Télécom Paris
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Télécom Paris (also known as ENST or Télécom or École nationale supérieure des télécommunications, also Télécom ParisTech until 2019[3]) is a French public institution for higher education (grande école) and engineering research. Located in Palaiseau, it is also a member of the Institut Polytechnique de Paris and the Institut Mines-Télécom. In 2021 it was the sixth highest ranked French university in the World University Rankings,[4] and the 7th best small university worldwide.[5] In the QS Ranking, Télécom Paris is the 64th best university worldwide in Computer Science.[6]
Type | Grande école d'ingénieurs (public research university Engineering school) |
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Established | 1878 |
Parent institution | Institut Mines-Télécom[1] |
Academic affiliations | Conférence des Grandes écoles[2] Polytechnic Institute of Paris |
President | Nicolas Glady (from 2 December 2019) |
Administrative staff | 340 |
Students | 1400 |
Location | , 48.7128°N 2.1994°E / 48.7128; 2.1994 |
Campus | Palaiseau, Sophia Antipolis |
Website | https://www.telecom-paris.fr/ |
In 1991, Télécom Paris and the EPFL established a school named EURECOM located in Sophia-Antipolis. Students can be admitted either in Palaiseau or in Sophia-Antipolis.[7]