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Missions

Corps des Mines engineers contribute to the conception, implementation and evaluation of public policies in the fields of:

  • industry and economy
  • energy and natural resources
  • information and communication technologies
  • environment sustainability, industrial safety and public health
  • research, innovation and new technologies
  • land use planning and transportation
  • standardization and metrology
  • banking, insurance and financial services[1]

Corps des Mines engineers typically hold high-level technical or executive positions in various ministries or international organizations. After serving in the administration, part of the Corps des Mines engineers transfer to the private sector, where they hold top executive positions in large industrial companies.[2][3]

Recruitment and training

Corps des Mines engineers are recruited among the top students from École polytechnique, École normale supérieure, École nationale supérieure des mines de Paris and Télécom ParisTech.[4] About twenty engineers enroll every year. During the course of their training, the Corps des Mines engineers have to complete two one-year positions in private companies (one in France and one abroad), followed by a one-year training in public administration, hosted at École nationale supérieure des mines de Paris.

The main aim of the training is to provide theoretical and practical knowledge about how companies operate, together with a sound understanding of government responsibilities in the technical and economic fields.

Notable members

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