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PhD student

The PhD student community at a glance

  • 950 PhD students
  • 230 post-doctoral fellows

Candidates

By pooling the disciplinary expertise and research facilities of its five founding schools, the Institut Polytechnique de Paris offers ideal conditions for researchers and future researchers. Pursuing a PhD at the Institut Polytechnique de Paris means benefitting from optimal support to innovate and expand the frontiers of knowledge. The internationally-recognized doctoral degree opens up high-level career opportunities in both the public and private sector.

PhD Students

Useful information:

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IP Paris PhD Call for Projects 2026: Give Your PhD a New Dimension

You are a PhD candidate at IP Paris. You want to explore the potential impact of your thesis on tomorrow’s society: this call is made for you.
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Les entretiens du CIEDS: Meet Gabriel Vernhes from the Applied Economics Unit, in Episode 3

In the third episode of the video-podcast “Les entretiens du CIEDS”, dedicated to defence innovation, the Interdisciplinary Centre for Defence and Security Studies invites you to meet Gabriel Vernhes, a postdoctoral researcher at ENSTA’s Applied Economics...
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REFLEXIONS 2026: Advancing Collective Action for Energy Transition

Institut Polytechnique de Paris (IP Paris) is proud to announce the third edition of the REFLEXIONS conference, an international scientific forum designed to address the most urgent energy challenges of our time. Following the success of earlier editions...
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Demo Day IP Paris 2025: 40 Startups in the Spotlight at Station F

On November 20, the Institut Polytechnique de Paris (IP Paris) will return to Station F for the second edition of its Demo Day. Building on the success of the 2024 edition, this event will bring together 40 startups from the Institute’s incubators – X-Up...
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M4S events

Internal workshop "AI and materials" Artificial intelligence is playing an increasingly major role in our societies, and the scientific directors at the Materials for Society Center wanted to develop and structure existing initiatives at IP Paris...
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Operation CIEDS 2025: feedback on a day spent at the heart of defence and security issues

During Operation CIEDS 2025, more than 430 participants from different backgrounds were able to discover the mobilisation of actors in defence and security innovation. This third edition was rich in exchanges and the programme was in line with the...
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Global politics and history in the 20th and 21st centuries: an education that builds bridges between the sciences

In January 2026, the training module ‘World Politics and History, Great Powers and International Relations in the 20th and 21st Centuries’ will be offered again. Organised by Manuel Dorion-Soulié, project manager for ‘Technological Sovereignty, Defence...
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EKKO: A Student-Led Impact Project Born at Institut Polytechnique de Paris

EKKO is the result of the work of two students from the Master’s program in Industries de Réseau et Économie Numérique (Network Industries and Digital Economy, IP Paris & Université Paris Dauphine-PSL), Kelly Claire and Anne Kondolas. Driven by a clear...
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Focus on CERES: a CIEDS project to tackle cyberattacks

In a world where information systems are ubiquitous, defining and guaranteeing their security properties are major challenges. However, their increasing complexity and dependence on components that are often poorly controlled make it difficult to achieve...
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IP Paris and the Harvard Data Science Initiative Partner on Trustworthy AI

On October 1–2, 2025, Institut Polytechnique de Paris (IP Paris) and its interdisciplinary center Hi! PARIS hosted Professor Xiao-Li Meng (Harvard University), Founding Editor-in-Chief of the Harvard Data Science Review (HDSR). His visit marked a...
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Opening of the Guichet d’accueil des talents étrangers (GATE) at Paris-Saclay

Institut Polytechnique de Paris and its partners are pleased to announce the opening of the Foreign Talent Welcome Desk (GATE), a key initiative to support international students, researchers, and employees in settling in France.
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Open Access Week 2025

From November 4 to 12, 2025, the Institut Polytechnique de Paris will host its second Open Access Week. This international event promotes open science practices and raises awareness among the scientific and student communities about related issues
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