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Encyclopedia > Corps des Mines

The Corps of Mines is the foremost of the great technical corps of the French state. It is formed of the State Engineers of the Mines.


The Corps is attached to the French ministry in charge of industry.


People entering the Corps are educated at the École nationale supérieure des Mines de Paris. Most of them are from École Polytechnique; these are known as X-Mines; the rest come from École Normale Supérieure or the regular curriculum of the École des Mines.


Many executive positions in France's industries are held by X-Mines engineers.


Former Students

The following are alumni of the school:-

  • Henri Poincare, Nineteenth century mathematician and scientist.

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STATE TECHNICAL CORPS COURSES (782 words)
The training programme at the École des Mines de Paris for Ingénieurs des Corps Techniques de lÉtat is aimed essentially at future high-rank civil servants at the Ministry of Industry, known as "ingénieurs des mines", who have acquired a sound scientific training in various French "grandes écoles".
Admission to the programme is based on the rank on graduation or a competitive examination on leaving the École Polytechnique, the École Normale Supérieure (rue dUlm) and the École des Mines de Paris ("ingénieur civil" curriculum).
The students are guided individually by the administrative services of the Technical Corps and by tutors in such a way as to ensure that they develop their skills and personal qualities as widely as possible.
Corps of Mines (France) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (178 words)
The Corps of Mines (in French Corps des Mines) is the foremost of the great technical corps of the French state.
The Corps is attached to the French ministry in charge of industry.
People entering the Corps are educated at the École nationale supérieure des Mines de Paris, with a special curriculum distinct from that of ordinary Mines engineers.
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