What is École pratique des hautes études?
{{Infobox University |name = École pratique des hautes études |image =Logo-ephe-coul-1.png |established = 1868 |type = Public, Graduate engineering school |students=2000 |city = [[Paris]] | campus = |country = [[France]] |coor = {{coord|48|49|52.95|N|2|20|26.441|E|region:FR_type:edu}} |affiliations=[[PSL Research University]] |website = http://www.ephe.psl.eu }} '''École pratique des hautes études''' (EPHE) it is an [[institution]] of [[Higher education|advanced studies]] in [[Paris]]. It is not a [[university]] in the classical sense.<ref>[https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/WAspad/UnTexteDeJorf?numjo=MENX0500060D Décret n° 2005-1444 du 24 novembre 2005 relatif à l'Ecole pratique des hautes études]</ref> EPHE was founded on July 31, 1868 by a decree of the French Minister of Education [[Victor Duruy]] and is one of the [[grande école|grandes écoles]]. The main idea was to prepare students for research by participating in research practice. No diplomas were requested or awarded.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=nAdCAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA73 L'instruction supérieure en France : son histoire et son avenir]</ref> EPHE has trained professionals in Asian and Islamic studies and, among them, investment bankers, diplomats and military officers specializing in these fields.<ref>[https://www.sorbonne.fr/etablissement/les-grands-etablissements/ecole-pratique-des-hautes-etudes/ École Pratique des Hautes Études]</ref> == Notable teachers == * [[Auguste Jean Baptiste Chevalier]], French botanist * [[Ferdinand de Saussure]], considered a founding father of modern day linguistics and semiotics * [[Kristofer Schipper]], Dutch sinologist * [[Jean-Luc Vayssière]], French professor, specializing in genetics and cell biology == Notable graduates == * [[Louis-Frédéric]], French scholar, art historian, writer, translator and editor * [[Marcel Mauss]], French anthropologist and sociologist * [[Véronique Schiltz]], French archaeologist, historian of art, and literary translator == References == {{Reflist}} == Other websites == {{Common