The brand
The ParisTech brand was filed in 1999 and renewed in 2009. It is based on original values, common to all member colleges, including: excellence; pluridisciplinary approach; link between education, research and innovation; proximity to businesses and international involvement.
An international reference
The quality of the ParisTech brand is that it is easy for foreigners to understand and remember. It is simple and refers to a configuration known for other prestigious universities: Caltech, Georgia Tech, MIT, etc.
ParisTech combines Paris and Tech:
- Paris: Culture, History, Elegance, Luxury, Balance, Light, France, the capital, universalism, French rationality, the engineering profession with the French touch, France’s reputation and an international base with strong drawing power.
- Tech: large range of disciplines, education of future senior executives for the government and for CAC 40 companies, European base with the Idea League and educational excellence.
This brand can attract the best students and the best teachers.
A formative and unifying impact
To date, ParisTech’s best successes include:
- the implementation of common Masters
- the doubling of foreign student recruitment
- the institution of common chairs and the ability to raise funds
- the Institut de la Mobilité Durable (Institute of Sustainable Mobility)
- the ParisTech Entrepreneurs Incubator
- the Student card
- European successes (KIC Climat)
- the ParisTech Thesis Award
- the awarding of a PhD degree
- the HAL portal of scientific publications


