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ENAP is a public university whose mandate is to contribute in a modern and globally-oriented manner to the constant improvement of one of the oldest human activities: the State's organization to better respond to the needs of the community. Closely linked to the evolution of civilizations, public administration has been rethought throughout the ages and, now more than ever, is faced with several contemporary issues: staff renewal, budget restrictions, globalization... As the University of Public Administration, ENAP assists State managers and professionals in these profound changes, while contributing to disseminating the values and practices of good governance. ENAP exercises leadership and influence among public-management practitioners and decision-makers in Quebec, Canada, and elsewhere globally through its management training and consulting activities offered to foreign governments. As a result, it spreads knowledge and expertise and contributes to Quebec's reputation, both at home and abroad. With its concern for actively participating in the administrative capacity building of public organizations, ENAP is sensitive to public organizations' needs and issues and seeks to anticipate them furthermore;, it endeavors to provide public managers with the necessary tools to face challenging goals. View full university

École Polytechnique is a leading French institute that combines top-level research, academics, and innovation at the cutting-edge of science and technology. Its curriculum promotes a culture of excellence with a strong emphasis on science, anchored in humanist traditions. The school produces socially responsible professionals who excel in leading complex and innovative projects which address current and future challenges facing our society. In today's climate of fierce economic competition, innovation is the only route to prosperity. École Polytechnique trains leaders with solid backgrounds in multidisciplinary science through ample exposure to both the business and research worlds. École Polytechnique was founded in 1794, a period marked not only by political and economic upheaval but also by the end of the Age of Enlightenment. During this unique moment in history, the Comité de Salut Public (French Public Welfare Committee) anticipated the future applications of the myriad scientific and technical discoveries that occurred during the 18th century and triggered the Industrial Revolution. It entrusted Gaspard Monge, Lazare Carnot, and several other scholars with enlisting, using a competitive recruitment process, the best minds of their time, and teaching them science for the benefit of the French Republic. At the start of the 21st century, another era characterized by geopolitical, economic, and environmental difficulties, as well as numerous groundbreaking technologies, École Polytechnique maintains the same philosophical core. A staunch defender of the idea that innovation is the only driving force of collective prosperity, the university is a significant contributor to promoting responsible productive, economic and scientific development. As a higher education establishment, l'X naturally seeks to share the most up-to-date knowledge to benefit its students, selected based on the criteria of excellence for which it is renowned. However, École Polytechnique also creates knowledge, for its professors are both teachers and researchers. It hosts around twenty laboratories closely connected to French national research institutions and committed to prestigious international collaboration. These laboratories aim to achieve results in intellectual property rights and publications in leading journals in both fundamental and applied research. École Polytechnique's credo is to be multidisciplinary both in its teaching and research. Structured around ten scientific disciplines, including humanities and social sciences, it focuses its research on eight themes that involve collaboration between the laboratories. Such a model stems from the observation that fruitful innovations accepted by society are born from the confrontation and cooperation of disciplines, including philosophy. In an informed and mobile society, today's best students can choose from any number of universities. Higher education is an international competition, and l'X has its share of competitors— which incidentally are often partners —whose financial means, from both public and private sources, are substantial. In this stimulating environment, École Polytechnique's aim is to be recognized by the most exceptional students from around the world as an institution where they can acquire a knowledge base and know-how and gain access to a network of former students which will allow them to have a fulfilling professional life in line with their ambitions. The university is also developing its activities designed to benefit companies, which generate value. It hopes to offer them research and development results, which will allow them to prosper both on an industrial and economic level. View full university

Ecole des Ponts ParisTech, created in 1747 under the name École Royale des Ponts et Chaussées, is a higher education establishment that trains engineers to a high level of scientific, technical, and general competency. Apart from civil engineering and spatial planning, historically, the source of its prestige, the School develops high-quality programs and research associated with the energy transition. The Graduate School, underpinned by the excellence of its 12 research labs, develops Masters and Ph.D. programs in mechanical and civil engineering, materials sciences, nuclear engineering, mathematics, information technology, environmental sciences, urban planning, transportation, economics, and sociology. Through its subsidiaries or in its own right, it develops initial education and lifelong learning closely connected with different sectors of the economy. Building the worlds of tomorrow. Tackling significant societal challenges has been essential to the School’s history and continues to guide it. So building a future in a world that is becoming aware that resources are limited and that human activities affect the environment at a planetary scale, is a formidable challenge that the young generations graduating from the School will need to take on. In a fast-changing environment of globalized education and research, with growing international competition, École des Ponts ParisTech maintains its aspiration to be a leading international player in higher education and research. Since January 1, 1994, École des Ponts ParisTech has been officially recognized in France as a public scientific, cultural, and professional institution (EPSCP). It is accountable to the Ministry of the Environment, Energy, and the Sea (MEEM). This legal status allows it to foster initiatives that encourage dynamic development. The Scientific Council is responsible for proposing priorities for scientific policy to the School Council. It may be consulted on any issue relating to the performance of the laboratories and Ph.D. programs. The chair is selected by MEEM (Ministry of the Environment, Energy, and the Sea) from the different individuals appointed. In France, the building of roads, bridges, and canals was, for a long time, the sole prerogative of aristocrats, merchant associations, or monastic orders. With Colbert, more effective policies emerged, but technicians were recruited on an ad hoc basis. It was not until 1716 that an adequately appointed corps of engineers was created by royal order: the Corps des Ingénieurs des Ponts et Chaussées. The introduction of a specific training program for this corps was decided by the Royal Order of February 14, 1747, the School’s founding act. Moreover, until 1794, the School was marked by the personality of its director, Jean-Rodolphe Perronet, engineer, talented administrator, and erudite scholar. They contributed to the production of Alembert and Diderot’s Encyclopaedia. At this time, the School had around fifty students (Lebon, Bernardin de Saint-Pierre, Méchain, Brémontier…) and not one teacher. The students taught themselves and each other to obtain a theoretical grounding in geometry, algebra, mechanics, hydraulic. A relatively intense practical training underpinned the theoretical instruction through annual assignments to provincial construction sites or through collaborations with scientists and aristocrats. This practical aspect of the training was also reflected in the requirement for the students to take part in the mapping of the Kingdom. The assessment was based on several factors: work rate, previous studies, outside courses, the annual assignments, classes taught, and examination results. The period of study could, therefore, last from 4 to 12 years. The education gradually became structured, and Ponts et Chaussées engineers steadily increased their prerogatives, obtaining a virtual monopoly over planning and development. With the Revolution, the authoritarian nature of this policy came under attack, and the idea emerged of creating a dominant school bringing together students from Ponts, Mines, and Génie. The École Polytechnique thus came into being in 1795, and Ecole des Ponts was retained as an applied school. View full university