École Pour l'Informatique et les Techniques Avancées

École Pour l'Informatique et les Techniques Avancées
École Pour l'Informatique et les Techniques Avancées
Motto	L'intelligence informatique
Motto in English	Computer science and information technology
Established	1984
Type	French Grande École
President	Fabrice Bardeche
Location	Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France
Campus	Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, Villejuif
Website	http://www.epita.fr/ecole-relations-internationales.html

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The École Pour l'Informatique et les Techniques Avancées (the "Graduate School of Computer Science and Advanced Technologies"), more commonly known as EPITA is a French higher education institution specialized in the field of computer science and software engineering. It is a private engineering school, accredited by the Commission des titres d'ingénieur, based in Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, south of Paris.

[edit] Studies

The first two years of studies are "classes preparatoires" or preparatory class. During these two years, students study mathematics, physics and electronics as well as algorithmics and computer science.

The third year is the first year of engineering studies, where students learn the fundamentals in information technology and software engineering.

During the fourth and fifth years students have to choose one of the seven majors:

SRS, Systèmes, Réseaux et Sécurité ("Systems, Networks and Security")
MTI, Multimédia et Technologies de l'Information ("Multimedia and Information Technology")
SCIA, Sciences Cognitives et Informatique Avancée ("Cognitive Science and Advanced Computer Science")
GISTR, Génie Informatique des Systèmes Temps Réel ("Computer Engineering and Real-time Systems")
SIGL, Systèmes d’Information et Génie Logiciel ("Information Systems and Software Engineering")
TCOM, Télécommunications ("Telecommunication")
CSI, Calcul Scientifique et Image ("Scientific Calculation and Image")