IMT is a public institution dedicated to higher education, research and innovation in engineering and digital technology. Always attentive to the economic world, IMT combines academic legitimacy with strong corporate relationships. The research concerns projects that involve IMT research teams and its socioeconomic partners (businesses, associations, local authorities, etc.). This is a major focus of IMT’s Research and Innovation strategy. 1,120 researchers and 740 PhD students work in the fields of digital technologies, energy, materials, the environment, natural resources, economics, management and human sciences.

Focusing on key transformations in digital technology, industry, energy and education, IMT activities are conducted in ten Mines and Télécom graduate schools under the authority of the Ministry of the Economy and Industry, in addition to one subsidiary school and three partner institutions. IMT schools are among the most prestigious graduate schools in France.