Polytech'Paris-UPMC
type = Grande école
director = Jean-Marie Chesneaux
students = 640 ("2005/2006")
staff = 52 ("2005/2006")
city = Paris
country = France
telephone = [phone]
address = Polytech'Paris-UPMC Bât. Esclangon Boite courrier 135 4, place Jussieu 75252 Paris Cedex 05 France
campus = Jussieu
former_names = IST & IFITEP
website = [http://www.polytech.upmc.fr/ http://www.polytech.upmc.fr/] [http://www.polytech-reseau.org/polytech/page.php?rubrique= Polytech' Network]
affiliations = University of Paris VI, "Polytech network", Conférence des Grandes Ecoles

Within the french University "Pierre et Marie Curie" (Paris VI) there is an engineering school offering courses backed by research laboratories and leading to a state-recognised degree. The Polytech'Paris-UPMC is a member of the Polytech' Network, which is a network of 11 graduate engineering schools within France's leading science universities located in Marseille, Nantes, Montpellier, Nice, Grenoble, Paris, Chambéry, Clermont-Ferrand, Orléans, Tours and Lille.

A recent report has ranked Polytech'Paris-UPMC in 58th position among 140 French "Grandes écoles" with respect to the professional integration of its graduates. [ [http://www.lepoint.fr/html/grandes_ecoles/ecoles_ingenieurs/post_prepa/classement_general.jsp] .]

The University's School of Engineering is an active member of the “N+1” network

=General Information=

tatus

Public school integrated to the Paris-VI University. It is under the guardianship of the french National Education, Superieur Formation and Research ministry.

Education

The Polytech'Paris-UPMC school has seven cursus of Education :
* Electronics and Computer Sciences
* Geotechnics and Geophysics (Earth Sciences)
* Robotics
* Industrial Computing
* Industrial Mechanics
* Agribusiness
* Materials chemistry

Tuition fees

500€ per year (without healthcare)

Financial aid

The school offers an individual tutoring and a adapted formation for high-level musicians and athlets and also for handicapped or non-french students.

=School Life=

Formation/Education

* Degree deliverd : French "Diplôme d'ingenieur" equivalent to a five-year degree. r
* Minimum period in Internship : 6.4 months
* Period of Internship generally observed : 7.7 months (
* Professional formation : yes
* Percentage of Opening formations (management, finance, marketing, human ressources, communication...) : 25%
* Langages need to pass the diploma : 1 (English)
* Number of partnerships with abroad universities/school : 54

tudents

* The students profile are : Open-minded, curiosity, reactivity, Volunty, Enthusiasm.
* Number of students : 674 (2005/2006)
* Percentage of women : 40%
* Stranger students : 60 (2005/2006)
* Number of nationalities in school: 19

Teachers

* Permanent teachers : 52
* Phd or Doctors Teachers : 32
* Courses teaches by industrials : 20%

=Profesional insertion=(figures given by the school)
* Average first job research : 4 months
* Percentage of students already employed before the degree : 30%
* Percentage of students who has find a job 2 months after the degree : 60%
* Major recruiters : AIR France, ALCATEL, ALSTHOM, AXA, BNP PARISBAS, BOUYGUES TELECOM, BRGM, CEA, COLAS, DASSAULT, DCN, DELIFRANCE, EADS, EDF, ESSILOR, FONDASOL, FORCLUM, FRANCE TELECOM, FUJITSU, GAZ DE France, GENERAL ELECTRIC, GRANDS MOULINS DE PARIS, GTM, HOLGRAN, IBM, IFP, KELLER, LGM, MENTOR GRAPHICS, NESTLE, NORTEL, PANAVI, PSA, RENAULT, RHODIA, RINCENT, SAGEM, SAINT-GOBAIN, SCHLUMBERGER, SCREG, SIEMENS, SIMPA, SNCF, SNECMA, SOCIETE GENRALE, SOFRAPAIN, SOLETANCHE , SOLLAC, SOPRA GROUP, SOUFFLET, THALES, TOTAL, YOPLAIT

=Associations=
* Student association [http://asso-polytechparis-upmc.fr/bde/ Students Association website]
* Alumni association

=References= [http://www.lepoint.fr/palmge/fiches_ecoles.html?id=198 School Classment - Le Point]

=See Also=
Polytech'Nantes

Polytech'Savoie

Polytech'Lille

Polytech'Nice-Sofia

Polytech'Orléans