EPF School of Engineering (formerly ''École polytechnique féminine'') a French engineering College created in 1925. The school trains engineers with a multidisciplinary profile, who work in all sectors of industry and services. Each class is made up of approximately 350 students for the generalist training, dual degree courses and apprenticeship students. Located in Cachan, as well as in

Troyes Troyes () is a commune and the capital of the department of Aube in the Grand Est region of north-central France. It is located on the Seine river about south-east of Paris. Troyes is situated within the Champagne wine region and is near to ...

since 2010 and in

Montpellier Montpellier (, , ; oc, Montpelhièr ) is a city in southern France near the Mediterranean Sea. One of the largest urban centres in the region of Occitania (administrative region), Occitania, Montpellier is the prefecture of the Departments of ...

since 2012, the EPF is a private higher education institution of general interest recognised by the State. The school is a member of the

Union of Independent Grandes Écoles The Union of Independent Grandes Écoles (french: Union des grandes écoles indépendantes, UGEI) is an association of French private ''grandes écoles'' formed in 1993. Its goal, according to its founders, is to bring together engineering ''gran ...

(UGEI). The EPF was created in 1994 from the former ''École polytechnique féminine'' (which was never linked to the

École polytechnique École may refer to: * an elementary school in the French educational stages normally followed by secondary education establishments (collège and lycée) * École (river), a tributary of the Seine flowing in région Île-de-France * École, Savoi ...

) founded in 1925 by

Marie-Louise Paris Marie-Louise Paris (20 October 188928 April 1969), known as ''Mademoiselle Paris'' was a French engineer who founded the l'Institut électro-mécanique féminin (the Women's Electro-mechanical Institute) in 1925, which became the l'École poly ...

.Marie-Louise Paris et les débuts de l’Ecole polytechnique féminine (1925-1945)
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Notable alumni

Astrid Guyart Astrid Guyart (born 17 March 1983) is a French right-handed foil fencer, author, and aerospace engineer. A three-time Olympian, Guyart is a 2021 team Olympic silver medalist. She is the younger sister of foil fencer and Olympic champion Bric ...

, a French right-handed foil fencer, author, and aerospace engineer * Jade Le Maître, technical director and co-founder of Hease Robotics

References

External links

EPF School of Engineering
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