Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes (EPHE)

The Ecole pratique des hautes etudes (EPHE) is a leading institution of higher education and research, which provides highly specialized practical training in basic and applied research in a wide range of disciplines. The School conducts research and training in research through designated teams (unites d`accueil) and joint research units (unites mixtes de recherche) which are linked to the National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS) and other organizations such as INSERM and INRA. Completing these are three Institutes set up to disseminate scholarly knowledge: the European Institute of Religious Sciences (IESR); the recently created Pacific Coral Reef Institute (IRCP); the Transdisciplinary Institute for the Study of Aging (ITEV).

Remaining true to its initial mission, the EPHE continues to develop research skills through immersion in research practice and tailors its programs to today’s ever-changing global scientific landscape: its faculty members and its doctoral students are part of an intricate international network; many of its teams have contracts with the CNRS and other renowned organizations; it is part of PSL (Paris Sciences et Lettres) Research University where it works hand-in-hand with other prestigious establishments; it is one of the founders of and is actively involved in the Campus Condorcet project – the Cité des Humanités et Sciences Sociales (Social Sciences and Humanities Campus), which is currently under construction in the Paris suburb of Aubervilliers. Ever mindful of the societal challenges of the scientific issues that it studies, the EPHE comprises three institutes which provide courses and which also have a primary role as an observatory: the European Institute of Religious Sciences, the Pacific Coral Reef Institute and the Transdisciplinary Institute for the Study of Aging.

Foundation year: 1868S
hort name: EPHE
Type: Public
Students: 1230
Faculty: 240
Faculty/Students Ratio: 5:1
Region: Europe
Location: Les Patios Saint-Jacques