Télécom Paris


Télécom Paris is a French public institution for higher education and engineering research. Located in Palaiseau, it is also a member of the Institut Polytechnique de Paris and the Institut Mines-Télécom. In 2020 it was the fifth highest ranked French university in the World University Rankings, and the 188th highest ranked worldwide.
In 1991, Télécom Paris and the EPFL collaborated and established a school named EURECOM located in Sophia-Antipolis. Students can now be admitted in two different curriculums, located either in the Paris or the Sophia-Antipolis campus.

History

In 1845, Alphonse Foy, director of telegraphic lines, proposed a school specializing in telegraphy for Polytechnicians. However, his proposition was rejected. The school was founded on 12 July 1878 as the École professionnelle supérieure des postes et télégraphes. In 1912, the school's name was changed to École supérieure des postes et télégraphes. In 1934, the ESPT moved to rue Barrault, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris. In 1938, the school was renamed École nationale supérieure des postes, télégraphes et téléphones, and in the same year, the President of France, Albert Lebrun honored the school Legion of Honor. During the Second World War, in 1942, the school was divided into two schools: the ENSPTT and École nationale supérieure des télécommunications. The ENSPTT was closed on 31 December 2002. In 1971, the ENST passed under the direct guardianship of the Direction générale des télécommunications, and the development of telecommunications during this period drove the state to create two associate schools: the ENST Bretagne in 1977 in Brest, and the INT in 1979 at Évry. In 1992, the ENST, together with the EPFL, founded the EURECOM at Sophia-Antipolis. On 26 December 1996, the Groupe des Écoles des Télécommunications was established. It consists of a group of telecommunications schools including the ENST, the Télécom Bretagne, the Télécom SudParis, and EURECOM. On 21 September 2009, the school's name was changed to Télécom ParisTech.
On June 1, 2019, the school's name was again changed to Télécom Paris after the formation of .

Present

There are two ways to get admitted into Télécom Paris as an undergraduate student:
Télécom Paris is also one of the approved application schools for the École Polytechnique, making it possible for fourth-year students to complete their studies with a one-year specialization at Télécom Paris. Télécom Paris also provides education for the Corps des Mines.
Around 250 engineers graduate each year from Télécom Paris. About forty percent of the graduates are foreign students. Specialization courses cover all aspects of computer science and communication engineering: electronics, signal processing, software engineering, networking, economics, finance etc.

Research at Télécom Paris

Research at Télécom Paris consists of:
Télécom Paris has four departments:
The three first labs are gathered in Télécom Paris' own laboratory : LTCI, "Laboratoire de Traitement et de Communication et de l'Information"
The Economic and Social Sciences department is associated with the CNRS through the "Interdisciplinary Institute for Innovation".

Training for engineering degrees

First year - Multidisciplinary studies
For undergraduate students, the core curriculum, commonly referred to as tronc commun, consists of courses in most areas of science, as well as compulsory courses in the humanities
Taking place in the Paris campus of Télécom Paris, this primary year of multidisciplinary studies is common to both Paris curriculum students and Sophia-Antipolis curriculum students; and is followed by a one or two month mandatory summer internship.
Second and Third Year - Specialization in Paris or at Sophia-Antipolis
Starting from their second year, students have to choose a specialization in which they'll receive in-depth courses and that will conclude their engineering curriculum. Based on 13 specialization tracks more than 120 courses, these two years eventually unfold into a six-month internship through which the engineering student will acquire their first real professional experience.
Third year students can also choose to complete their studies in an approved university in France or abroad, as part of a Double-Degree or a Master of Science program.

Training for master degrees

Télécom Paris offers post master's degrees Mastères spécialisés, and masters in different domains.

Mastères Spécialisés (Post-Master's Degrees)

Four master's degrees of University Paris Saclay are taught by Télécom ParisTech in collaboration with other Parisian Universities and grande ecoles.
It takes part in organisation of several other master courses offered by its partners in and around Paris.