ABOUT MINES PARIS – PSL

Supporting ecological and digital transitions

Since it was founded 240 years ago, Mines Paris – PSL has been training engineers and producing essential knowledge to help companies meet the challenges of their time. Originally those of mining to produce the energy needed for the great industrializations, today those of ecological transitions and digital transformations.
A founding member of Université PSL, Mines Paris – PSL is a leading French engineering school, and the leader in research partnerships.

A World-Class Education Program

Training Tomorrow’s Engineers and Leaders

Supported by its research centers, faculty members, and its network of academic and industrial partners, Mines Paris – PSL offers outstanding programs in both undergraduate and continuing education. From engineering degrees to doctoral programs, including specialized master’s degrees, master’s degrees, Executive Education, and the recognition of prior learning, each program combines academic excellence, research, and close ties with industry.

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The Civil Engineering Program: Training Committed Engineers

Since it was founded in 1783, Mines Paris – PSL has been training top-level engineers capable of solving complex problems in a wide variety of fields.

Thanks to its generalist positioning, Mines Paris – PSL is developing an innovative, multi-disciplinary educational experience, in which Engineering Sciences and Humanities and Social Sciences are closely linked. This dual culture is further strengthened by our membership of PSL, a real opportunity to enrich our career paths.

Graduates of Mines Paris – PSL are able to conduct collective and intercultural projects with a strong international, social and disciplinary dimension in their professional activities, particularly in the corporate world.


Multidisciplinary research

Supporting transitions

Mines Paris – PSL develops knowledge and practical solutions to address the major challenges of the energy, ecological, industrial, and digital transitions. Its teams conduct cutting-edge research projects using a systemic and multidisciplinary approach that places science, engineering, and decision-making at the heart of contemporary issues.

Closely linked to training programs and conducted in partnership with businesses, public institutions, and the academic community, this research combines scientific excellence, innovation, and social impact.


Innovating with Businesses

Turning Research into Practical Solutions

Mines Paris – PSL maintains close collaborations with companies through endowed chairs, research projects, technology platforms, and corporate sponsorship initiatives. These partnerships foster the development of innovative solutions, knowledge transfer, and the emergence of new technologies.

The School also helps train engineers, experts, and executives who support organizational transformation. By combining research, education, and innovation, it addresses the challenges of competitiveness, transition, and business development.


Preserving and Sharing Knowledge

A Living Scientific and Cultural Heritage

Since its founding, Mines Paris – PSL has contributed to the creation, preservation, and dissemination of scientific and technical knowledge. Through its Mineralogy Museum, its library, and Presses des Mines, the School shares its knowledge with students, researchers, businesses, and the general public.

Its scientific and documentary collections constitute a living heritage that supports research, education, and science outreach. Founded in 1995, Presses des Mines assists researchers in publishing high-quality scientific works and helps make their research accessible to a broad audience.


Key Figures

Education

  • 1,500 students, a quarter of whom are international
  • 200 civil engineers graduate each year / 25 specialized engineers
  • 16 students in the Corps des Mines
  • 100 PhDs awarded each year
  • 120 partner universities worldwide
  • 30 dual-degree agreements for engineering degrees

Research

  • 230 faculty members, 15% of whom are international
  • 18 research centers
  • 5 research departments
  • 480 A-level articles or books published each year
  • 2 Nobel Prizes
  • 6 ERC (European Research Council grants)

Serving the economy

  • 1rd French university in terms of contract research volume
  • 200 partners in industry and the service sector
  • 22 chairs for research, teaching, or industry (ANR)
  • 20 startups founded in the last 5 years
  • 4 unicorns in the French Tech Next 40

Sharing Knowledge

  • 100,000 mineralogical specimens housed at the Mineralogy Museum, including 4,000 on display
  • 200,000 physical documents and more than 200 million digital resources accessible through the library
  • 680 published works and nearly 1,000 authors supported by Presses des Mines
  • Mines Paris Alumni

    Mines Paris Alumni is the alumni association of Mines Paris – PSL, bringing together 17,000 members throughout France and around the world. The networ...

    Mines Paris Alumni
  • Our history

    The School was founded in 1783, at a time when mining was a high-tech industry. This field faced major challenges in terms of employee safety, economi...

    Our history
  • PSL, our university

    A world-class multidisciplinary university, PSL University brings together leading institutions covering all fields of knowledge: science, engineering...

    PSL, our university
  • A strategy to meet the major challenges of our time

    To increase its visibility and capitalise on PSL as an accelerator of its ambitions, Mines Paris – PSL has updated its strategic plan for 2022, which ...

    A strategy to meet the major challenges of our time
  • Governance

    Mines Paris – PSL (École nationale supérieure des mines de Paris) is a public scientific, cultural and professional establishment, in the form of a gr...

    Governance
  • Corporate Social Responsibility

    Mines Paris – PSL places corporate social responsibility (CSR) at the heart of its strategy. Through its policies, educational programs, research, and...

    Corporate Social Responsibility