Introduction

Mines Paris is the Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Mines de Paris, a top elite engineering "grandecole" in France. It is also a member of Paris Sciences et Lettres (PSL) and ParisTech Group. It is famous for its outstanding performance of scientific research centers and high-quality cooperation with other internationally renowned institutions.

Overview

Student size: There are currently 1,100 students, of which 27% are foreign students.

Location: The main campus is located in the 6th arrondissement in the center of Paris, adjacent to the Luxembourg Gardens, at the Vendôme Residence. In addition, there are branch campuses in Fontainebleau, Corbeille-Évry in Essonne, and Sofia Technology Park in Nice.

History and establishment time

Founded on March 19, 1783, by King Louis XVI of France, it was originally intended to cultivate "leaders of mining talents". With the development of the times, it has gradually become a multidisciplinary university that cultivates "general" engineers.

School strength

Certification: As an important part of the French engineering education system, the engineering diploma it issues is of high gold content and is recognized by the Chinese Ministry of Education as equivalent to a master's degree.

Faculty: Yes 250 teachers-researchers and 150 part-time teachers from universities and industries are responsible for course teaching and student guidance management.

International cooperation: We have established cooperative relations with many internationally renowned universities such as MIT, California Institute of Technology, Tsinghua University, Shanghai Jiaotong University, etc.

Institutional nature

Public university.

Educational philosophy

Focus on cultivating students' comprehensive literacy and social responsibility, emphasizing the combination of solid academic education and practical application, so that students can learn and grow in a multidisciplinary environment to adapt to the ever-changing social and industrial needs, while encouraging students' innovative spirit and entrepreneurial awareness, providing students with personalized tracking management and guidance to help them achieve their personal and career development goals.

Key laboratories and disciplines

Key laboratories: There are 19 There are research institutes and research centers in the field of engineering, such as the Center for System Energy Efficiency Research (CES), the Center for Thermodynamic Methods Research (CTP), the Center for Robotics Research (CAOR), the Center for Computational Biology (CBIO), etc.

Key disciplines: covering multiple disciplines such as geology, environmental science, materials science, energy science, computer science, mathematics, economics, management and sociology, among which geological statistics, mathematical morphology and other disciplines have important influence internationally.

Department Settings

No clear division of the school was found, but from the perspective of discipline settings and research centers, teaching and research activities are mainly carried out in the fields of engineering, science, economics, management, etc.

Ranking

In the list of French engineering schools published by "l'étudiant student newspaper" on January 18, 2024, the National School of Mines Paris won the top 3.

Expenses

No clear tuition standards for the school were found.

Campus

Teaching facilities: The school's main building is a three-story stone building with a history of hundreds of years. It has complete internal facilities. In addition, each campus is equipped with modern laboratories, libraries, computer rooms and other teaching facilities, providing good conditions for students' learning and research.

Living facilities: The school is responsible for managing the Paris Mineral Museum, which houses a large number of exquisite mineral samples. In addition, foreign students studying civil engineering courses can live in the Mining College House, which is only 5 minutes away from the school. The school also provides special counseling to help foreign students integrate.