Paris Institute of Technology
| Institut des sciences et technologies de Paris | |
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| Type | Public |
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| Established | 2007 - 1741 |
| President | Jean-Philippe Vanot |
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Academic staff
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2,900 |
| Students | 19,600 |
| Location | Paris, France |
| Website | www |
ParisTech (officially Institut des sciences et technologies de Paris (Paris Institute of Technology)) is a collegiate university located in Paris, France specialised in science and business.
In 1991, many engineering Grandes Écoles felt the need to set up a coordinating voluntary association, called "Grandes écoles d'ingénieurs de Paris", that would foster closer collaboration in areas of common interest and thereby acquire international recognition as an entity of sufficient size and importance.
In 1999 its name was changed to "ParisTech".
In 2007, its status changed to a public establishment for scientific cooperation (établissement public de coopération scientifique). It is headed by a President, assisted by an executive bureau and a secretary general, and administrated by a board of directors, assisted by a strategic orientation council and a scientific council. The board of directors gathers one representative of each college or institute as well as researchers, faculty members, and one representative of the students.
The member institutes of ParisTech are well-established publicly owned educational and research institutions, many of which were founded back in the 18th century. Some deliver a high-level, broad education in science such as Arts et Métiers ParisTech, MINES ParisTech, École des Ponts ParisTech, ENSTA ParisTech or École Polytechnique, whereas others provide a deeper, research-focused level of expertise in select scientific disciplines, such as AgroParisTech (life, food and environmental sciences), TELECOM ParisTech (telecommunications), Chimie ParisTech (chemistry), ESPCI ParisTech (physics, chemistry and biology), Institut d'Optique Graduate School (physics and optics), ENSAE ParisTech (Economy, Statistics & Finance) or ENPC School of International Management, also members of the Paris Institute of Technology.
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