In 2004, the teaching staff of the two engineering schools in Annecy (ESIA) and Chambéry (ESIGEC) embarked on the ambitious project of creating one large engineering school in the Pays de Savoie.
The project was validated by the Board of Directors of the University of Savoie at the beginning of 2006, and became reality on July 5th, 2006, with the publication in the Official Journal of the decree creating the "École Polytechnique Universitaire" (EPU) of Savoie University, in place of ESIA and ESIGEC. The EPU is a "Centre Polytechnique Universitaire" according to L 713-2 of the Education Code.
The governing bodies of the Polytech Network decided to accept Polytech Annecy-Chambéry into its prestigious national network on July 19th, 2006.