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Honoring yesterday’s women scientists, supporting today’s

On the occasion of International Women’s Day this past March 8, the École Normale Supérieure announced two initiatives aimed at strengthening the representation and recognition of women scientists. This announcement is part of ENS’s “Women and Girls in Science” program, within which the Foundation’s “Women

Women and Girls in STEM Month 2026: visible commitments, measurable impact

Year after year, Women and Girls in STEM Month has established itself as a highlight of life at ENS. From mid-February to mid-March 2026, conferences, workshops, roundtables, and cultural events engaged students, researchers, partners, and patrons around a shared goal: taking concrete action to promote

10 years of the AXA Chair “Geopolitics of Risk”: Rethinking uncertainty in the global era

Ten years after its creation, the AXA Chair “Geopolitics of Risk” brought together, on February 11 in the salle Dussane, its researchers, academic partners, and founding patron for an afternoon of discussions devoted to contemporary transformations of risk. A renewed approach to risk © Frédéric

Year-End Donors’ Evening: A Library, Voices, and a Project for the Future

On December 18, 2025, the Fondation de l’ENS and the leadership of the École normale supérieure were pleased to bring together donors and partners for the Foundation’s year-end evening, held in the historic reading room of the Letters Library—an emblematic site of the ENS’s intellectual

2025 in Review: Consolidating, Innovating, and Preparing for the Future

In 2025, supported by the continued loyalty of its donors, the Fondation de l’ENS pursued its commitment to excellence and to enhancing the international profile of the École normale supérieure, while more firmly than ever asserting the School’s role as a central actor in major

Library: Volumes Restored in 2025

Preserving the heritage of the École normale supérieure is one of the core missions of the Fondation de l’ENS. Thanks to the continued support of our donors, the Ulm–Jourdan libraries carry out essential work each year: restoring rare and valuable books that form a unique

Back-to-School Reception Honoring Scholarship Recipients: A New Patron and a New Partnership Agreement

On Thursday, October 16, the ENS Foundation was delighted to welcome the 2025–2026 cohort of scholarship recipients to the School’s Directorate Salon. Together with the Director of the School, Frédéric Worms, the Foundation’s Executive Director, Caroline Guény-Mentré, and several committed patrons, this annual gathering celebrates

Launch of the Street ART(s) Chair at the École normale supérieure

On October 15, the École normale supérieure–PSL and its Foundation, with the support of the Renault Fund for Art and Culture, inaugurated the Street ART(s) Chair, led by the ENS Arts Department. An evening dedicated to creativity and dialogue between the arts and sciences marked

ENS Foundation Launches New Physics Olympiad Scholarship Program

As Paris hosts the International Physics Olympiad (IPhO) in July 2025, the École Normale Supérieure (ENS) Foundation is expanding its Olympiad Scholarship Program to include gold and silver medalists in physics. Building on the success of the Mathematics Olympiad Scholarship Program launched in 2019, this