Welcome to Ph.D. Prospective students

Study in a world-class research institution

Since 2000, 61 projects amounting to over $164.5M have been invested in research infrastructure and equipment at École Polytechnique (through the CFI program in collaboration with the government of Quebec and several industrial partners);

• Close to 46,000 square meter of research facilities
• Over 350 research grants per year
• Over 280 research contracts and agreements per year
• 25 Canada Research Chairs
• 16 Industrial Chairs (9 of which are funded by NSERC)
• 27 Research Centers and Groups
• Over 230 professors
• 43 post-doctoral fellows
• 1181 graduate students (442 at the Ph.D. level)
• Close to 1300 publications in 2006 (including 560 articles in scientific journals)
• 53 Ph.D. thesis in 2006

According to a benchmark analysis1 of research pertaining to the top 15 Canadian engineering faculties and schools, Polytechnique is a leader for several key indicators:

• Industry-partnered research;
• Number of Ph.D. students,
• NSERC funding support;
• Number of research chairs (NSERC and Canada Research Chairs),
• Funding of research infrastructures and equipment (Canada Foundation for Innovation, government of Québec and industrial partners).

Analyse comparative de la recherche dans 15 écoles et facultés d’ingénierie au Canada de 1999 à 2005. (in French only)