The "Corps des Mines"

As a special feature of French education,

the programme for the Corps technique de l’Etat at MINES ParisTech is aimed at training senior civil servants in France who have already acquired a sound scientific and technical training.

These graduates hold positions of responsibility in the ministry in charge of the economy as well as in other ministries (eg. ecology, energy, sustainable development, territorial planning, research and health, etc.).

 

 

The programme is reserved for students who have graduated from the Ecole polytechnique or through a specific entrance competition after leaving the Ecole Normale Superieure (Ulm, Cachan and Lyon), MINES ParisTech or TELECOM ParisTech (civil engineer cycle) or are in possession of a PhD.
 

The training programme for engineers in the Corps des Mines is provided jointly by MINES ParisTech and TELECOM ParisTech. The principle aim of the course is to provide theoretical and practical knowledge of how companies operate, together with a sound understanding of government responsibilities in the technical and economic fields.