An academic pole of excellence
With world-class higher education institutions and research laboratories, internationally renowned talents, and a pool of high-tech startups, all indicative of a strong innovation dynamic, Paris-Saclay benefits from a particularly rich ecosystem. Its strength lies in the concentration of its actors, the density of its expertise, and the synergies deployed between disciplines, technologies, and structures at various scales. Cementing these synergies, exemplary interdisciplinary institutions and innovative collaborative programs are emerging more and more, at the intersection of academic and industrial domains.
One of the largest university clusters in Europe
Institut Polytechnique de Paris
The Institut Polytechnique de Paris comprises 5 major engineering schools: École Polytechnique: scientific excellence (23 laboratories in collaboration with the French National Centre for Scientific Research), ENSTA Paris (focused on entrepreneurship, innovation, and research), ENSAE Paris (centered on economic challenges with programs in economic analysis, statistics, and applied mathematics), Télécom Paris (a leader in digital engineering) and Télécom SudParis (information and communication technologies).
But also prestigious private engineering and management schools, such as:
CEA
French Atomic Energy and Alternative Energies Commission,a major player in research in energy, defense, information and communication technologies, material sciences, life sciences, and health.
CNRS
A central generalist organization that focuses on all fields of scientific, social, cultural, and economic knowledge.
INRAE
Committed to sustainable development in food, agriculture, and the environment.
ONERA
The number one research center in the aerospace field in France.
INRIA
A public institution specialized in the development of computer science and mathematics applied to information and communication.
INSERM
A public institution specialized in the development of sciences and technologies necessary for the medical field.
Outstanding education in future-oriented fields
Paris-Saclay represents a high-performing academic pole at the heart of an industrial innovation territory, offering students unique opportunities to distinguish themselves and co-build the world of tomorrow in key domains:
- Aerospace-security-defense
- Health-biotech
- Mobilities
- Agritech-agrotech
- Ecological transition
- Digital technologies
