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ParisTech brings together twelve of the foremost French institutes of education and research.

Covering nearly the whole spectrum of science and engineering, it forms an entity of comparable status to the most famous universities of technology around the world.

ParisTech is one of the five partners forming the IDEA League.

Roaring success for the Horizon China 2010 Forum

20 June 2010 - The Horizon China 2010 Forum confirms its success with nearly 300
visitors, 85% from the schools of ParisTech.
This forum, organised by the Franco-Chinese association of ParisTech (AFCP), reflects the multidisciplinary approach and international openness of ParisTech. Hosted by Télécom ParisTech, the fourth edition of this recruitment forum hosted nine French and Chinese companies, including several ParisTech partners such as EDF, Huawei and Rhodia, among others. The aim of the event was to encourage discussion between Chinese students, sinophile French students and major industrial groups who are heavily involved in Franco-Chinese economic relations. The numerous panels discussed cooperation issues in the fields of telecommunications, energy and sustainable development.

Is there a pedagogical effectiveness to internships as part of an engineering education?

The international symposium "Internships in the Training of Engineers" organised by the Ecole des Ponts ParisTech on 21 and 22 June 2010 attracted nearly 300 people. 12 countries were also represented to provide their experiences on the role of internships as part of engineering degrees. Internships in companies or laboratories, in France as well as overseas, are a fact of life that is put into question all too infrequently. However, a number of convergent factors ("skills-based" approach, accreditation procedures, assessment of training courses and establishments) have made it necessary to measure the effectiveness of teaching practices with regard to the objectives of courses and the alternative resources that can be used. This symposium provided an opportunity to take a closer look at these issues around the themes of professional skills development, partnerships between companies and research and higher education institutions, types of internships, their timing within study courses, how they should be supported and assessed, how long they should last, how they should be acknowledged in academic terms, how they should be financed and the legal framework within which they can be the most effective. The issue of internships abroad and their pedagogical effectiveness was also raised.

Creation of the ParisTech Foundation

Created by decree published on 10 April 2010 in the Official Gazette, the ParisTech Foundation succeeds the previous, temporary association.

ParisTech now has a veritable structure for raising funds destined to support the influence and development of French and European higher education and research. The ParisTech Foundation will notably support the strategy of its schools in three major areas: boosting appeal from high-level international students and teachers, support for diversity policies, promoting research and interaction between schools.
The ParisTech Foundation is a recognised public utility and hosting association, which is a unique status to date in the field of Higher Education. The ParisTech Foundation can thus shelter hosted foundations, notably those of schools that express a wish to do so. It is supported by prestigious industrial groups, all of which are founder members and long-term partners of ParisTech and its schools.

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