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Engineering courses under the ministry of the economy, finance and industry

Engineering courses under the ministry of the economy, finance and industry





An extensive training system comes under the aegis of the Ministry of the Economy, Finance and Industry, which exercises supervision in three ways : directly, in the case of the "Ecoles des Mines", the Telecommunication Schools and the IFP School of Petroleum and Engines ; indirectly, in the case of the CCI Engineering Schools, through its supervision of the Chambers of Commerce and Industry; jointly with the Ministry of Education, in the case of the Electrical Science School .

I - ENGINEERING SCHOOLS COMING DIRECTLY UNDER THE MINISTRY OF THE ECONOMY, FINANCE AND INDUSTRY :

1 - 1 " ÉCOLES DES MINES"
1 - 2 TELECOMMUNICATION SCHOOLS (ECOLES DES TÉLÉCOMMUNICATIONS)
1 - 3 IFP SCHOOL OF PETROLEUM AND ENGINES (ECOLE DU PÉTROLE ET DES MOTEURS)

II - CCI ENGINEERING SCHOOLS

III - ELECTRICAL SCIENCE SCHOOL : SUPÉLEC

IV - PROVISION FOR FOREIGN STUDENTS



1 - 1 ÉCOLES DES MINES

The existence of the six "Ecoles des Mines" is bound up with the history of the French Republic. They have accompanied some of its major stages: the Industrial Revolution in the nineteenth century, the rapid growth of computer science in the 1970s and finally the birth of the new technologies in the following decade. Their names form part of history from the time that they were dedicated to the exploitation of mineral resources in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Today they are establishments providing general engineering courses covering the entire range of industry and service requirements.

In terms of status, the six "Ecoles des Mines" are public administrative institutions under the supervision of the General Mines Council (Conseil général des mines). Over the past ten years the total number of students has more than doubled, and two new schools have been opened, in Nantes and in Albi-Carmaux.

At the start of the 1999 academic year, the six schools had 4300 students, of which 3150 were on engineering courses, 400 were doing specialist master's degrees, and the remainder (some 750) were student researchers involved in industrial research work.

The two Ecoles Nationales Supérieures des Mines (in Paris and Saint-Etienne) provide three-year courses which turn out engineers with top-level skills who are qualified for management and design positions. The two schools recruit their first-year students through a highly selective competitive examination jointly with the Telecommunications, Civil Engineering (Ponts et Chaussées), Aeronautics and Space, and Advanced Technology Schools.

The four Ecoles Nationales Supérieures des Techniques Industrielles et des Mines (in Alès, Douai, Nantes and Albi-Carmaux) train highly qualified engineers for business needs and production responsibilities in the fields of industry, mining and civil engineering. The schools in Paris, Alès, Douai, Nantes and Albi-Carmaux also train engineers for government service (the Corps des Mines in the case of Paris, and industrial and mining engineers in the case of the others).

The courses offered are general courses with the option of specialising in a wide range of scientific and technical fields, including:

* Earth sciences, mining and quarrying
* Environmental science and technology
* Process engineering - Energy engineering
* Materials science and engineering
* Applied mathematics, automation and computer science
* New information and communication technologies
* Industrial engineering
* Management, economics and social sciences.

These schools have developed various cooperative links with over 250 foreign universities in more than 150 countries. They take foreign students for undergraduate and postgraduate study and have made it compulsory for all French engineering students to spend some time abroad (placement or academic exchange).

The schools are now offering new training products specifically aimed at foreign students, with the development in particular of a three-semester course taught in English (two semesters of teaching and one semester of practical training) and leading to a Master of Science in Industrial Engineering.

Further information, details of degree courses, and a presentation of fields of research can be found on the schools' web sites.
internet addresses :

- ECOLE NATIONALE DES MINES DE PARIS (ENMP) (75)

- ECOLE NATIONALE DES MINES DE SAINT- ETIENNE (ENMSE) (42)

- ECOLE NATIONALE SUPERIEURE DES TECHNIQUES DE L'INDUSTRIE ET DES MINES DE DOUAI (ENSTIMD) (59)

- ECOLE NATIONALE SUPERIEURE DES TECHNIQUES DE L'INDUSTRIE ET DES MINES D'ALES (ENSTIMA) (30)

- ECOLE NATIONALE SUPERIEURE DES TECHNIQUES DE L'INDUSTRIE ET DES MINES D'ALBI CARMAUX (ENSTIMAC) (81)

- ECOLE NATIONALE SUPERIEURE DES TECHNIQUES DE L'INDUSTRIE ET DES MINES DE NANTES (ENSTIMN) (44)


1 - 2 TELECOMMUNICATION SCHOOLS (ECOLES DES TÉLÉCOMMUNICATIONS)

The Telecommunication Schools Group (GET), designed to meet the challenges of higher education in information technology, includes the Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Télécommunications de Paris (ENST Paris), the Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Télécommunications de Bretagne (ENST Bretagne), and the Institut National des Télécommunications d'Evry (INT Evry).

Courses are provided by some 400 full-time teacher-cum-researchers and over 1000 outside contributors. In 1997, the GET had 2080 students in basic training, of whom some 200 were from abroad.

Through the group's impetus, the schools have benefited from pooling of methods and resources as well as development of joint projects.

The schools provide a three-year training for telecommunication engineers and managers. Studies can be continued in the telecommunications research school or through specialist degree courses.

The GET has a hundred or so technical and research laboratories covering various fields: communications, systems architecture, electronics, computer science, networks, multimedia systems, teleworking, languages and international culture, etc.

The engineering students at ENST Paris and ENST Bretagne are drawn from the classes preparing for entrance to the grandes écoles. The joint Mines-Ponts-Télécom competitive examination provides access to eight schools, including ENST Paris and ENST Bretagne.



ENST PARIS :

This, the original school, was founded in 1878. Still a pioneer in the telecommunications field, it covers the whole range of information and communications science and technology: computer science, electronics, networks, signals and images, and communications.

The principal task of ENST Paris is to train civil engineers as well as engineers for the Interministerial Telecommunications Service.

Each year 120 of the best candidates in the Mines-Ponts-Télécom competitive examination choose to enter the ENST. For the second year, the school selects engineering graduates from the Ecole Polytechnique and universities at home and abroad.

A range of over 250 teaching modules allows the engineering student to plan his professional career. ENST Paris offers a programme of thirteen specialist master's degrees accredited by the Conférence des Grandes Ecoles. It has established the only telecommunications research school.

Closely engaged with the business world through its development of company placements, the School also has a strong international roots.

Over 20% of students are foreign, coming from 50 different countries. ENST Paris is involved in a number of European programmes and offers five courses with double degrees, developed in collaboration with leading European universities. The fact that the School belongs to numerous national and international networks is reflected in its links with over 80 universities and research centres throughout the world.

ENST BRETAGNE :

Founded in 1977, ENST Bretagne provides practical training (on its Brest and Rennes campuses) geared to the international market and sponsored by industry.

The 'Young Engineers' programme allows engineering students to do a one-year business placement in France or abroad between their second and third years. This programme is chosen by one student out of four.

Cross-cultural learning and exposure to international influence are cornerstones of ENST Bretagne policy: 20% of the teaching staff come from abroad, there are over 30 nationalities on the two campuses, and a third of all students do their end-of-course placement abroad.

ENST Bretagne coordinates EUNICE (European Network of Universities and Companies in Information and Communication Engineering), set up to promote academic exchanges and strengthen scientific cooperation. EUNICE has 21 members in 13 different countries.

The research work conducted by the 100 teachers-cum-researchers in the School's ten departments covers the entire telecommunications field, including economics, applied linguistics, and biomedical and ocean engineering.



L'INT EVRY :

For some 20 years, INT Evry has had the distinctive feature of combining two grandes écoles on the same campus:

- Télécom INT, a general engineering school.
- INT Management, a management school providing a standard training supplemented by high-level skills in new information and communication technologies.

The first-year entrance examination consists of the papers used for the Mines-Ponts-Télécom joint competition.

Télécom INT and INT Management offer students a one-year business placement between their second and third years as well as a degree course in business creation.

The classes provided by 320 business professionals and the numerous partnerships formed with companies ensure that the trends and constraints of the business world are taken into account.

International influence is reflected by advanced teaching in languages and foreign cultures, by the requirement to undertake placements abroad, and lastly by the presence on campus of lecturers and students of more than 20 different nationalities.

Various partnerships have been established with some twenty European, Asian and American universities.

Some 30% of research work conducted at INT Evry takes place under contract with industry. INT offers five specialist master's degrees.
internet addresses :

- ECOLE NATIONALE SUPERIEURE DES TELECOMMUNICATIONS DE PARIS (ENST PARIS)

- ECOLE NATIONALE SUPERIEURE DES TELECOMMUNICATIONS DE BRETAGNE (ENST Bretagne)

- INSTITUT NATIONAL DES TELECOMMUNICATIONS D'EVRY (INT EVRY) (91)



1 - 3 IFP SCHOOL OF PETROLEUM AND ENGINES (ECOLE DU PÉTROLE ET DES MOTEURS)

The IFP School, located in Rueil-Malmaison (Hauts de Seine), is an integral part of the Institut Français du Pétrole (IFP), an internationally renowned centre specialising in industrial research and development as well as in training and information in the fields of petroleum, gas and IC engines.

The IFP School offers young engineers and industry professionals specialist courses lasting from 3 to 24 months, taught in French or English, in the fields of petroleum, gas, petrochemicals and IC engines.

Courses lead to internationally recognised qualifications:

- Taught courses covering the whole of a particular field (exploration, production, refining, etc.) lead to an engineering diploma and a Master of Science degree.

- Research programmes lead to a DEA (Diplôme d'Etudes Appliquées - one-year postgraduate research diploma) or doctorate (thesis).

Over 10 000 former students work in the oil, gas and automotive industries as well as related industries (oilfield products and services, petrochemicals, chemicals, engineering, finance, etc.) and are to be found in 100 countries across all 5 continents.

Candidates must have an engineering diploma or equivalent qualification (having spent five years in higher education, or four at the very least). Foreign students account for 50% of total student numbers.
internet address :

L’ECOLE DU PETROLE ET DES MOTEURS



II - CCI ENGINEERING SCHOOLS

The 16 CCI engineering schools listed in the appendix train some 4000 engineers for industry every year, in close collaboration with business. The aim is to give students not only the necessary technical skills but also a feeling for management and a taste for responsibility, innovation and personal interaction.

Most of the schools take holders of qualifications gained after two years' study following the baccalauréat (Diplôme d'Etudes Universitaires Générales 'A' and 'Maths Spé', Brevet de Technicien Supérieur and Diplôme Universitaire de Technologie). Some schools accept holders of various types of baccalauréat (C, D, E, F2, F3 and F5), while other take candidates with a scientific or technological maîtrise.

Two methods of selection are used: competitive examination, and acceptance on the basis of qualifications. Length of training depends on the student's standard upon entrance:

- 5 years for holders of a baccalauréat.
- 3 years for students having completed two years' study after the baccalauréat.
- 2 years for holders of a maîtrise.

Teaching takes the form either of full-time classes with a number of placements in industry, or of sandwich courses, including apprenticeship schemes.

The schools offer special courses in the following fields: electrical engineering, industrial engineering and plant management, electronic and computer engineering, materials design and application, industrial plastics technology, textile industries, computer science and telecommunications engineering, electrical engineering and electronics, industrial automation, etc.

The training provided is tested in various ways: theory examinations, vivas for placement reports and industrial projects, and continuous assessment for workshop and laboratory work.

The CCI engineering schools issue engineering diplomas recognised by the Commission du Titre d'Ingénieur. Career prospects vary. In the short term, the graduate may hold a position as a production, design, process or business engineer. Later, he may become a design manager, manufacturing director or director of technological research and development.

16 CCI ENGINEERING SCHOOLS and their internet address :

- INSTITUT SUPÉRIEUR DE PLASTURGIE D'ALENÇON (ISPA)
61 ALENÇON-DAMIGNY

- ÉCOLE SUPÉRIEURE D'INGÉNIEURS EN ÉLECTROTECHNIQUE ET ÉLECTRONIQUE (ESIEE)
80 AMIENS

- ÉCOLE SUPÉRIEURE DES TECHNOLOGIES INDUSTRIELLES AVANCÉES (ESTIA)
64 BAYONNE

- ÉCOLE SUPÉRIEURE DES INDUSTRIES TEXTILES D'ÉPINAL (ESITE)
88 EPINAL

- INSTITUT SUPÉRIEUR DES MATÉRIAUX DU MANS (ISMANS)
72 LE MANS

- ÉCOLE SUPÉRIEURE D'INGÉNIEURS DE MARSEILLE (ESIM)
Groupe ESIM-IMT
13 MARSEILLE

- INSTITUT SUPÉRIEUR DE MICRO-ÉLECTRONIQUE APPLIQUÉE (ISMEA)
Groupe ESIM
13 MARSEILLE

- INSTITUT SUPÉRIEUR DU BETON ARMÉ (ISBA)
Groupe ESIM
13 MARSEILLE

- ÉCOLE SUPÉRIEURE D'INGÉNIEURS EN ÉLECTRONIQUE ET ÉLECTROTECHNIQUE (ESIEE)
93 NOISY LE GRAND

- ÉCOLE SUPÉRIEURE D'INGÉNIEURS EN GÉNIE ÉLECTRIQUE (ESIGELEC)
76 MONT SAINT AIGNAN

- INSTITUT POLYTECHNIQUE DU HAINAUT-CAMBRESIS (IPHC)
59 HAUTMONT

- INSTITUT D'INGÉNIERIE INFORMATIQUE DE LIMOGES (3 IL)
87 LIMOGES

- ÉCOLE SUPÉRIEURE D'INGÉNIEURS EN INFORMATIQUE ET GÉNIE DES TÉLÉCOMMUNICATIONS (ESIGETEL)
77 AVON-FONTAINEBLEAU

- ÉCOLE SUPÉRIEURE DE PRODUCTION INDUSTRIELLE (ESPI)
93 NOISY LE GRAND

- ÉCOLE SUPÉRIEURE D'INGÉNIEURS EN SYSTÈMES INDUSTRIELS AVANCÉS RHÔNE-ALPES (ESISAR)
26 VALENCE

- INSTITUT POUR L'ENSEIGNEMENT DES ETUDES ET LA RECHERCHE EN INFORMATIQUE ET ÉLECTRONIQUE (IEERIE).
30 NIMES


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