EPITA
Founded in 1984, EPITA School of Engineering & Computer Science (Ecole pour l'Informatique et Les Techniques Avancées) is an Engineering School that trains experts who design, develop and improve the future of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT). The pedagogy of the School focuses on giving students both the fundamentals of Engineering and expertise in Computer Science and ICT.
As a bilingual institution, EPITA welcomes a wide range of foreign students and offers Bachelor and Master programs. The attraction for international students is the School’s strategic partnerships with more than 80 prestigious institutions in 40 countries and a number of agreements to offer dual-degree programs. EPITA takes pride in its corporate partnership with Google, Microsoft, Orange, Facebook, IBM, HP, etc. and organizes career events regularly. EPITA’s graduates are highly sought after by French and multinational companies. More than 96% of students are hired for a permanent job before their graduation. Currently, over 7,700 alumni work in nearly 2,000 companies in + 40 countries.
EPITA is also accredited by the French Ministry of Higher Education and Research and the CTI (Commission des Titres d'Ingénieur). It is a member of the CGE (Conférence des grandes écoles).
Summing up to this are the summer schools and French language courses.
Rankings
- EPITA is listed among the 15 best engineering schools
- With four stars, the highest possible ranking, Challenges, the business magazine recognized EPITA as one of the six best post-baccalaureate engineering schools in France.
- In February 2020, the Journal du Net released a?ranking?of French engineering schools offering master’s degrees in Artificial Intelligence.
- From schools such as Polytechnique to Mines ParisTech, the JDN focuses on data science and artificial intelligence majors, offered as part of an engineering degree, and the?Master of Science in Artificial Intelligence Systems?offered to French and international students. EPITA is ranked number one in Sciences et Avenir’s cybersecurity program rankings, as also the AI courses.
