An Institut Mines-Télécom school

A French federal institute of technological universities of science and management

Institut Mines-Télécom (IMT) comprises 8 public graduate schools, 2 subsidiary schools and 13 associated or affiliated schools, with a total of over 13,600 students. Each year, Institut Mines-Télécom awards more than 4,500 degrees, with a net employment rate for engineering/management graduates (at 6 months) of almost 95%.

Institut Mines-Télécom supports innovation and business development. The schools form a group whose strength lies in their complementarity and cohesion, based on a common vision:

training at the service of companies;
developing the economy and local territories;
contributing to innovation and entrepreneurship.

These activities are implemented in fields relating to the major digital, industry and ecological transitions.

An institute for research partnerships of excellence

IMT’s research partnerships are recognized by two Carnot Institute labels, (M.I.N.E.S and Carnot Télécom & société numérique). These research projects involve both research teams at IMT and its socioeconomic partners (companies, associations, local authorities, etc.). This is a major focus of IMT’s Research & Innovation strategy.

Every year, more than 50 patents are filed and over 2,000 international publications (SCOPUS database) contribute to the advancement of science and guarantee cutting-edge teaching.

The leader in supporting innovation and entrepreneurship

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IMT has a network of 11 incubators throughout France, affiliated with its schools. They run entrepreneurial awareness and training programs. IMT’s incubated startups are characterized by a strong technological core and an outstanding 3-year survival rate of nearly 90%.

The schools’ incubators benefit from IMT’s nationwide dynamics and have access to additional measures to those implemented in their region.

International influence

29% of students on IMT Master’s and PhD courses are international students. Institut Mines-Télécom has global influence thanks to its diverse network of academic partners. IMT maintains close relations with leading international universities (Technische Universität München (TUM) in Germany, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT Indore), Hankuk University of Foreign Studies...).

Institut Mines-Télécom is a member of the EULiST consortium, European Universities Linking Society and Technology. EULiST brings together ten partners with complementary strengths in the engineering sciences, social sciences and humanities. EULiST aims to develop new solutions adapted to the ecological transition, to respond to the main socioeconomic challenges and build a sustainable future together, with a strong emphasis on technology at the service of society and the transitions it is making.