CIMO - Interdisciplinary center Seas and Ocean

CIMO is an interdisciplinary teaching and research center for conducting collaborative research projects in marine science and engineering.

France occupies a leading position internationally in economic, industrial, and scientific fields related to the sea. Bringing together interdisciplinary research teams from IP Paris and Ifremer, CIMO is fully integrated into French initiatives aimed at reducing the ecological footprint of maritime activities and strengthening environmental monitoring of marine environments.

The merger of ENSTA in 2025 within IP Paris, with campuses in Palaiseau and Brest, offers a new dynamic in research, training, and innovation to address major societal challenges in maritime activities.

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Alumni | Innovation
DeepFoil: Two ENSTA Graduates Are Reinventing Underwater Exploration

Graduates in architecture and naval hydrodynamics, Emillia Perdigon and Paul François have designed the DeepFoil, a flying underwater wing that allows for effortless movement underwater. Fueled by public enthusiasm and investor support, their project is...

DeepFoil: Two ENSTA Graduates Are Reinventing Underwater Exploration

Graduates in architecture and naval hydrodynamics, Emillia Perdigon and Paul François have designed the DeepFoil, a flying underwater wing that allows for effortless movement underwater. Fueled by public enthusiasm and investor support, their project is...

Innovation | Research
Gabriel Betton: Exploring the karst networks

Beneath our feet, in the darkness of the underground, a natural network spanning more than a third of France’s territory supplies drinking water to nearly 30 million people. But the quality of this vast freshwater reservoir is threatened by climate change...

Gabriel Betton: Exploring the karst networks

Beneath our feet, in the darkness of the underground, a natural network spanning more than a third of France’s territory supplies drinking water to nearly 30 million people. But the quality of this vast freshwater reservoir is threatened by climate change...

Training | Innovation | Student Life
An ENSTA team wins the Energy4Climate 2026 Challenge

How can we best promote renewable energy production in France? That was the question posed by the 6th edition of the Energy4Climate – Agorize Challenge, to which a team of ENSTA students provided an answer that was both innovative and well-reasoned.

An ENSTA team wins the Energy4Climate 2026 Challenge

How can we best promote renewable energy production in France? That was the question posed by the 6th edition of the Energy4Climate – Agorize Challenge, to which a team of ENSTA students provided an answer that was both innovative and well-reasoned.