Program Overview

Program Overview

The M2 Optimization program is a full-time academic program that covers diverse topics such as optimal control, game theory, calculus of variations, stochastic optimization, and operations research. The program is organized into three trimesters of coursework, followed by a long internship in an academic or industrial research laboratory.

Objectives

The M2 program "Optimization, Games, Control" aims to provide students with a solid foundation in both the theoretical and numerical aspects of mathematical optimization. The program trains students to understand, model, and solve complex problems at the interface of mathematics, computer science, and economics.

Skills

• Understand and mathematically model a problem in order to resolve it.

Career Opportunities

• After a Master's or Master's + Doctorate: engineer (R&D, control, production)
• After a Master's or Master's + Doctorate: researcher or teacher-researcher
• After a Master's or Master's + Doctorate: engineer (research and development, control, production) in health, pharmacy, agri-food, biotechnology, instruments and reagents, cosmetics, depollution, and environment
• After a Master's: engineer (financial analyst, economist, statistician)
• After a Master's: data scientist
• After a Master's: artificial intelligence specialist
• After a Master's: study manager
• Engineer study design
• Industrial/research engineer
• Research and development engineer
• Secondary school teacher

Fees and Scholarships

The amounts may vary depending on the program and personal circumstances.

Admission

Capacity

• Available places: 30

Public and Prerequisites

• Training at the M1 level in mathematics or applied mathematics.

Application Period

• From 01/03/2026 to 17/07/2026

Supporting Documents

• Compulsory supporting documents:
  • Motivation letter
  • All transcripts of the years/semesters validated since the high school diploma at the date of application
  • Curriculum Vitae
• Additional supporting documents:
  • Supporting documents (TOEFL, TOEIC, certificate of a teacher) of a level of a foreign language
  • VAP file (obligatory for all persons requesting a valuation of the assets to enter the diploma)

Location

• ORSAY
• GIF SUR YVETTE
• PALAISEAU

Programme

The schedule will be posted shortly.