Our research strategy

ENSTA's research, focused on applications in synergy with industrial needs, is structured around priority themes that correspond to the historical expertise of its Paris-Saclay and Brest campuses, as well as crucial challenges for the future: maritime, security and defense, sustainable energy, transport, and health. Digital technology accompanies and supports each of these areas.

The research conducted at ENSTA aims to produce scientific and technological knowledge at the highest international level, from fundamental sciences to their applications. It feeds into the first-rate training of its engineering students.

This research is carried out within six Training and Research Units, three of which are spread across the two campuses. These are the UFRs for Computer Science & System Engineering (S2I), Mechanical Science and Engineering, and Humanities, Economics, and Social Sciences (SHES), which are complemented by single-site UFRs: Physics, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, and Applied Mathematics.

These UFRs carry out ENSTA's research strategy while bringing together the historic research units of the two campuses, most of which are linked by multi-year agreements with major French research organizations, higher education institutions, and industrial partners.

ENSTA's research benefits from extensive and original experimental resources that enable the scientific results obtained in all disciplines to be validated. It is also part of the Institut Polytechnique de Paris, which promotes the pooling of expertise and research infrastructure in order to break new ground in knowledge.

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Hybridization of metal 3D printing processes for more resistant parts

Bringing together three prestigious engineering schools under the supervision of the French Defense Procurement Agency (DGA), École Polytechnique, ENSTA, and ISAE Supaero, the QUADS2 project aims to hybridize two metal additive manufacturing processes...

Hybridization of metal 3D printing processes for more resistant parts

Bringing together three prestigious engineering schools under the supervision of the French Defense Procurement Agency (DGA), École Polytechnique, ENSTA, and ISAE Supaero, the QUADS2 project aims to hybridize two metal additive manufacturing processes...

Institute | Training
2026 Flag Ceremony: a tradition of commitment and excellence

On Wednesday, March 4, 2026, the traditional Flag Ceremony took place on the ENSTA campus in Brest, a solemn and symbolic event for engineering students studying weapons systems and technology (IETA). These students chose a dual commitment, engineering...

2026 Flag Ceremony: a tradition of commitment and excellence

On Wednesday, March 4, 2026, the traditional Flag Ceremony took place on the ENSTA campus in Brest, a solemn and symbolic event for engineering students studying weapons systems and technology (IETA). These students chose a dual commitment, engineering...

Institute | Training | Student Life
Ralph Florian Ngonga has his say

Every weeknight, he makes headlines on France 2 as the current champion of the game show “Tout le Monde a son mot à dire” (Everyone Has Their Say), hosted by Bruno Guillon and Sidonie Bonnec. The rest of the time, he is a diligent student in the...

Ralph Florian Ngonga has his say

Every weeknight, he makes headlines on France 2 as the current champion of the game show “Tout le Monde a son mot à dire” (Everyone Has Their Say), hosted by Bruno Guillon and Sidonie Bonnec. The rest of the time, he is a diligent student in the...

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