École nationale supérieure des mines de Paris

The École Nationale Supérieure des Mines de Paris (also known as Mines ParisTech, École des Mines de Paris, ENSMP, Mines Paris or simply les Mines) was created in 1783 by King Louis XVI

Louis XVI of France

Louis XVI was a Bourbon monarch who ruled as King of France and Navarre until 1791, and then as King of the French from 1791 to 1792, before being executed in 1793....

in order to train intelligent directors of mines. It is one of the most prominent French

France

The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...

engineering

Engineering

Engineering is the discipline, art, skill and profession of acquiring and applying scientific, mathematical, economic, social, and practical knowledge, in order to design and build structures, machines, devices, systems, materials and processes that safely realize improvements to the lives of...

schools(i.e. Grandes écoles

Grandes écoles

The grandes écoles of France are higher education establishments outside the main framework of the French university system. The grandes écoles select students for admission based chiefly on national ranking in competitive written and oral exams...

) and a prestigious member of ParisTech

ParisTech

ParisTech the Paris Institute of Technology is one of the collegiate universities in France. It gathers 11 of the best French engineering schools, covering nearly the whole spectrum of engineering science, and 1 business school, aiming to be of comparable status to the most famous universities of...

(Paris Institute of Technology).

Despite its small size (fewer than 120 students accepted each year after a very selective exam), it is a crucial part of the infrastructure of French industry.

History

Created by a decree of the King's Counsel on March 19, 1783, the first school of mines was located in the Hôtel de la Monnaie, in Paris

Paris

Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...

.

This school disappeared at the beginning of the French revolution

French Revolution

The French Revolution , sometimes distinguished as the 'Great French Revolution' , was a period of radical social and political upheaval in France and Europe. The absolute monarchy that had ruled France for centuries collapsed in three years...

but was re-established by a decree of the Committee of Public Safety

Committee of Public Safety

The Committee of Public Safety , created in April 1793 by the National Convention and then restructured in July 1793, formed the de facto executive government in France during the Reign of Terror , a stage of the French Revolution...

in 1794, the 13th messidor

Messidor

Messidor was the tenth month in the French Republican Calendar. The month was named after the Latin word messis, which means harvest....

year II. It moved to Savoie

Savoie

Savoie is a French department located in the Rhône-Alpes region in the French Alps.Together with the Haute-Savoie, Savoie is one of the two departments of the historic region of Savoy that was annexed by France on June 14, 1860, following the signature of the Treaty of Turin on March 24, 1860...

, after a decree of the consuls

French Consulate

The Consulate was the government of France between the fall of the Directory in the coup of 18 Brumaire in 1799 until the start of the Napoleonic Empire in 1804...

the 23rd pluviôse

Pluviôse

Pluviôse was the fifth month in the French Republican Calendar. The month was named after the Latin word pluviosus, which means rainy....

year X (1802)

After the Bourbon Restoration

Bourbon Restoration

The Bourbon Restoration is the name given to the period following the successive events of the French Revolution , the end of the First Republic , and then the forcible end of the First French Empire under Napoleon – when a coalition of European powers restored by arms the monarchy to the...

in 1814, the school moved to the Hôtel de Vendôme
Hôtel de Vendôme
The Hôtel de Vendôme was built as a private home in Paris; the famous Jean-Baptiste Alexandre Le Blond worked on the hôtel.The hôtel is the main relic of what once was the most popular convent in Paris, the Vauvert Charterhouse; founded by Saint-Louis and famous for its vineyard called the Clos de...

(all along the Jardin du Luxembourg

Jardin du Luxembourg

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in the 6th arrondissement of Paris

Paris

Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...

). From the sixties it also has annexes in Fontainebleau

Fontainebleau

Fontainebleau is a commune in the metropolitan area of Paris, France. It is located south-southeast of the centre of Paris. Fontainebleau is a sub-prefecture of the Seine-et-Marne department, and it is the seat of the arrondissement of Fontainebleau...

, Évry and Sophia-Antipolis (Nice

Nice

Nice is the fifth most populous city in France, after Paris, Marseille, Lyon and Toulouse, with a population of 348,721 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Nice extends beyond the administrative city limits with a population of more than 955,000 on an area of...

Education

Its former vocation is to train mining engineers evolved in the course of time, because of technological progress and transformations of society. The École des Mines de Paris has become nowadays a "generalist" school, with a broad variety of disciplines. Its students are trained to have management position in industrial companies and receive a good training not only in technical fields but also in economics and social sciences.

Diplomas

Mines ParisTech provides different educational paths:

The education for Civil Engineers of Mines, ranked among the three best French Grande Ecoles
Grandes écoles
The grandes écoles of France are higher education establishments outside the main framework of the French university system. The grandes écoles select students for admission based chiefly on national ranking in competitive written and oral exams...

diplomas ;
The education for the Corps of Mines
Corps of Mines (France)
The Corps of Mines is the foremost of the great technical corps of the French state. It is formed of the State Engineers of the Mines...

, greatest technical corps of the French state. It is an honorific third cycle education, lasting for three years, and consisting mainly in long-term internships both in public and private economical institutions. However, to get the limited places are highly competitive, only the top students from École Polytechnique can be eligible to study in Corps of Mines
Corps of Mines (France)
The Corps of Mines is the foremost of the great technical corps of the French state. It is formed of the State Engineers of the Mines...

for entering the corps of French state later on ;
Mastère Spécialisé
Mastère Spécialisé
The Mastère Spécialisé, also called the Specialized Master or Advanced Master is a French post-graduate program created in 1986 by the French Conférence des Grandes Écoles....

degrees, post-graduate programs accredited by the Conférence des Grandes Écoles
Grandes écoles
The grandes écoles of France are higher education establishments outside the main framework of the French university system. The grandes écoles select students for admission based chiefly on national ranking in competitive written and oral exams...

;
Doctoral and Master studies in various fields.

Admission for French and International students

For French nationals, admission to Civil Engineer of Mines is decided through competitive examination at the end of preparatory classes, a highly selective system.
Admission to the Corps of Mines
Corps of Mines (France)
The Corps of Mines is the foremost of the great technical corps of the French state. It is formed of the State Engineers of the Mines...

is possible at the end of the École Polytechnique
École Polytechnique
The École Polytechnique is a state-run institution of higher education and research in Palaiseau, Essonne, France, near Paris. Polytechnique is renowned for its four year undergraduate/graduate Master's program...

(top 10 ranked students each year), École Normale Supérieure
École Normale Supérieure
The École normale supérieure is one of the most prestigious French grandes écoles...

and École des Mines de Paris (these two later, after specific concourse), or from the other great technical corps of the French state.

Famous alumni

With only fewer than 120 graduates each year, Mines Paris Tech's alumni includes:

Maurice Allais
Maurice Allais
Maurice Félix Charles Allais was a French economist, and was the 1988 winner of the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics "for his pioneering contributions to the theory of markets and efficient utilization of resources."...

(1911–2010), Nobel Prize
Nobel Prize
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in Economic Sciences 1988 (Bank of Sweden Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel)
Jean-Louis Bianco
Jean-Louis Bianco
Jean-Louis Bianco is a member of the National Assembly of France. He represents the first constituency of Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department, and is a member of the Socialist Party, which sits with the Socialiste, radical, citoyen et divers gauche group in the Assembly.-External links:...

(1943–), General Secretary of President of France (1982–1991), Minister of Social Affairs (France) (1991–1992), Minister of Transport (France) (1992–1993), députy of Alpes de Haute Provence's 1st constituency
Alpes de Haute Provence's 1st constituency
The 1st constituency of the Alpes de Haute Provence is a French legislative constituency in the Alpes de Haute Provence département. It is represented in the XIII legislature by Jean-Louis Bianco.-Election results:-2007: -References:...

(1997–)
Georges Charpak
Georges Charpak
Georges Charpak was a French physicist who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1992.-Life:Georges Charpak was born to Jewish family in the village of Dąbrowica in Poland . Charpak's family moved from Poland to Paris when he was seven years old...

(1924–2010), Nobel Prize in physics
Nobel Prize in Physics
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1992
Élie de Beaumont (1798–1874), founder of geology, Wollaston medal
Wollaston Medal
The Wollaston Medal is a scientific award for geology, the highest award granted by the Geological Society of London.The medal is named after William Hyde Wollaston, and was first awarded in 1831...

1843
Thierry Desmarest
Thierry Desmarest
Thierry Desmarest is a French businessman. He is the current chairman of Total. He was also Chief Executive Officer at Total from May 1995 until February 2007, when he was replaced by Christophe de Margerie.- References :...

, former CEO of Total
Total S.A.
Total S.A. is a French multinational oil company and one of the six "Supermajor" oil companies in the world.Its businesses cover the entire oil and gas chain, from crude oil and natural gas exploration and production to power generation, transportation, refining, petroleum product marketing, and...
Jean-Martin Folz
Jean-Martin Folz
Jean-Martin Folz is a French businessman. He was the chairman and CEO of PSA Peugeot Citroën from 1997 to 2007.-References:...

, former CEO of PSA Peugeot Citroën
PSA Peugeot Citroën
PSA Peugeot Citroën is a French manufacturer of automobiles and motorcycles sold under the Peugeot and Citroën marques. Headquartered in the 16th arrondissement of Paris, PSA is the second largest automaker based in Europe and the number eight in the world.-History:In December 1974 Peugeot S.A....
Noël Forgeard
Noël Forgeard
Noël Forgeard is a French industrialist and former joint CEO of EADS.-Appointment:From April 1998 until June 2005 Forgeard was CEO of the aircraft manufacturer Airbus SAS.In late 2004 he was nominated as the next French CEO of EADS...

, former CEO of Airbus
Airbus
Airbus SAS is an aircraft manufacturing subsidiary of EADS, a European aerospace company. Based in Blagnac, France, surburb of Toulouse, and with significant activity across Europe, the company produces around half of the world's jet airliners....

and EADS
EADS
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Charles de Freycinet
Charles de Freycinet
Charles Louis de Saulces de Freycinet was a French statesman and Prime Minister during the Third Republic; he belonged to the Opportunist Republicans faction. He was elected a member of the Academy of Sciences, and in 1890, the fourteen member to occupy seat the Académie française.-Early years:He...

, prime minister
Prime minister
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of France
France
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at the end of the 19th century
Carlos Ghosn
Carlos Ghosn
Carlos Ghosn, KBE , born 9 March 1954, is a Brazilian-Lebanese-French businessman who is currently the Chairman and CEO of Yokohama, Japan-based Nissan and holds the same positions at Paris-based Renault, which together produce more than one in 10 cars worldwide...

(1954–), CEO of Nissan, CEO of Renault-Nissan
Renault
Renault S.A. is a French automaker producing cars, vans, and in the past, autorail vehicles, trucks, tractors, vans and also buses/coaches. Its alliance with Nissan makes it the world's third largest automaker...
Auguste Laurent
Auguste Laurent
Auguste Laurent was a French chemist who discovered anthracene, phthalic acid, and identified carbolic acid....

(1808–1853), chemist, precursor of Organic Chemistry modern
Anne Lauvergeon
Anne Lauvergeon
Anne Lauvergeon , is a French businesswoman, and CEO of Areva 2001 – 2011 .-Biography:In 1978 she attended the École Normale Supérieure to pass the Agrégation in physics. Then she entered the Corps des Mines. In 1983 she enrolled in her first vocational course with the Corps de Mines, in the iron...

, former CEO of Areva
Areva
AREVA is a French public multinational industrial conglomerate headquartered in the Tour Areva in Courbevoie, Paris. AREVA is mainly known for nuclear power; it also has interests in other energy projects. It was created on 3 September 2001, by the merger of Framatome , Cogema and...
Albert Lebrun
Albert Lebrun
Albert François Lebrun was a French politician, President of France from 1932 to 1940. He was the last president of the Third Republic. He was a member of the center-right Democratic Republican Alliance .-Biography:...

(1871–1950), president of France
Alfred-Marie Liénard
Alfred-Marie Liénard
Alfred-Marie Liénard , was a French physicist and engineer. He is most well known for his invention of the Liénard–Wiechert potentials....

,(1869-1958),famous for the Liénard–Wiechert potential
Didier Lombard
Didier Lombard
Didier Lombard is a French businessman. Between February 2005 and March 2010 he was Chairman and CEO of France Télécom. In 2010 he resigned as CEO, retaining the chairmanship....

, chairman and former CEO of France Telecom
France Télécom
France Telecom S.A. is the main telecommunications company in France, the third-largest in Europe and one of the largest in the world. It currently employs about 180,000 people and has 192.7 million customers worldwide . In 2010 the group had revenue of €45.5 billion...
Francis Mer
Francis Mer
Francis Mer is a French businessman, industrialist and politician. A former alumnus of the Ecole polytechnique, he was hired in 1970 by the Saint-Gobain group. In 1982, he became chairman of the board of Pont-à-Mousson SA...

, former CEO of Usinor
Usinor
Usinor was a French steel making group formed in 1948. The group was merged with Sacilor in 1986, becoming Usinor-Sacilor and was privatised in 1995, and renamed Usinor in 1997....

and former Minister of Finances of France
Alain Poher
Alain Poher
Alain Émile Louis Marie Poher was a French centrist politician, affiliated first with the Popular Republican Movement and later with the Democratic Centre. He served as a Senator for Val-de-Marne from 1946 to 1995. He was President of the Senate from 3 October 1968 to 1 October 1992 and, in that...

(1909–1996), politician, president of Sénat, president by interim of French Republic.
Denis Ranque
Denis Ranque
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, CEO of Thales Group
Thales Group
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Conrad Schlumberger
Schlumberger brothers
Conrad Schlumberger and Marcel Schlumberger were brothers from the Alsace region in France...

, co-founder of Schlumberger Limited
Léon Walras
Léon Walras
Marie-Esprit-Léon Walras was a French mathematical economist associated with the creation of the general equilibrium theory.-Life and career:...

(1834- 1910), mathematical economist

Energy, material science

Applied math and computer science

Geology and environmental sciences

Centre de géologie de l'Ingénieur
Centre d'informatique géologique
Centre de géotechnique et d'Exploitation du Sous-Sol
Centre de géophysique

Economics and social sciences

External links

An excellent page with photos and historical overview

Other schools of Mines in France

École nationale supérieure des Mines de Nancy
École nationale supérieure des Mines de Nancy
The école nationale supérieure des mines de Nancy is one of the prestigious French generalist engineering Grandes Ecoles...
École nationale supérieure des Mines de Saint-Étienne
École Nationale Supérieure des Mines de Saint-Étienne
The école nationale supérieure des mines de Saint-Étienne is one of the French generalist engineering schools Grandes Ecoles.The école nationale supérieure des mines of Saint Etienne is one of the French "Grandes Ecoles" dedicated to training highly qualified engineers and to carrying out research...
École des Mines d'Ales
École des Mines de Douai
École des Mines de Douai
The École des Mines de Douai also called "École Nationale Supérieure des Mines de Douai" is a French National Graduate School of Engineering located in the city of Douai, close to Lille, North of France....
École des Mines de Nantes
École des Mines de Nantes
The École des Mines de Nantes, or EMN, ENSTIMN, EMNAntes, is a French engineering school based in Nantes, in the west of France...
École des Mines d'Albi-Carmaux

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