Le mot de Frédéric Worms
For several years now the École Normale Supérieure-PSL has been “taking care” of its return to school, as well as its exit, since the invention of the start of the school year and the awarding of diplomas took place almost at the same time, in a story that was ultimately very recent! It is not by chance...


Qui sont les étudiantes et étudiants de Normale Sup ?
Coming from all backgrounds, from a preparatory, literary or scientific class, or from a university course, you come from the entire French territory, mainland and DROM, and from all continents.
If there are several entry routes to the ENS-PSL, there is then only one promotion. A class made up of normaliens , masters , and international students .
Welcome to you !
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Women in science
Through the Women and Girls in Science program led by ENS and its Foundation, the School is committed to making a difference, changing mindsets, and taking concrete and sustainable actions.

sustainable dimENSion
The ENS-PSL is taking its full part in the face of climatic, environmental and societal challenges. Among the actions deployed, sustainable dimension is a global action program for social and environmental responsibility, in the areas of teaching, research and campus life.
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L’ADN de l’ENS
Created in Paris during the French Revolution to teach citizens the art of teaching
In 1794, 9 Brumaire Year III, the convention adopted a decree creating the Normal School.
1st institution in the world for the proportion of Nobel Prize winners among its former students
- 14 Nobel Prizes
- 10 Fields Medals
Internationally renowned research teams at the heart of the life of the School
- 29 laboratories
- more than 100 research teams
Founding member of PSL University which brings together 26 prestigious institutions
L’ENS membre fondateur de l’Université PSL
Located in the heart of Paris, PSL University brings together eleven teaching and research establishments. Arts, sciences, engineering, human and social sciences... Interdisciplinarity is at the heart of the intellectual and scientific ambition of this group, born in 2010. Thanks to alliances and shared projects, ENS-PSL students can access different PSL training offers and a wide range of sporting and cultural activities.
Université PSL offers 49 diplomas with a master's degree , including 5 diplomas from Grandes Ecoles, of which ENS-PSL is one.
