An immense pool of highly skilled labour — at competitive salaries

Over 36% of Paris residents aged 25 to 54 are well educated (baccalaureat + two or more years of higher education).

More generally, Paris is a benchmark for the teaching of mathematics, IT, medicine, economics and law, and the region’s 17 universities and schools of higher education specializing in engineering and management testify to its success.

The city’s qualified workforce totals 5.6 million -- a multitude of skills and talent that speak for themselves.

                            Age 25-30                 Age 35-44              Age 45-54

 Source : Insee 2004

Expertise in science: unparalleled resources

Paris has truly exceptional potential for businesses looking to grow. Innovative flair? Absolutely, maximized by the presence of advanced science and technology facilities, top-level technical training and world-renowned research teams.

These include the Centre National d’Etudes Spatiales, dedicated to aerospace; the Pasteur Institute; CNRS, the national institute for scientific research; Institut National Supérieur d’Enseignement et de Recherche Médicale; and Institut de la Vision. Altogether 7% of Europe’s research community lives and works in the Paris — over 80,000 people in all.

To build on existing potential, France recently launched its Plan Campus, a program that will create new university research centers in the Paris area.