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Escola Politécnica

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Escola Politécnica

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Also known as Polytechnique, L'École Polytechnique, Ecole polytechnique, École polytechnique (France), L'X, Ecole polytechnique (Paris)

French engineering grande école (selective higher education institution)

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École polytechnique is a highly selective French engineering school that trains students in advanced technical and scientific fields. It is considered one of France's most prestigious higher education institutions and plays an important role in educating engineers and leaders for industry, research, and public service.

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Research organization · ROR

Type
Education, Funder
Founded
1795
Location
Palaiseau, France
Also known as
l'X
Status
Active

GRID grid.10877.39 · ISNI 0000 0001 2158 1279

Wikidata facts

Official name
ECOLE POLYTECHNIQUE
Country
France
Official website
www.polytechnique.edu
Image
Ecole Polytechnique France seen from lake DSC03389.JPG
Students count
2790
Motto
Pour la Patrie, les Sciences et la Gloire
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category for alumni of educational institution
Category:École Polytechnique alumni
Commons category
École polytechnique
inception
1794-09-28
Commons gallery
École polytechnique
IPv4 routing prefix
129.104.0.0/16
native label
École polytechnique
topic's main category
Category:École Polytechnique
IPv6 routing prefix
2001:660:3026::/48
affiliation
ParisTech
budget
185000000
street address
École polytechnique, Route de Saclay, 91128 PALAISEAU CEDEX
social media followers
59200
number of teachers
276
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Article · Português

A Escola Politécnica de Paris (em francês: École Polytechnique) é uma das mais antigas, célebres e prestigiosas escolas de engenharia da França. É conhecida popularmente como "l'X" (lê-se lix). Fundada em 1794, durante a Revolução Francesa, a escola que recebeu a princípio o nome l'École centrale des travaux publics, é um estabelecimento público de ensino e pesquisa que se encontra sob a tutela do Ministério de Defesa da França. Seu lema "Pour la Patrie, les sciences et la gloire", enunciado por Napoleão Bonaparte, indica a relação estreita entre a École Polytechnique, o serviço da pátria e a excelência científica. A Escola forma engenheiros com o título de Ingénieur diplomé de l'École polytechnique e outorga também os títulos de mestre e doutor em diferentes áreas científicas e tecnológicas.

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