Mobility Opportunities

The Institute offers several opportunities to study abroad, and the key moments are as follows:

International Exchange Semester

ENSTA has forged close ties and signed institutional agreements with prestigious universities around the world.

Engineering students can participate in a semester-long exchange program during their studies, depending on their program of study. Each year, nearly 100 students across all programs participate in exchange programs.

Selected for their high academic standards, as well as their alignment with the various programs and specializations taught at ENSTA, these partnerships enable engineering students to acquire, in a different academic setting, the skills necessary to enter one of ENSTA’s third-year engineering specializations, or to develop intercultural skills.

Please note: The two degree programs—General Engineering and Defense & Security Engineering—may have different partner institutions.

International Double Degree Programs

ENSTA has established partnerships and signed institutional agreements with prestigious universities around the world. ENSTA also offers engineering students the opportunity to apply for high-level degree programs outside the scope of institutional dual-degree programs.

Selected for their excellence, as well as their alignment and complementarity with ENSTA’s engineering program, these Master’s-level programs may be used to substitute the third year of the engineering program (General or Defense & Security), with an extension of the program duration by at least one semester, and enable students to earn a second degree upon completion of the program.

Please note: Military students in the Defense & Security engineering program are not permitted to pursue an international dual degree, and the Generalist Engineering and Defense & Security Engineering programs may have different partner institutions.

Internships

The international exposure requirement can be fulfilled through internships. In this context, students in the General Engineering program or the Defense & Security Engineering program may choose one of the following formats, keeping in mind that international internships are compatible with academic mobility.
   
Operational internship and research internship: a stay of at least four weeks abroad at the end of the first year, followed by a stay of at least twelve weeks abroad at the end of the second year.
   Final-year internship: this internship is completed at the end of the third year and lasts at least five months.
   Gap-Year Internship with International Experience Credit: This five- to six-month international internship allows for the recognition of international exposure, subject to prior approval by ENSTA. Approval is granted following a review of the application submitted by the engineering student, in which they present their gap-year plan and its relevance to their academic and professional development. This option is not available for the Defense & Security engineering program.

Students in the general engineering program enrolled as apprentices are strongly encouraged to fulfill the international exposure requirement by completing their first-year internship (research internship) abroad.

Students in the work-study program (embedded systems and mechanical design) may complete an international internship at the end of their first year, as well as at the end of their second year with their employer’s approval.