Graduation Ceremony in Brest: ENSTA Celebrates the Class of 2025, “Marie Marvingt”

Alumni, Institute, Training Brest

March is graduation season for ENSTA’s community of young engineers, master’s students, and specialized master’s students across the school’s two campuses. Following the ENSTA Paris graduation ceremony, it was the turn of the 310 graduates from the ENSTA Bretagne programs of the “Marie Marvingt” class to gather on the Brest campus and be honored on Friday, March 20, 2026. A highlight of the academic year, the ceremony was presided over by Estelle Iacona, Director General of ENSTA, and skillfully hosted by three young engineers from the class: Lizéa, Marie, and Romain.

The graduation ceremony marks the culmination of three to four* years of rigorous study. Called up one by one and awarded their diplomas on stage, these women and men have already been working in the professional world for several months. They received congratulations from the faculty and the school’s administration in front of their loved ones, families, and friends who had gathered for the occasion. The ceremony concluded with congratulatory remarks from their class patron, Emmanuel Levacher, CEO of Arquus, and Laurent Giovachini, chairman of the ENSTA board of directors.

 

"You have acquired more than just technical expertise: a rigorous scientific method, a passion for inquiry, a sense of ethics, and the ability to assert science’s place in society. This education has made you engineers who are also citizens—aware of your responsibilities and committed to serving the common good. These scientific and civic commitments bind ENSTA’s graduating classes together and forge our identity as a school of great advancements."

Estelle Iacona Director General of ENSTA

Beyond academic recognition, the ceremony also highlighted the school’s commitment to community life, recognized by the DGA and the ENSTA Bretagne Alumni network.

Five Engineers in Armament Studies and Techniques (IETA) were honored with the award from the General Delegate for Armament, Patrick Pailloux, presented by his representative, IGA Raymond Levet, Deputy Director General of ENSTA.

Award from the General Delegate for Armament (DGA)
ENSTA Bretagne Alumni Award

“You are embarking on diverse careers dedicated to our country’s sovereignty. We thank you for this. Whatever your professional aspirations may be, the DGA, ENSTA’s governing body, is delighted to see so many of you ready to put your scientific, technical, and managerial talents to work. Stay curious, open-minded, and bold.”

Raymond Levet Deputy Director General

The Class of 2025 is named after Marie Marvingt: a pioneering figure in aviation and sports in the early 20th century, whose extraordinary journey and avant-garde spirit serve as an inspiration to all these new graduates.

Congratulations to everyone!

* IETA students (military status) complete an additional year of training: before joining ENSTA and its Brest campus, they spend a year exploring the armed forces.

Photo report © Julien Creff / ENSTA

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