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Ecole Polytechnique

Student life

Outside of Paris, the School has a 164 ha campus with 120 ha of green spaces, and provides accommodation, catering and a wide range of activities for 4600 people. Facilities include a swimming pool, a gym, and a theatre hall.

Accommodation

The School does not offer accommodation for all its international students but help is offered for all students to find rooms within partner universities and Parisian Public bodies such as La Cité Universitaire Internationale de Paris.


The Cité international Universitaire de Paris offers rooms with prices starting from 400 Euros a month on an attractive campus in the South of Paris with cultural and sports facilities nearby.


The CROUS, another Parisian public body provides affordable accommodation for international students offering room from 250 Euros a month across Paris and suburbs (applications must be submitted a year in advance).


Private accommodation in Paris ranges from 500 Euros a month for flat shares to 800 Euros for student residences. Prices of private flats start from about 800 Euros. Accommodation prices drop when renting in Parisian suburbs.

Career services

The School has an active Careers Office that supports student in their present professional process as well as their future prospects thanks to partnerships in the public and private sectors.


Palaiseau is situated on the Plateau of Saclay that hosts an array of public and private research centers (CNRS, Danone, Thales, and other), where internships are available. And proximity to Paris offers a range of opportunities for part-time employment.

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Ecole Polytechnique
École Polytechnique, Route de Saclay,
91128 PALAISEAU CEDEX
France
France
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Location

The School is located in Palaiseau, a small town in the Southern Parisian suburbs. By RER (the rapid transit system), which connects Paris to its suburbs, it is only 30 minutes away from the centre of Paris, and going to the nearest International Airport, only takes about 25 minutes.