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MSc&T AI for Markets and Quantitative Investment (MaQI) at École polytechnique

École polytechnique, France

Programme overview

Two-year master's specialisation taught in English that combines financial markets and artificial intelligence, teaching machine learning and quantitative finance to build systematic investment strategies and learning-based solutions for financial markets.

Faculty: Master of Science and Technology (MSc&T)  |  Duration: 2 years (140 ECTS)  |  Study mode: full-time; taught in English  |  Intake: September  |  Location: Palaiseau, Île-de-France, France

What you will study

Courses that each combine machine learning and finance, with projects, internships and hackathons, and alternative data such as satellite images and maritime traffic for investment and risk management.

Career pathways

Positions in AI or data science labs of banks, asset managers and hedge funds, AI expert in quantitative analyst teams, or leading financial-markets projects at a start-up; PhD study is possible.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Applicants enter M1 (bachelor degree) or M2 (master's degree or M1-level, 240 ECTS or more). English proficiency required: TOEFL iBT 95, IELTS Academic 7.0 or Cambridge Advanced C1, unless native speaker or last degree taught entirely in English; no French required. Four application rounds (2027 intake opens 16 September 2026), online application, admissibility jury then interview; application fee EUR 95. Prerequisites: a solid background in mathematics or statistics, knowledge of Python programming, and interest in quantitative and market finance and in machine learning and AI.

EUR 19,200 a year. MSc&T MaQI annual tuition; EUR 15,250 per year for students from IP Paris; EUR 12,350 per year for students from ENSAE, Cycle Ingénieur Polytechnicien and Bachelor of Science graduates of Ecole Polytechnique. Application fee and EUR 3,200 deposit (deducte Source

Intake: September

Duration: 2 years (140 ECTS)

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