Humanities, economics, and social sciences

Working in synergy with the laboratories of the Social Sciences and Management Department at the Institut Polytechnique de Paris, ENSTA's UFR SHES brings together expertise in economics, management, education sciences, sociology, and information and communication, spread between Brest (FoAP laboratory, UR 7529) and Paris-Saclay (UEA laboratory, UMR 9217).

This complementarity allows for the cross-fertilization of approaches in research and engineering education on strategic themes: sovereignty, defense and security, innovation, transitions, and engineering professions.

Fields of application
  • Defense and security
  • Maritime
  • Ecological and social transition

Research themes

SOVEREIGNTY, INNOVATION, DUALITY, TRANSITIONS, ENGINEERING SKILLS

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Research
Metal recycling: towards greener and more efficient methods

With nearly 7% of global CO₂ emissions linked to the metallurgy industry, metal recycling is clearly essential to reducing the sector's footprint. But how can metal waste be transformed into high-performance materials capable of meeting the needs of the...

Metal recycling: towards greener and more efficient methods

With nearly 7% of global CO₂ emissions linked to the metallurgy industry, metal recycling is clearly essential to reducing the sector's footprint. But how can metal waste be transformed into high-performance materials capable of meeting the needs of the...

Company | Training | Student Life
ENSTA Junior Enterprise: going further together

The Junior Enterprises of ENSTA's two historic campuses, IMPACT and TAEP, were the first student associations to merge, giving rise to a structure of excellence that reflects the quality of the education provided at Paris-Saclay and Brest. This successful...

ENSTA Junior Enterprise: going further together

The Junior Enterprises of ENSTA's two historic campuses, IMPACT and TAEP, were the first student associations to merge, giving rise to a structure of excellence that reflects the quality of the education provided at Paris-Saclay and Brest. This successful...

Institute | Training | Research | Student Life
ENSTA consolidates its second place in the ranking of French engineering schools by L'Étudiant

Following on from Le Figaro Étudiant's ranking published last November, the 2026 ranking by L'Étudiant magazine confirms the new ENSTA's lasting position among the top engineering schools in France.

ENSTA consolidates its second place in the ranking of French engineering schools by L'Étudiant

Following on from Le Figaro Étudiant's ranking published last November, the 2026 ranking by L'Étudiant magazine confirms the new ENSTA's lasting position among the top engineering schools in France.

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