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Within the Institut Polytechnique de Paris, ENSTA brings together a large scientific community located on two complementary campuses, one in Paris-Saclay and the other in Brest on the coast.

ENSTA is a major player in defense ans security, transport and mobility, energy, enginnering for health, marine engineering, and digital science and enginnering. With a mission to train high-level engineers who will take on leadership roles in these fields, ENSTA infuses its teaching with the latest state-of-the-art knowledge thanks to the work of its leading teacher-researchers, in order to design innovative solutions for a safe and sustainable society.

Recognized for its multidisciplinary scientific excellence, ENSTA's two campuses offer unique features and enhanced synergies to a vast network of academic, government, and industrial partners.

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International | Student Life
International students in the spotlight at both ENSTA campuses

Having pursued a successful internationalization strategy for years, ENSTA now welcomes students from 32 different countries, with international students accounting for more than 25% of the student body on average across both campuses. To highlight this...

International students in the spotlight at both ENSTA campuses

Having pursued a successful internationalization strategy for years, ENSTA now welcomes students from 32 different countries, with international students accounting for more than 25% of the student body on average across both campuses. To highlight this...

Company | Innovation | Student Life
Another victory for ENSTA at INNOV’NIGHT

While an ENSTA team had already distinguished itself at the previous edition, Foucault de Jerphanion, Aurélien Gilles, Ambrine Pujo, Thomas Carpentier, and Théotime Galmiche successfully rose to the challenge of designing an innovative solution to a...

Another victory for ENSTA at INNOV’NIGHT

While an ENSTA team had already distinguished itself at the previous edition, Foucault de Jerphanion, Aurélien Gilles, Ambrine Pujo, Thomas Carpentier, and Théotime Galmiche successfully rose to the challenge of designing an innovative solution to a...

Alumni | Training | Research
A thesis on characterizing the strength of a submerged textile structure

Noise pollution generated during the installation of offshore wind turbines is attracting increasing attention. An engineer trained at ENSTA in the specialty of “mechanical modeling of materials and structures,” Jeanne Cavoit wrote her thesis on the...

A thesis on characterizing the strength of a submerged textile structure

Noise pollution generated during the installation of offshore wind turbines is attracting increasing attention. An engineer trained at ENSTA in the specialty of “mechanical modeling of materials and structures,” Jeanne Cavoit wrote her thesis on the...

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