M2 Quantum Engineering

The second year is organized as follows:

  • Semester 1 : Lectures and Practicum Courses (30 ECTS).
  • Semester 2 : Internship in France or abroad (30 ECTS).

Note:  The students will have to choose between different optical courses in the first semester

Master Quantum Engineering

PSL’s quantum engineering programme is a 2-year program that provides cutting-edge training. It is spread over two years and 120 ECTS, requesting full-time studies. 

Quantum technologies are a strategic global topic for academia and industry. These disruptive technologies have the potential to revolutionise the design and implementation of information and communication sciences and technologies. France is investing nearly €2 billion in this field over the next four years.

A new interdisciplinary training programme in quantum technologies has been launched by PSL University in September 2022. It results from an unprecedented synergy between some of its founding schools, namely: Ecole normale supérieure, ESPCI Paris, Mines Paris, École nationale supérieure de Chimie de Paris - PSL and the Observatoire de Paris, and it is part of PSL’s graduate programme in physics.


The academic year is divided into two semesters.

  • Semester 1: Courses and Practicums (30 ECTS).
  • Semester 2 : Internship in France or abroad for the first year (30 ECTS).
M1 Quantum Engineering

The first year is organized as follows:

  • Semester 1 : Lectures and Practicum Courses (30 ECTS).
  • Semester 2 : Internship in France or abroad (30 ECTS).

Note: All courses are mandatory.

Gerbold Ménard, Arthur Marguerite

Ecole Doctorale Physique en Ile de France (EDPIF - ED564)

L’École Doctorale 564 Physique en Île-de-France, est portée par Paris Sciences et Lettres (PSL Research University) et co-accréditée par les universités Pierre et Marie Curie (UPMC), Sorbonne Paris Cité (USPC), Paris-Saclay (UPSaclay).

Son champ scientifique recouvre essentiellement la physique des interactions fondamentales, la physique quantique de la matière diluée ou condensée, la physique statistique, celle de la matière molle ou biologique mais également les aspects fondamentaux de l’optique, de l’acoustique et de l’hydrodynamique.

Son positionnement scientifique est celui de la physique fondamentale, théorique et expérimentale, et des applications qui en découlent naturellement.

Plus de 700 doctorants effectuent leur travail de thèse au sein de l’École Doctorale Physique en Íle de France qui regroupe environ 40 laboratoires répartis sur Paris Centre et Paris Sud et plus de 800 encadrants de thèse