Our International Strategy

Our four objectives:

• Strengthen the reputation and visibility of the Institut Polytechnique de Paris, both in Europe and internationally
• Increase the attractiveness of IP Paris for international students and researchers
• Establish strategic international partnerships with universities of excellence and research university networks based on the values of openness and reciprocity promoted by the European Union
• Support the implementation of IP Paris's training, research, and innovation strategy.

For ENSTA, this also means developing its partnerships, particularly in Europe and Africa, to ensure a sustainable and diverse flow of international students (target of 30% international students in 2028) and to provide all engineering students with a rich international exposure (target of 50% of international exposure through academic exchanges). As a school under delegated authority of the French Procurement Agency (DGA), ENSTA is part of the international dynamic of the French Ministry of Armed Forces and the BITD (Base Industrielle et Technologique de Défense) industrialists in terms of their partnerships and prospects, with a view to mobilizing and developing its networks.

The Institute focuses its efforts on developing double degree agreements, particularly in conjunction with other IP Paris schools. These agreements provide a framework for working confidently and sustainably with partners, both in terms of recruiting well-trained international talent (nearly 85% of the Institute's international students are enrolled in double degree programs) and ensuring the outgoing mobility of our engineering students under the best possible conditions. The aim is to maintain incoming and outgoing flows with existing partners, and to increase and diversify them with new partners.

The significant increase in incoming mobility to the School in recent years has been accompanied by the strengthening of the system for welcoming, monitoring, and supporting international students, who have specific needs. It should be noted that since 2021, the Institute has held the Label Bienvenue en France (Welcome to France Label) at the 3-star level, attesting to the quality of the Institute's reception and support services, our strengths being based on our residence, the quality of our support system, and the resources dedicated to it.