Mines Paris – PSL, officially École nationale supérieure des mines de Paris (; until May 2022 Mines ParisTech), and also known as École des mines de Paris, ENSMP, Mines de Paris, les Mines, or Paris School of Mines, is a French

grande école A (; ) is a specialized top-level educational institution in France and some other countries such as Morocco and Tunisia. are part of an alternative educational system that operates alongside the mainstream List of public universities in Franc ...

and a constituent college of PSL Research University. It was originally established in 1783 by King

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. Mines Paris is distinguished for the outstanding performance of its research centers and the quality of its international partnerships with other prestigious universities in the world, which include

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(MIT),

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(Caltech), Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (Harvard SEAS),

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(NUS), Novosibirsk State University,

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, and Tokyo Tech. Mines Paris also publishes a world university ranking based on the number of alumni holding the post of CEO in one of the 500 largest companies in the world: the '' Mines ParisTech: Professional Ranking of World Universities.'' The school is a member of the

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(Paris Institute of Technology) alliance.

History

A school of mining had been proposed by Henri Bertin in 1765 but it was the chemist Balthazar-Georges Sage who, though not a chemist of repute, was a royalist who was able to influence

Jacques Necker Jacques Necker (; 30 September 1732 – 9 April 1804) was a Republic of Geneva, Genevan banker and statesman who served as List of Finance Ministers of France, finance minister for Louis XVI of France, Louis XVI. He was a reformer, but his innov ...

(1732–1804) of the value of mineralogy in training students in mining. This was achieved through the use of his own large collections of minerals, and a chair in mineralogy was established on July 11, 1778. The school of mines was begun at the mint, the Hôtel de la Monnaie, Paris. The school was officially opened by decree of the French King's Counsel on March 19, 1783. The school disappeared at the beginning of the French Revolution but was re-established by decree of the

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in 1794, the 13th Messidor Year II. It moved to

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, after a decree of the

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the 23rd

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Year X (1802). After the Bourbon Restoration in 1814, the school moved to the '' Hôtel de Vendôme'' (in the 6th arrondissement in Paris'

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). From the 1960s onwards, it created research laboratories in

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, Évry, and

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(

Nice Nice ( ; ) is a city in and the prefecture of the Alpes-Maritimes department in France. The Nice agglomeration extends far beyond the administrative city limits, with a population of nearly one million ''École des mines de Paris'' is a member of the ''Groupe des écoles des mines'' (GEM), a group of 8 Institut Mines-Telecom (IMT) engineering schools that are ''Grandes Écoles'', a French institution of

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that is separate from, but parallel and connected to the main framework of the French public university system. Similar to the

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in the United States,

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in the UK, and

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in China, ''Grandes Écoles'' are elite academic institutions that admit students through an extremely competitive process. Alums go on to occupy elite positions within government, administration, and corporate firms in France. Monique de Saint-Martin, « Les recherches sociologiques sur les grandes écoles : de la reproduction à la recherche de justice », Éducation et sociétés 1/2008 (No. 21),
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(2003), INSEE The initial aim of the École des mines de Paris, namely to train high-level mining engineers, evolved with time to adapt to the technological and structural transformations undergone by society. Mines Paris - PSL has now become one of the most prestigious French engineering schools with a broad variety of subjects. Its students are trained to have management positions, work in research and development departments, or as operations officers, etc. They receive a well-rounded education in a variety of subjects, ranging from the most technical (Mathematics, Physics) to economics, social sciences or even art in order to be able to tackle the managing or engineering-related issues they are to face. Exchange programs are possible during the third semester with prestigious universities around the world, such as

(MIT),

(Caltech),

(NUS), Tokyo Tech,

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... Although the IMT engineering schools are more expensive than public universities in France, ''Grandes Écoles'' typically have much smaller class sizes and student bodies, and many of their programs are taught in English. International internships, study abroad opportunities, and close ties with government and the corporate world are a hallmark of the ''Grandes Écoles''. Many of the top ranked schools in Europe are members of the ''(CGE)'', as are the IMT engineering schools. Degrees from the IMT are accredited by the and awarded by the

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(). Mines Paris - PSL provides different educational paths: *The ''Ingénieurs civils'' degree (Master of Science and Executive Engineering), ranked among the best French grandes écoles engineering degrees, similar to that offered at ,

École des Ponts ParisTech École or Ecole 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 * Éco ...

, Institut Supérieur de l'Aéronautique et de l'Espace (SUPAERO), and

CentraleSupélec CentraleSupélec (, CS) is one of the most prestigious and selective grandes écoles in France and is a member of the graduate engineering school of Paris-Saclay University in Gif-sur-Yvette, France. It was established on 1 January 2015, as a ...

. *The Corps of Mines, one of the greatest technical corps of the French state. It is a third cycle degree, lasting for three years, consisting in two long-term internships both in public and private economical institutions and courses in economics and public institutions. The admission to the Corps des Mines is highly selective as only the top students from ,

École normale supérieure École or Ecole may refer to: * an elementary school in the French educational stages normally followed by Secondary education in France, secondary education establishments (collège and lycée) * École (river), a tributary of the Seine flowing i ...

, Mines ParisTech and Telecom Paris may apply. *''

Mastère Spécialisé The Mastère Spécialisé (), also called the Specialized Master or Advanced Master is a French post-graduate specialization degree created in 1986 by the French Conférence des Grandes Écoles. It is a full-time, one-year program (75 ECTS) whic ...

'' degree, (post-graduate specialization degree) post-graduate programs accredited by the , in the fields of Energy, Environment, Transport and Logistics, Informatics, Safety and management in industry and Materials engineering. *Doctoral (19 schools) and Master (9 programs) studies in various fields. For students having studied in the Classe Préparatoire aux Grandes Ecoles (a two-year highly selective undergraduate program in

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Physics Physics is the scientific study of matter, its Elementary particle, fundamental constituents, its motion and behavior through space and time, and the related entities of energy and force. "Physical science is that department of knowledge whi ...

and

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, among others), admission to Civil Engineer of Mines is decided through a nationwide competitive examination. Every year, ten applications are also accepted from students around the world according to their academic achievements. Admission to the Corps of Mines is possible for French students at the end of the studies in École polytechnique, École normale supérieure, École des télécommunications de Paris and École des mines de Paris (these two later, after a specific examination), or from the other great technical corps of the French state. Admission in third year is also open to one Ph.D. graduate.

Rankings

National ranking (ranked as Mines Paris for its Master of Sciences in Engineering) International Rankings (Ranked as PSL University)

Student unions and organizations

A Student Union is elected every year after a one-week campaign, and is in charge of enhancing the contact between students and various sponsoring industries as well as organizing events for the students. Various other organizations are part of students' lives: the Students' Sport Committee (BDS), the Junior Enterprise (JUMP), the Arts' Office (BDA), Cahier Vert (social opening and tutoring), CAV (wine-tasting club), Catholic community, fanfare band, entrepreneur club (Mines Genius), humanitarian organizations (Heliotopia, Ceres, Zanbinou), photography club, and sailing club, among others.

Alumni

Academics & Scientists *

Maurice Allais Maurice Félix Charles Allais (31 May 19119 October 2010) was a French physicist and economist, the 1988 winner of the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences "for his pioneering contributions to the theory of markets and efficient utilization ...

(1911–2010),

Nobel Prize in Economics The Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences, officially the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel (), commonly referred to as the Nobel Prize in Economics(), is an award in the field of economic sciences adminis ...

, 1988 *

Léon Walras Marie-Esprit-Léon Walras (; 16 December 1834 – 5 January 1910) was a French mathematical economics, mathematical economist and Georgist. He formulated the Marginalism, marginal theory of value (independently of William Stanley Jevons and Carl ...

(1834–1910), mathematical economist * Georges Charpak (1924–2010),

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1992 * Ignacy Domeyko (1802–1889), geologist, mineralogist, educator, rector of

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* Philippe Jamet (born 1961), Director General of

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Henri Poincaré Jules Henri Poincaré (, ; ; 29 April 185417 July 1912) was a French mathematician, Theoretical physics, theoretical physicist, engineer, and philosophy of science, philosopher of science. He is often described as a polymath, and in mathemati ...

(1854-1912), mathematician and physicist * Jean-Baptiste Élie de Beaumont (1798–1874), founder of geology, Wollaston Medal 1843 * Auguste Laurent (1808–1853), chemist, precursor of Organic Chemistry modern *

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(1869–1958), famous for the Liénard–Wiechert potential * Louis Paul Cailletet (1832–1913),

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and inventor * Jean-Jacques Favier (1949–), astronaut * Marie-Adolphe Carnot, (1839-1920), French chemist, mining engineer and politician, having

uranium Uranium is a chemical element; it has chemical symbol, symbol U and atomic number 92. It is a silvery-grey metal in the actinide series of the periodic table. A uranium atom has 92 protons and 92 electrons, of which 6 are valence electrons. Ura ...

ore Ore is natural rock or sediment that contains one or more valuable minerals, typically including metals, concentrated above background levels, and that is economically viable to mine and process. The grade of ore refers to the concentration ...

carnotite named after him. * Sylvaine Neveu (born 1968), chemist and scientific director of the Solvay group CorpsDesMines

Business leaders * Odile Hembise Fanton d’Andon. CEO of the ACRI-ST (since 2000) * Anne Rigail, CEO of

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(since 2018) *

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, CEO of

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(since 2014) * Jacques Aschenbroich, CEO of

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(since 2009) * Jean-Laurent Bonnafé, CEO of

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(since 2011) * Tidjane Thiam, CEO of

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(2015-2020) *

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, CEO of

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(2001-2018) and CEO of Renault-Nissan (2005-2018) *

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, CEO of

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(2001-2011) * Thierry Desmarest, CEO of Total (1995-2010) * Didier Lombard, CEO of

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(2005-2010) *

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, CEO of Saint-Gobain (1986-2007) * Jean-Martin Folz, CEO of

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(1995-2007) * Denis Ranque, CEO of

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(1998-2009) * Noël Forgeard, former CEO of

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(1998-2005) and

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(2005-2006) * Francis Mer, CEO of

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(1986-2001) and former Minister of Finances of France (2002-2004) * Eckley Brinton Coxe (1839-1895), Owner Coxe Brothers and Company, Pennsylvania State Senator Entrepreneurs * Franck Le Ouay and Romain Nicolli, co-founders of Criteo Politicians *

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(1909–1996), politician, president of Sénat, president by interim of French Republic. * Jean-Louis Bianco (1943–), General Secretary of President of France (1982–1991), Minister of Social Affairs (France) (1991–1992), Minister of Transport (France) (1992–1993), députy of Alpes de Haute Provence's 1st constituency (1997–) * Charles de Freycinet, prime minister of France at the end of the 19th century * Albert François Lebrun (1871–1950), president of France * Najla Bouden Romdhane (1958–), designated

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(2021–) * Adam Seybert (1773-1825), American congressman and mineralogist

Research centres

Energy and Processes

* CES (Energy efficiency of Systems Center) * CTP (Thermodynamics of Processes Center) * OIE (Observation, Impacts, Energy Center) * PERSEE (Processes, Renewable Energies and Energy Systems Center)

Mathematics and Systems

* CAOR (Robotics Center) * CAS (Automatic Control and Systems Center) * CBIO (Computational Biology Center) * CMA (Applied Mathematics Center) * CMM (Mathematical Morphology Center) * CRI (Computer Science Center)

Earth Science and Environment

* Geosciences (Geosciences and Geoengineering Center). Located in

, the Geosciences and Geoengineering Department (a research structure common to MINES ParisTech and ARMINES) focuses on research and teaching activities in the field of Earth and Environmental Sciences. * ISIGE (Environmental Engineering and Management Center)

Economics, Management, Society

* CERNA (Industrial Economics Center) * CGS (Scientific Management Center) * CRC (Crisis and Risk Research Center) * CSI (Sociology of Innovation Center)

Mechanical and Materials Engineering

* CEMEF (Material Forming Center) * Materials Center Source:

Other schools of Mines in France

* École nationale supérieure des Mines d'Albi Carmaux (Mines Albi-Carmaux) * École nationale supérieure des Mines d'Alès (Mines Alès) * École nationale supérieure des Mines de Douai (Mines Douai) *

École nationale supérieure des Mines de Nancy Mines Nancy, officially École Nationale Supérieure des Mines de Nancy (; "Nancy School of Mines"), also referred to as ENSMN, École des Mines de Nancy or Mines Nancy, is one of the leading French engineering Grandes Écoles. It is located in ...

* École nationale supérieure des Mines de Nantes (Mines Nantes) * École nationale supérieure des mines de Saint-Étienne (Mines Saint-Étienne)

Other schools of Mines in the UK

Royal School of Mines The Royal School of Mines comprises the departments of Earth Science and Engineering, and Materials at Imperial College London. The Centre for Advanced Structural Ceramics and parts of the London Centre for Nanotechnology and Department of Bioe ...

* Camborne School of Mines

Other schools of Mines in Africa

* École nationale supérieure des Mines de Rabat (Mines Rabat)

Other schools of Mines in the USA

Colorado School of Mines The Colorado School of Mines (Mines) is a public research university in Golden, Colorado, United States. Founded in 1874, the school offers both undergraduate and graduate degrees in engineering, science, and mathematics, with a focus on ener ...

* Columbia School of Mines

Notes and references

External links

School's Web Portal

School's LinkedIn page

Students' Web Portal
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History

Rankings

Student unions and organizations

Alumni

Research centres

Energy and Processes

Mathematics and Systems

Earth Science and Environment

Economics, Management, Society

Mechanical and Materials Engineering

Other schools of Mines in France

Other schools of Mines in the UK

Other schools of Mines in Africa

Other schools of Mines in the USA

See also

Notes and references

External links