École nationale des ponts et chaussées
French institution of higher education and research
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École nationale des ponts et chaussées (French pronunciation: [ekɔl nɑsjɔnal de pɔ̃ e ʃose]; transl. "National School of Bridges and Roads"; abbr. ENPC), also nicknamed Ponts ([pɔ̃] ), formerly known as École des Ponts ParisTech ([ekɔl de pɔ̃ paʁitɛk]), is a grande école in the field of science, engineering and technology, of the Polytechnic Institute of Paris, a public research university. Founded in 1747 by Daniel-Charles Trudaine, it is one of the oldest and one of the most prestigious French Grandes Écoles.