From the launch of the Innovation Campus to the integration of AI into training programs, not to mention the role of entrepreneurship and synergies with PSL University, the director details the structural projects that are underway. The interview also addresses the challenges of diversifying profiles and how the school intends to train engineers who will be called upon to evolve in an uncertain world.

• 00:42: Godefroy Beauvallet discusses his career path and what led him to become director of Mines Paris – PSL
• 02:38: What motivates him today in his role as director of one of France’s most prestigious engineering schools
• 04:44: The identity of Mines Paris – PSL and what sets it apart from other prestigious engineering schools
• 07:08: Major structural projects currently underway at Mines Paris – PSL
• 10:17: Inauguration of the fourth Mines Paris – PSL campus on the Versailles Satory plateau: the school’s objectives for this establishment
• 13:08: The role of engineers in the next ten to twenty years, in light of uncertainties and major transitions 15:22: The place of entrepreneurship at Mines Paris – PSL
• 17:41: The role of the TTI.5 and ITN Institut des Transitions Numériques research institutes, aligned with the major strategic priorities of Mines Paris
• 20:09: How does Mines Paris – PSL integrate AI into its training and teaching practices in concrete terms?
• 23:15: How much importance does engineering training place on ethics, beyond purely technical issues?
• 25:06: Strong synergies with other PSL institutions: the example of the joint Bachelor’s degree program between Mines Paris, ESPCI Paris, and Chimie ParisTech, scheduled to open in Sophia Antipolis in 2026
• 27:29: The joint Bachelor’s degree program between Mines Paris, ESPCI Paris, and Chimie ParisTech will welcome around 100 students 28:16: How do these synergies with PSL benefit students?
• 29:47: Thanks to its partnership with Albert School, Mines Paris now offers dual bachelor’s degrees and dual diplomas in data and business
• 31:42: How is the engineering school evolving its teaching and research to respond to major environmental and societal transitions?
• 33:14: The feminization of engineering schools remains a challenge: what levers is Mines Paris – PSL deploying to attract more young women to its ranks?
• 36:51: Beyond the issue of gender, how does Mines Paris – PSL attract diverse profiles, particularly scholarship and international students?
• 39:00: What are Mines Paris – PSL’s objectives in terms of student recruitment for candidates from scientific CPGE programs?

[Article] “Theory and practice”: how Mines Paris – PSL draws on its motto to train engineers for transition

To learn more about these issues and discover the analysis offered by the student media outlet Thotis, we invite you to read the article “Theory and practice: how Mines Paris-PSL draws on its motto to train engineers of transition,” written by Valentine Dunyach.