École Polytechnique (l’X) produces and shares a multidisciplinary scientific knowledge at the highest level by developing the entrepreneurial spirit, boldness and general interest via its academic programs and research.
It counts 3000 students including 900 international representing over 60 nationalities, 2000 following the Ingénieur Polytechnicien program and 1000 Graduate School students (Master’s students and PhD candidates).
L’X promotes a culture of excellence with a strong scientific dominant. It puts emphasis on humanist tradition and pays a great attention on sports activities. École polytechnique also meets the needs of companies offering Executive Education Programs. L’ X is also a pioneer-institution in on-line education and produces MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses) or Formations en Ligne Ouvertes à Tous (FLOTs) in applied mathematics, renewable energy and entrepreneurship.
Having signed more than 200 cooperation agreements, l’ X gained 28 positions in a year and now occupies the 5th place among the most international universities in the world according to the THE ranking.  
30% of graduates start their career abroad. École Polytechnique also supports more and more entrepreneurs, fostering the emergence of start-up projects thanks to the Entrepreneurship building dedicated to innovation based on its campus.