Patronage

Fondation Mines-Télécom

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Fondation Mines-Télécom, a recognized public-interest organization, supports Télécom Paris in its teaching, innovation, research and foresight missions at the heart of digital, industrial, energy and education transformations. Through the patronage of corporate partners, alumni and parents of students, it contributes to the development of the school’s priority areas.

Key figures illustrating the Fondation’s support for Télécom Paris

Why support Télécom Paris?

While the French government provides funding for the School’s relocation, payroll and operations, Télécom Paris must raise funds, which include support from alumni and families through the Fondation Mines-Télécom. Our patrons help us “put the best students in front of the best professors with the best equipment.”

Making a donation to Télécom Paris was obvious to me; it is a way of expressing my gratitude to this beautiful school for its exceptional quality teaching and for the kindness of all its teaching and administrative staff, but it is also a way of making a modest contribution to its influence.
Reda Merzouki, donor, class 2017

Reda Marzouki

I give to a school because I believe that education is the most important thing for human life. I give to Telecom Paris because it is the school that gave me the passport to start my professional life and I am proud to have been one of its students. The School must continue on the path of excellence in training in techniques, culture, entrepreneurship and leadership in the digital world.
François Phulpin, donor, class 1975

François Phulpin

Companies, individuals & friends of Télécom Paris, we need you!

Thanks to your generosity, we can strengthen our commitment and carry out actions in favour of :

Excellence scholarships – enabling students to carry out their studies in the best conditions and take part in international mobility programs.

“Boosting social mobility” – alumni volunteers mentor promising middle- and high-school students in order to help them access higher education in science.

MOOCs – a program funded primarily through the patronage of the Fondation Patrick & Lina Drahi, developed for the past several years by the Foundation and the School. Télécom Paris is a pioneer in this field, with 8 MOOCs developed and supported by the Foundation.

Awards for best internships and apprenticeships – to reward students from IMT schools for the quality of their work in particularly innovative fields.

Scientific excellence and innovation

Future et Ruptures Program: To fund prospective research at IMT on future-oriented topics such as networks and media of the future, communicating objects and digital uses. Its objective is to implement a long-term vision and test new scientific approaches.
Every year, an average of 5 PhD students from Télécom Paris take part in this program and apply for thesis awards organized by Fondation Mines-Telecom.

Teaching and research chairs: for the cross-fertilization of ideas between the industrial and academic world on topics related to the future of society and digital technology.

Entrepreneurship programs

Support for start-ups: funding training workshops for entrepreneurs from the ParisTech Entrepreneurs incubator.

Design Studio: created as part of the Student Digital Entrepreneurship Chair and funded through alumni donations. It gives students the opportunity to create projects, and start-up founders in residence benefit from support for their projects.

Interest-free loan program: it aims to provide interest-free loans for start-ups to encourage their development. Every year, an average of five start-ups supported by ParisTech Entrepreneurs benefit from this program.

Hatim and Matthieu, the founders of Askhub, were supported by Télécom Paris’s incubator and benefited from an interest-free loan.

The future of Télécom Paris has your name on it!

A part of the School’s new Palaiseau campus can be named in your honor. By adding your name to a campus location or a seat in a lecture hall, you contribute to the development of the school’s strategic focuses. Visit our website to reserve a space.

Vue intérieure du nouveau bâtiment à Palaiseau 2

Contact us

  • Sylvain LamblotCorporate Partnerships and Development DirectorTélécom Parisemailemail
  • Delphine BaronPrivate Patronage DirectorFondation Mines-Télécomemailemail