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Applications are now open for the Master's and PhD Track programs at Institut Polytechnique de Paris (IP Paris) for the 2027-2028 academic year. Ranked #2 in France and #43 in the world (QS 2027), IP Paris trains students who aspire to cutting-edge international careers. In this article, you'll find everything you need to know to apply to an IP Paris Master's or PhD Track program.

On November 8, 2026, Institut Polytechnique de Paris (IP Paris) joined the EuroTech Universities Alliance at Falling Walls in Berlin to explore how Europe can turn its scientific excellence into global technological strength. Thierry Coulhon, President of IP Paris and Chair of the EuroTech Universities Alliance, joined leaders from academia, industry, and government to discuss how cross-border collaboration can accelerate breakthrough innovation and strengthen Europe's position on the global stage.

How can Europe turn its scientific excellence into technological and industrial leadership ? At the EuroTech Summit 2026, held in Brussels on October 28, more than 180 representatives from academia, industry, and European institutions identified five priorities for advancing Europe's competitiveness. The event also marked a new chapter for the EuroTech Universities Alliance, chaired by Institut Polytechnique de Paris (IP Paris), with the announcement of two new member universities.

The IP³ University Innovation Hub (PUI), in collaboration with the Interdisciplinary Centre for Defence and Security Studies (CIEDS), is organising a training day dedicated to innovation and the valorisation of research on Friday, 27 November 2026. This training day is intended for PhD students, postdoctoral researchers, and engineers working in the laboratories of Institut Polytechnique de Paris.

In January 2027, the training programme Global Politics and History: Great Powers and International Relations in the 20th and 21st Centuries will return. The programme is organised by Manuel Dorion-Soulié, who is responsible for Technology Sovereignty and Defence Strategy at CIEDS and an Assistant Professor of American Studies at École Polytechnique.

The International Center for French Language and Culture of the Institut Polytechnique de Paris (IP Paris) organizes, in collaboration with the Institute of Modern Texts and Manuscripts (CNRS ENS/PSL), Héritages (Cergy Paris University/CNRS), LT2D (Cergy Paris University) and the French National Academy of Medicine, an international conference on the genesis of a work in science and literature on 18 and 19 November 2027.

How can Europe turn its world-class research into technological and industrial leadership? This question will take center stage at the EuroTech Summit 2026 on October 28 in Brussels. Hosted by the EuroTech Universities Alliance, chaired by Thierry Coulhon, President of Institut Polytechnique de Paris (IP Paris), the Summit will bring together leaders from academia, industry, and European institutions to explore how breakthrough technologies can strengthen Europe's competitiveness and technological sovereignty.

Capgemini has renewed its support for Hi! PARIS, the artificial intelligence and data science research centre founded by Institut Polytechnique de Paris (IP Paris) and HEC Paris, for another three years. The renewed partnership will focus on two strategic priorities: AI applications in defence and the role of emerging technologies in business competitiveness and sovereignty.

Building on its strategic positioning in the fields of national and European sovereignty, championed in particular by the Interdisciplinary Centre for Defence and Security Studies (CIEDS), Institut Polytechnique de Paris organised a dinner on 9 June, in partnership with the Centre, bringing together a select group of institutional and industry decision-makers committed to addressing defence and security challenges. The aim of this exclusive gathering was to strengthen ties with the participating organisations and to showcase the progress, achievements, and strategic initiatives led by the CIEDS.

The Swarm Rescue Challenge is a competition in which participants programme simulated drone swarms to tackle high-impact challenges. Organised by the Interdisciplinary Centre for Defence and Security Studies (CIEDS) and the Defence Ministry’s Agency for Artificial Intelligence (AMIAD), with the support of the Defence Innovation Agency, it is open to all students from schools that are members of Institut Polytechnique de Paris, as well as students from institutions overseen by the French Ministry for the Armed Forces and Veterans Affairs.

Artificial intelligence, climate change, technological sovereignty, and the future of industry: today's major challenges are putting science and innovation at the center of economic and societal change. In an interview on B SMART's Face à Thomas Hugues, Thierry Coulhon, President of Institut Polytechnique de Paris (IP Paris), discusses the evolving role of leading scientific and academic institutions in a rapidly changing world.

On November 24, Institut Polytechnique de Paris (IP Paris) will return to Station F for the third edition of its DemoDay. Nearly 40 startups from its incubators will showcase their innovations to French and international investors, alongside representatives from IP Paris. The event aims to foster connections, accelerate these young companies’ development and unlock new funding opportunities.