New statutes for IP Paris and integration of Ecole nationale des ponts et chaussées
Institut Polytechnique de Paris has adopted a new governance structure, welcoming a sixth prestigious engineering school, École nationale des ponts et chaussées (ENPC), to join its five other founding members, École polytechnique, ENSTA Paris, ENSAE Paris, Télécom Paris and Télécom SudParis.
These changes, ratified by a decree published on Tuesday July 16, are in line with the reforms announced on September 26, 2023 by the Institute's two supervisory bodies, the Minister of the Armed Forces and the Minister of the Economy, Finance and Industrial Sovereignty.
Appointed interim Chairman of the IP Paris Board of Directors on September 27, 2023, Thierry Coulhon was tasked with leading these transformations, in close collaboration with all stakeholders.
Resources tailored to IP Paris' ambitions
The reform of the Institut Polytechnique de Paris' governance aims to provide the Institute with an organization better suited to its ambition: to become a world-class institute of science and technology, serving the common good and the country's sovereignty.
The IP Paris Board of Directors will now be chaired by a non-executive chairman.
Executive functions will be carried out by the Chairman of the Management Board, a body comprising the directors of the member schools. Thierry Coulhon will chair the Board of Directors and assume executive functions until the appointment of the non-executive Chairman and the Chairman of the Board of Directors.
A General Services Department has also been created to strengthen the Institute's administrative management. It will be entrusted to Baptiste Bourboulon, Sylvie Retailleau's budget and real estate advisor at the Ministry of Higher Education and Research (MESR), effective on September 1st, 2024.
Finally, the new bylaws also extend the Institute's scope in terms of international influence, research and innovation. These changes are accompanied by the arrival of a Vice-President for Europe and International Affairs, Christopher Cripps, who took up his post on June 1st, 2024, and the creation of an Innovation and Entrepreneurship Department, headed by Bruno Cattan.
"With this new organization, IP Paris now has the tools it needs to pursue its development in a highly competitive international environment, and to become the champion in science and technology that France and Europe need," declares Thierry Coulhon.
ENPC, long-standing partner and 6th member school of IP Paris
A long-standing and valued partner of IP Paris, the École Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées has become a member of IP Paris under the new statutes. The integration of this sixth engineering school enables IP Paris to broaden its educational and research offer. The Institute is thus opening up to crucial fields such as sustainable cities, civil engineering and construction, as well as environmental, climate and energy sciences.
With the arrival of ENPC, Institut Polytechnique de Paris also crosses the threshold of 10,000 students, including more than 1,200 doctoral students, giving it the critical mass to compete with the world's leading higher education and research institutions.
« "The integration of ENPC marks a decisive turning point for IP Paris. ENPC shares the main characteristics of the schools that make up the Institute: an engineering school with a long tradition of excellence, which forms executives and entrepreneurs with a highly scientific profile in the public service as well as in the private sector. ENPC also boasts world-class researchers and top-notch research, in line with the country's sovereignty issues and the major challenges of our time, namely the ecological, digital and energy transitions," continues Thierry Coulhon.
"We have a long history of collaboration with IP Paris and its schools, notably in the context of interdisciplinary centers on energy and AI. I am delighted that we will be integrated as a member institution, which will enable us to broaden and strengthen existing synergies in education, research and innovation. IP Paris is also a formidable asset for increasing our international impact, and amplifying our investment in research excellence in the service of ecological and energy transitions", declares Anthony Briant, Director of ENPC.