The École Pour l'Informatique et les Techniques Avancées (), more commonly known as EPITA, is a private French ''

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created in 1984 by Patrice Dumoucel. It is a private engineering school, member of IONIS Education Group since 1994, accredited by the Commission des titres d'ingénieur (CTI) to deliver the French Diplôme d'Ingénieur, and based at Le Kremlin-Bicêtre south of

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. In June 2013, EPITA becomes member of the Union of Independent Grandes Écoles, which includes 30 ''

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''. The school is part of IONIS Education Group.

Studies

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French Stream

Preparatory class

The first two years of studies are preparatory years. During these two years, students study

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as well as algorithmics and

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Engineering class

The first year

The third year is the first year of engineering studies, where students learn the fundamentals in

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. This year is also famous for its first month, during which students will be asked to make several projects, which generally lead them to code more than 15 hours per day. Third year students are known to say that "sleeping is cheating" and usually remember this year as their most painstaking year at EPITA.

Majors

During the fourth and fifth years students have to choose one of the nine majors: * IMAGE, Traitement et synthèse d'image ("Image processing and synthesis") * SRS, Systèmes, Réseaux et Sécurité (" Systems, Networks and Security") * MTI, Multimédia et Technologies de l'Information ("

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and

Information Technology Information technology (IT) is a set of related fields within information and communications technology (ICT), that encompass computer systems, software, programming languages, data processing, data and information processing, and storage. Inf ...

") * SCIA, Sciences Cognitives et Informatique Avancée ("

Cognitive Science Cognitive science is the interdisciplinary, scientific study of the mind and its processes. It examines the nature, the tasks, and the functions of cognition (in a broad sense). Mental faculties of concern to cognitive scientists include percep ...

and Advanced

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") * QUANTUM, Quantum Computing & Quantum Technologies ("

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") * SANTÉ, Data science généraliste (General data science) * GISTRE, Génie Informatique des Systèmes Temps Réel et Embarqués ("

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, Real-time Systems and

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") * SIGL, Systèmes d’Information et Génie Logiciel ("

Information Systems An information system (IS) is a formal, sociotechnical, organizational system designed to collect, process, store, and distribute information. From a sociotechnical perspective, information systems comprise four components: task, people, structu ...

and

Software Engineering Software engineering is a branch of both computer science and engineering focused on designing, developing, testing, and maintaining Application software, software applications. It involves applying engineering design process, engineering principl ...

") * TCOM, Télécommunications ("

Telecommunication Telecommunication, often used in its plural form or abbreviated as telecom, is the transmission of information over a distance using electronic means, typically through cables, radio waves, or other communication technologies. These means of ...

") * GITM, Global IT Management (Entirely taught in English) *RECHERCHE, (Majeure double compétence orientée vers la recherche académique)

References

External links

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Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ecole Pour l'Informatique et les Techniques Avancees Educational institutions established in 1984 Education in Île-de-France Education in Lyon Education in Rennes Education in Toulouse Education in Strasbourg Grandes écoles 1984 establishments in France