In September 2016, ENS Cachan changed its name, becoming École normale supérieure Paris-Saclay.
This critical step signifies the centrality of Université Paris-Saclay and the Paris-Saclay campus to the School's vision and its new incarnation as the grande école for teaching research within this prestigious university system.
ENS Paris-Saclay delivers a scientific and cultural education of the highest standard, continuing the excellence of the écoles normales supérieures.
What sets the School apart is that it brings together disciplines that no other higher education institution combines in quite the same way or at the same level: the natural sciences, engineering, and the social sciences.
In this unique environment, normalize students receive research-intensive training leading to master's and doctoral degrees in their chosen discipline, frequently coupled with an advanced teaching qualification.
ENS Paris-Saclay is also a research center with 14 laboratories covering all the disciplines taught at the School. It maintains partnerships with research organizations such as CNRS, INRIA, CEA, and other higher education and research institutions.
In close collaboration with industry, the School conducts many high-level research programs through research chairs and joint laboratories involving companies in the aeronautics, aerospace, energy, automotive, and IT sectors (Airbus, EDF, Atos, Hewlett-Packard, etc.).
Through its laboratories, ENS Paris-Saclay is involved in four clusters in the greater Paris region and numerous laboratories and international research groups in China, Korea, Japan, Israel, India, Brazil, and the United States.
The mission of ENS Paris-Saclay is to prepare students for careers in teaching and research, with a research led-education of the highest standard.
To fulfill this mission, the School must develop cutting-edge research activities while offering excellent graduate training at both doctorate and master's level.
Research at ENS Paris-Saclay reflects a commitment to linking basic research to applications with a robust experimental dimension. As a member of Université Paris-Saclay, the School can intensify collaboration with laboratories from the other partner institutions and coordinate its strategy with theirs.
The School also benefits from Université Paris-Saclay's high profile and international attractiveness to diversify its student body.
The École normale supérieure Paris-Saclay is a public higher education and research institution (known under French law as an Établissement public à caractère scientifique, culturel et professionnel).
The School determines its teaching and research policy and organizes it to implement it, in line with the relevant regulatory framework and its contractual commitments.
