The French higher education system is embedded in the European model and is organised in three programmes: Bachelor’s, Master’s and Doctoral.
In France the top qualifications in Engineering or Management are delivered by the Grandes Écoles.
These Grandes Écoles offer courses leading to the diplôme Grande École d’ingénieurs (MSc in engineering).
ParisTech brings together the excellent engineering Grandes Écoles, which are acknowledged as the best in their fields, and are characterised by their high standard of education and the excellence of their teaching staff and laboratories.
They offer a wide range of academic programmes:
Diplôme d'Ingénieur (MSc in Engineering)
Doctoral programmes
The Diplômes Grandes Écoles deliver high-quality education which is distinguished by:
a competitive and selective environment on admission and throughout the course.
innovative teaching methods which combine theory and practice
strong scientific potential
close partnerships with business and the world of research
an international presence
ParisTech is also deeply committed to promoting the value of the doctoral programmes of its Grandes Écoles. High-quality research, international collaboration and technical innovation are at the heart of doctoral curricula.
Each of the ParisTech graduate schools offers different courses of study, focusing on specific areas. In 2008, the schools decided to implement an exchange system to allow their students to benefit from the wealth of disciplines on offer and acquire new skills in an environment related to, yet different from, that of their own school.
Different types of exchange are possible:
Over the years, the ParisTech schools have developed a number of dual degree programmes. These are run either between different schools within the ParisTech consortium, or in conjunction with external partner schools. These dual degree programmes allow engineering students to:
This means students are more flexible and versatile, and thus better equipped to meet the expectations of future employers. A candidate with a dual degree will have twice as many operational skills. Furthermore, he/she will have developed an open-minded approach, find it easier to adapt to new environments, be familiar with cross-disciplinary issues, and be more mature.
Between 2013 and 2018, 95 students completed a dual study programme within the ParisTech network. This included 25 engineers, 50 engineers on dual degree programmes, 14 master’s students and 6 PhD candidates.